Manager, Governance

Rest; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 Rest Days (wellbeing)

22 weeks parental leave (gender‑un)

Learning & development opportunities

Income Protection Insurance

Leave purchase option

Rest Excellence Awards

Job summary

Rest, one of Australia’s leading profit-to-member super funds, seeks a Manager, Governance to oversee P&C governance operations. You will coordinate governance processes, maintain key registers, monitor obligations, and support committee reporting, collaborating with the GM and SMEs to ensure timely, well-documented governance outcomes.

The role focuses on remuneration policy compliance, risk management, and maintaining governance documentation across multiple priorities in a regulated financial

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in law, governance, risk, compliance, HR, or business.
• Experience in board and remuneration governance and CPS 511.
• Experience in regulated financial services environments.
• Proven ability to coordinate governance processes and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Manage the People, Culture & Remuneration Committee calendar, paper governance, decision record and action log for the GM.
• Maintain governance records supporting remuneration and risk processes, including Joint Committee and Consequence Management documentation and evidence, working with Reward and other accountable SMEs.
• Work with the GM, Reward team and Office of the FAR to ensure FAR and APRA CPS 511 governance requirements are met, maintaining records, evidence and action tracking to support remuneration policy compliance and Committee decisions.
• Maintain the P&C policy and procedure register, coordinating review cycles, version control, accountable-owner updates and attestations, and escalating overdue or incomplete actions.
• Maintain the obligations register covering the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards, modern awards and any enterprise agreement, conduct compliance reviews and track remediation with accountable owners. Monitor and assess regulatory changes affecting people, pay and P&C, translating them into impact assessments, named ownership and implementation plans before commencement.
• Maintain the P&C supplier register and contract governance, including the consolidated view of providers and spend, supplier risk assessments, performance reviews, renewals, budget management and material service provider obligations.
• Support P&C governance and control reporting, collating evidence and monitoring agreed actions, issues and remediation with accountable SMEs.

Skills

Board governance

Remuneration governance

Regulatory awareness

Analytical capability

Documentation & records

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification (law, governance, risk, compliance, HR, business)

Job description

We’ve been around since 1988, and today we’re one of Australia’s largest profit‑to‑member super funds.

That means everything we do is focused on delivering better outcomes for our members – not shareholders.

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier

Job Description

At Rest, we help more than 2 million Australians to build a better financial future. With around $112 billion in funds under management, we focus on delivering strong long-term outcomes for our members — from their first job through to retirement*. Your best at Rest means focusing on what matters, being trusted to get on with it, and knowing your work genuinely makes a difference. That’s how we operate every day, guided by our values: Be Daring, Keep It Simple, Take Action and Have Grit.

Join us as a Manager, Governance, where you’ll manage the effective operation of P&C governance by coordinating governance processes, maintaining key registers and records, monitoring actions and obligations, and supporting Committee and governance reporting. Work closely with the GM, People Solutions and P&C subject matter experts to respond flexibly to emerging priorities, manage associated projects and ensure governance activities are well organised, accurately documented, reflected in people systems and progressed in a timely way.

This is your opportunity to make a real contribution to the financial wellbeing of millions of Australians.

• Manage the People, Culture & Remuneration Committee calendar, paper governance, decision record and action log for the GM.
• Maintain governance records supporting remuneration and risk processes, including Joint Committee and Consequence Management documentation and evidence, working with Reward and other accountable SMEs.
• Work with the GM, Reward team and Office of the FAR to ensure FAR and APRA CPS 511 governance requirements are met, maintaining records, evidence and action tracking to support remuneration policy compliance and Committee decisions.
• Maintain the P&C policy and procedure register, coordinating review cycles, version control, accountable-owner updates and attestations, and escalating overdue or incomplete actions.
• Maintain the obligations register covering the Fair Work Act, National Employment Standards, modern awards and any enterprise agreement, conduct compliance reviews and track remediation with accountable owners. Monitor and assess regulatory changes affecting people, pay and P&C, translating them into impact assessments, named ownership and implementation plans before commencement.
• Maintain the P&C supplier register and contract governance, including the consolidated view of providers and spend, supplier risk assessments, performance reviews, renewals, budget management and material service provider obligations.
• Support P&C governance and control reporting, collating evidence and monitoring agreed actions, issues and remediation with accountable SMEs.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in law, governance, risk, compliance, human resources, business or a related discipline.
• Strong experience in Board and Committee governance and remuneration governance (FAR, CPS 511, listed environment).
• Relevant experience in governance, risk, compliance, HR or business administration, ideally within financial services or another regulated environment.
• Experience coordinating governance processes, maintaining registers, documentation, actions and evidence, and supporting Committee or senior management reporting.
• Working understanding of relevant P&C regulatory and workplace relations requirements, with the ability to work effectively with Legal, Risk and subject matter experts.
• Strong organisational and analytical capability, with high attention to detail and disciplined record keeping across multiple priorities and deadlines.

Additional Information

.What you'll find at Rest

• 5 Rest Days (wellbeing days) each year in addition to annual leave
• Eligible employees are entitled to22 weeks paid parental leave (gender neutral)
• Learning and development opportunities, including AI & Data Academy, leadership programs, LinkedIn Learning, study assistance and professional memberships
• Income Protection Insurance
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Recognition through our Rest Excellence Awards

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

We welcome applications from all candidates. To be considered, you will need the right to work in Australia.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2026. Rest is recognised as a superannuation leader across a range of areas including performance, responsible investment and member value. Find out more at https://rest.com.au/why-rest/awards .