Director of Enterprise & Operational Risk Leadership

Alvarez & Marsal Deutschland GmbH

Perth

On-site

AUD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal Australia is seeking a Director or Senior Director to lead complex Operational Risk Management and Enterprise Risk Management engagements from Australia. You will design integrated risk frameworks, connect principal risks to taxonomy, and guide risk governance with boards and executives.

You will mentor teams, build client relationships, develop strategic partnerships, and contribute to business growth.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or master's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, risk management, engineering, or a related major.
10+ years of proven experience across operational and enterprise risk management, gained in the first or second line, in internal audit, or in consulting.
Track record of owning enterprise-wide risk frameworks end to end — taxonomy, registers, appetite, KRIs, control libraries and board reporting.
Deep experience of operational risk disciplines — RCSA, control design and effectiveness testing, loss and event data, scenario analysis and remediation.
Experience advising on operational resilience, business continuity and third party risk.
Working knowledge of ISO 31000, ISO 17776 and other operational resilience regimes.
Ideally prior experience in consulting firms, with strong business acumen, a self-starter approach, and a proven business development record with the network to originate and convert risk advisory work.
Professional certification such as an ERM or ISO 31000 qualification.
Credibility with boards, risk and audit committees, regulators, and second and third line functions.
Availability for travel.
Ability to facilitate analyses to guide delivery, propose action plans and make confident decisions.

Responsibilities

Lead the execution of complex Operational Risk Management (ORM) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) work fronts with expertise, identifying improvement initiatives and actively engaging with the client in all phases of the engagement.
Own the design and implementation of integrated risk frameworks that connect enterprise-level principal risks to an operational risk taxonomy, control libraries and risk registers.
Lead and develop board and executive risk discussions, covering principal and emerging risk assessment, risk appetite setting, and the cascade into operational tolerances, key risk indicators and escalation protocols.
Provide senior oversight and challenge across risk control programs, control testing, operational risk event and loss data, scenario analysis and remediation, holding accountability for the quality and defensibility of conclusions.
Develop, lead and deliver Safety Culture assessments, HSE management system reviews, leadership training and coaching, and other HSE-related engagements.
Advise on risk governance and operational resilience, including three lines of defense accountabilities, committee structures, policy frameworks, critical business services, impact tolerances and third-party risk.
Act as engagement quality reviewer on assurance activity, safeguarding objectivity, independence and adherence to recognised professional standards.
Lead meetings and presentations with both client and A&M's managerial and executive levels, including at risk and audit committee level, demonstrating confidence and mastery of the topics discussed.
Assume a leadership role with teams and clients, participating in effective negotiations and collaborations between leaders, and mentoring managers and junior colleagues.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
Develop and manage strategic partnerships for business growth, and participate in events and associations to foster relationships and identify opportunities.
Actively develop a quality pipeline of work and build the A&M brand, in the local market and support global business development efforts, where required.
Lead and co-develop internal A&M approaches, playbooks and other intellectual property.
Work with a creative mindset to co-create solutions and offer innovative approaches to address client risk challenges.
Take advantage of industry network and influence to identify and develop new business opportunities for the Risk and Assurance practice and other Business Units.
Experience in areas such as Psychosocial Safety, Process Safety Management, Crisis Management, Critical Risk Management and Change Management will be advantageous.
Proven experience in this type of role would be advantageous