Corporate Obligations Governance Leader

Marsh; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsh in Australia is seeking a Corporate Obligations Governance Leader to drive enterprise-wide governance across Pacific region. The role partners with legal, risk, compliance, and business leaders to ensure obligations are governed and executed effectively.

The position sits in the Marsh People & Investments team and offers a hybrid work arrangement with three days in the office, based in Sydney or Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Broad business experience in commercial or operational roles.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in law is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance of enterprise-wide corporate obligations.
• Coordinate governance forums, reporting cadences, and approvals.
• Partner with legal, risk, compliance and business teams.
• Design and embed practical workflows for repeatable delivery.
• Support related party governance and accountability.
• Collaborate with executives to meet Australian regulatory requirements.

Skills

Broad-based business experience

Leadership & stakeholder management

Cross-functional project leadership

Strategic thinking and commercial judg

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law

Job description

Company:

Marsh

Description:

Corporate Obligations Governance Leader

We are seeking a talented leader to join our Marsh People & Investments team at Marsh. This is a business-facing, commercial role for someone who operates within the business rather than a purely functional specialist. This role will be based in Melbourne or Sydney. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

This leadership role sits within the business, supporting Marsh People & Investments across the Pacific region. Bringing strong commercial judgement, you will partner with business leaders — rather than operating purely as a functional specialist — to ensure key corporate obligations are governed and executed on effectively. You will lead the coordination of enterprise-wide activity across areas such as Modern Slavery, Health and Safety, WGEA, RAP, climate reporting and related commitments.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders across legal, risk, compliance, business and Centre of Excellence teams to strengthen governance, reporting and accountability. This role suits someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex environments and supporting consistent delivery across multiple teams.

We will count on you to:

• Oversee key corporate obligations and commitments through appropriate governance forums and reporting cadence
• Coordinate communication, monitoring, approvals and progression of obligations across the business and support functions
• Partner with legal, risk, compliance and business teams to improve governance and reporting processes
• Help design and embed practical workflows that support repeatable delivery across multiple departments
• Support related party service provider governance and accountability arrangements
• Work with executives and Centres of Excellence to build understanding of Australian legislative and regulatory requirements

What you need to have:

• Demonstrated broad-based business experience — for example in commercial, operational, strategy, corporate advisory or general management roles — rather than experience limited to risk and compliance alone, ideally gained within complex, regulated environments
• Experience managing corporate obligations and governance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and transformation or change initiatives
• Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead and influence confidently across senior and diverse audiences

What makes you stand out:

• A bachelor’s degree in law
• Experience in financial services or superannuation
• Experience using technology, data or process improvement to strengthen governance outcomes

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencing of employment.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which their full team will be together in person.