Manager - Bank Advisory, Financial Crime Risk

AMP; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AMP is seeking a senior financial crime adviser to interpret regulatory changes and influence business decisions across Banking and Wealth Management. You will act as a key Line 2 escalation point, support AML/CTF compliance programs and contribute to governance forums.

You will translate complex regulations into practical actions, engage senior stakeholders and sustain evidence-based oversight across change initiatives, with a focus on effective risk management and governance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in financial crime advisory, compliance or risk management within financial services, consulting, audit, law or regulatory environments
• Strong understanding of AML/CTF obligations, regulatory expectations and Line 2 risk frameworks
• Banking and/or Wealth Management experience essential
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into practical business implementation
• Strong stakeholder management and governance experience, including committee reporting

Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret emerging regulatory requirements and industry developments impacting financial crime risk.
• Translate regulatory and policy changes into clear, practical advice for Bank, Finance and Treasury teams.
• Represent AMP in industry forums and working groups, providing insights to inform internal strategy and implementation.
• Act as a key Line 2 escalation point, providing advice and independent challenge on financial crime risk matters.
• Support financial crime risk in change initiatives, including AML Change Assessments (CAAML) and project delivery.
• Provide review and challenge on fraud and scams strategy and business-led initiatives.
• Contribute to forward planning, ensuring visibility of regulatory, policy and risk assessment impacts.
• Build strong relationships across Line 1, Operations and senior stakeholders to support consistent risk outcomes.

Skills

Financial crime advisory

Compliance

Risk management

AML/CTF obligations

Stakeholder management

Governance & reporting

Regulatory interpretation

Education

Degree in Business, Commerce, Finance, Law

Qualifications in compliance, risk or financial crime

Job description

Sydney or Melbourne

If you live in Australia or New Zealand, you've likely heard of AMP. But at a time when society is changing, we are too. We're now a nimbler business with new leadership and thinking. For us, these are exciting times. There's a real potential for big thinkers to help us redefine what financial services could be. And turn our legacy into something even more positive and powerful for the future.

Help people create their tomorrow, while you create yours. We help people with their banking, super, retirement and finances. Through upturns, downturns, recessions, and major life transitions. Every day, we help people see and make more of their financial potential, so that they can create their tomorrow. And we've been doing it for over 170 years.

If we do our job well, we genuinely add to the prosperity of our country and its people.

How will you make an impact

Regulatory Interpretation & Change Implementation

• Monitor and interpret emerging regulatory requirements and industry developments impacting financial crime risk
• Translate regulatory and policy changes into clear, practical advice for Bank, Finance and Treasury teams
• Represent AMP in industry forums and working groups, providing insights to inform internal strategy and implementation

Business Advisory & Change Support

• Act as a key Line 2 escalation point, providing advice and independent challenge on financial crime risk matters
• Support financial crime risk in change initiatives, including AML Change Assessments (CAAML) and project delivery
• Provide review and challenge on fraud and scams strategy and business‑led initiatives
• Contribute to forward planning, ensuring visibility of regulatory, policy and risk assessment impacts

Risk Assessment, Governance & Oversight

• Review and challenge Line 1 risk assessments to ensure financial crime risks are appropriately identified, assessed and mitigated
• Provide oversight of issues, incidents and remediation actions to ensure timely and effective closure
• Contribute to governance forums, including FCCC, Risk Committees and operational forums
• Support AMLCO and AUSTRAC reporting, ensuring business‑specific matters are accurately captured and evidenced

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Build strong relationships across Line 1, Operations and senior stakeholders to support consistent risk outcomes
• Provide clear, practical insights, translating regulatory change into business‑relevant actions
• Support enterprise communications and forums to uplift awareness of financial crime risk

What you will bring to the role

• 5+ years' experience in financial crime advisory, compliance or risk management within financial services, consulting, audit, law or regulatory environments
• Strong understanding of AML/CTF obligations, regulatory expectations and Line 2 risk frameworks
• Banking and/or Wealth Management experience essential
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into practical business implementation
• Strong stakeholder management and governance experience, including committee reporting

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Commerce, Finance, Law or related field
• Relevant qualifications in compliance, risk or financial crime highly regarded

Who you are

You bring strong technical financial crime advisory expertise, with a deep understanding of AML/CTF obligations, regulatory frameworks and Line 2 accountabilities. You have experience interpreting complex regulatory requirements and translating them into practical business actions, supporting implementation across banking, treasury or financial services environments, and applying risk management frameworks to provide evidence‑based oversight and challenge.

You demonstrate strong execution and ownership, operating as a self‑directed contributor with accountability for end‑to‑end delivery of complex workstreams. You prioritise effectively, manage competing demands and deliver high‑quality outcomes in a fast‑paced environment, maintaining a strong focus on governance and control effectiveness.

You bring sound judgement and influencing capability, with the confidence to provide independent challenge and engage senior stakeholders. You translate technical risk issues into clear, commercial advice and communicate effectively through governance forums, including committee and Board‑level reporting.

You are proactive, analytical and collaborative, with strong attention to detail and a focus on outcomes. You build credibility through expertise and consistency, adapt your approach to engage stakeholders effectively, and contribute to a high‑performing Line 2 environment.

Why we think you'll love working at AMP

Doing what we've always done is not an option, so your clever ideas will get airtime here. You'll be encouraged to speak up and try new things. If they don't work, we move on - better for it.

We know there's no one way of doing things. So, you won't have to sacrifice who you are or how you work to fit in here. We're inclusive and flexible in many of the ways you'd expect. And in some of the ways you wouldn't. As long as your health and wellbeing come first - at home and at work.

In fact, most of what makes AMP such a welcoming, enjoyable place to work are our people. Wherever you go, you'll find moments to connect, feel valued and do meaningful work.

Whether it's through our first‑class leaders who are invested in you and your success. Through year‑round opportunities to volunteer, fundraise and give back to the community. Or in the everyday challenges you face as we work together to strengthen this great organisation. Challenges that will stretch you, amplify your potential and compound the impact you have.

We believe in the power of inclusion and diversity

We're dedicated to fostering inclusion, diversity, and a warm feeling of belonging at AMP. It sparks creativity, ignites innovation, and turns up the dial on the quality of our decisions and performance. This not only makes our workplace more engaged but also leads to better connections with our customers.

We're also committed to enhancing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, so we enthusiastically encourage candidates from these backgrounds to apply and explore our Reconciliation Plan on our website.

Ready to create your tomorrow?

If you're someone who sees opportunity where others see challenge, come and work with us in smart, progressive ways as we transform an iconic Australian brand for the future. And, through a series of career‑defining moments, create your own tomorrow.

Don't procrastinate! We review applications when we get them, and if we discover the ideal candidate, we may close the role earlier than the advertised close date.

Looking forward to meeting you.