Head of Compliance, Australia

Aon plc; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aon plc seeks a Head of Compliance, Australia to lead a team of professionals based primarily in Sydney with some remote flexibility. You will drive compliance, training, monitoring and assurance for Australia and PNG, shaping adherence to global standards while aligning with local regulatory requirements.

The role requires strong leadership, regulatory expertise in financial services, and the ability to partner with risk, law and business leaders to deliver scalable compliance services across

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services compliance, incl. insurance broking.
• Ability to assess new laws/regulations and regulatory trends.
• Strong reporting skills and data-led analysis.
• Experience leading onshore/offshore teams and blended resource models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Australia component of the APAC Compliance team.
• Drive global compliance program adoption locally with regulatory alignment.
• Develop talent and provide feedback across the team.
• Maintain Aon's worldwide policies and local addenda.
• Collaborate with Risk, Law and Compliance to ensure scalable services.
• Champion continuous improvement including AI and digital tools.
• Engage with regulators and advise on regulatory changes.

Skills

Operational compliance management

Regulatory change management

Leadership and people management

Cross-functional collaboration

Use of AI and automation in compliance

Education

Tertiary degree in law/finance/business/commerce

Job description

Head of Compliance, Australia

• Unique opportunity to join Aon’s APAC Law and Compliance team as part of Aon’s global Compliance function, leading compliance professionals who support the Aon Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) business.

• You will enable growth by driving compliance, training, monitoring and assurance across the sub-region; managing Compliance risks locally; building strong, trusted partnerships across Law, Risk and the business; working as one team across APAC; and contributing to Aon’s global Compliance Program and enterprise risk management framework.

• The role is a full-time permanent opportunity to lead a team mainly based in Aon’s Sydney office with some flexibility to work remotely at times.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organisation, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

You will play a critical role as Head of Compliance, Australia in managing all compliance duties and responsibilities as they pertain to the Aon Australia and PNG businesses. Success in the role requires both strong compliance expertise and the ability to operate as a highly collaborative, trusted advisor. The role will work closely with important stakeholders like the legal lead in Australia; legal and compliance leads across APAC and in the APAC sub-regions, India, New Zealand, North Asia, Southeast Asia and business partners across Aon’s three lines of defence.

The role is responsible for the management of a team of compliance professionals based in Australia as part of the broader APAC Compliance team, working with onshore colleagues and offshore Centres of Excellence in India and Poland to deliver consistent, scalable and effective compliance services. Other key responsibilities include:

• Supporting growth strategies for Aon Australia and PNG by ensuring that how clients are served, vendors are engaged with, and all colleagues’ interactions are compliant, and risk managed. Overall, to encourage sustainable business in a thriving environment, protect Aon’s existing business, brand, and reputation, whilst ensuring Aon acts in clients’ best interests.
• Play an active role in delivering and evolving Aon’s global Compliance Program ensuring global standards are applied in a way that is aligned to local regulatory requirements and delivered in a scalable and efficient manner.
• Leading and inspiring the Australian compliance team through driving global goals locally applied and ensuring talent is retained and careers are developed via talent management, providing ongoing feedback and review of performance.
• Maintaining the worldwide Policies of Aon along with relevant local addenda.
• Driving fact-based progress of compliance programs and their effectiveness, collaborating with global Compliance Operations to find ways to drive efficient reporting and compliance assurance.
• Driving continuous improvement across compliance processes and ways of working, including the responsible use of AI, automation and digital tools to enhance productivity, strengthen insights and improve the effectiveness and scalability of compliance services.
• Building and maintaining constructive and impactful relationships with relevant regulators.
• Being responsible for the assessment of new laws, regulations and trends in and their applicability and implementation to Aon’s operations to ensure that all relevant risks are fully identified and managed.
• Working closely with the Chief Risk Officer APAC and relevant risk team members to maintain APAC’s Compliance risk management framework as part of Aon’s global enterprise risk management framework.
• Supporting regular Compliance risk assessments as part of ERM reporting and statutory requirements.
• Advising relevant Aon Boards and Risk Committees to satisfy all required corporate governance requirements and drive compliance, influencing change in behaviours where required.
• Proactively supporting and advising on required regulatory change programs in response to new regulatory requirements whether initiated globally or locally.
• Collaborating with the Law and Compliance Department, Aon Business Services and business leaders to seek new ways of working efficiently and cost effectively to maintain best in class compliance services that are scalable and participating in global change programs as required.

How this opportunity is different

This opportunity is different because it combines local accountability for Australia and PNG with regional influence across APAC and active participation in Aon’s global Compliance Program. The team brings expertise across law, regulation, internal policy, audit and assurance, and operates as a visible Aon Service Partner and trusted advisor to the business.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Operational compliance management experience with exposure to financial services including general insurance or insurance broking.
• Experience advising on and assessing new laws, regulations and regulatory trends within financial services compliance, including general insurance and/ or insurance broking.
• Process-orientated with experience in clear reporting and a strong interest in using AI, automation, data led analysis and digital tools to deliver compliance services in the most effective scalable and insight driven manner.
• Tertiary degree or equivalent in law, finance, business, or commerce.
• Proven track record managing, motivating and developing teams working across onshore and offshore locations, creating one integrated team culture that can deliver consistent outcomes through the blended resource model.
• A collaborative and inclusive approach, with the ability to build trust, bring together varied perspectives and work effectively across business, Law and Compliance, Risk and the three lines of defence.
• Demonstrated capacity for commercially oriented problem solving and driving operational improvements via the ability to multi-task and prioritise work.
• A proven track record in regulatory change in the financial services environment gained with demonstrated experience in regulatory change management.
• Ability to influence and articulate strategy in a straightforward and amiable manner that encourages partnership and general collaboration across the enterprise.
• Skilled in drafting succinct, logical, well explained and comprehensive advice and in explaining sophisticated compliance, regulatory and legal concepts in plain English for lay audiences.

How we support our colleagues

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

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