Manager, Operational Risk & Compliance

Jobtailor; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rabobank seeks an experienced risk professional to lead and drive risk management across the Strategy & Transformation Office. You will partner with business and project teams to identify and manage operational and compliance risks throughout project lifecycles.

This senior role requires 7+ years in financial services risk management, including advisory work, and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders while aligning with risk appetite statements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification.
• 7+ years' experience in financial services risk management, with a focus on operational risk, compliance risk, controls, assurance, auditing and/or project risk.
• At least 3 years' experience in a risk advisory capacity within the financial services sector.
• Experience working within First Line and/or Second Line Risk functions.
• Proven experience supporting large-scale projects and change initiatives from a risk and compliance perspective.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of operational risk frameworks, controls and governance practices.
• Experience assessing and managing risk profiles and control environments.
• Sound knowledge of compliance obligations within a regulated financial services environment.
• Experience with risk analytics, dashboard reporting and data-driven insights; Power BI experience highly regarded.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong facilitation, training and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• Ability to identify practical solutions and drive outcomes in complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive effective risk management practices across the Strategy & Transformation Office domain in line with Rabobank's Risk Management Framework.
• Partner with business and project stakeholders to identify, assess and manage operational and compliance risks.
• Support transformation and change initiatives with expert risk and compliance guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct and review risk and control assessments for project and change initiatives.
• Coordinate risk and compliance activities during transitions from project delivery into business-as-usual operations.
• Monitor, maintain and report on the STO risk profile in alignment with policies, frameworks and risk appetite statements.
• Support incident management, issue remediation and sustainable control improvements.
• Deliver insights on emerging risks through analytics, reporting, root cause analysis and lessons learned reviews.
• Champion Privacy, Data Management, Policy and Risk Appetite Statement initiatives.
• Facilitate risk governance forums, In-Control meetings and annual risk profile reviews.
• Contribute to the First Line Risk & Compliance strategy.
• Build relationships with senior leaders, project managers, business analysts, risk champions and second and third line stakeholders.

Skills

Operational Risk

Compliance Risk

Risk Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

Data-Driven Insights

Root Cause Analysis

Communication Skills

Facilitation Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification

Tools

Power BI

Risk Analytics Tools

Dashboard Reporting

Job description

• Lead and drive effective risk management practices across the Strategy & Transformation Office domain in line with Rabobank's Risk Management Framework
• Partner with business and project stakeholders to identify, assess and manage operational and compliance risks
• Support transformation and change initiatives with expert risk and compliance guidance throughout the project lifecycle
• Conduct and review risk and control assessments for project and change initiatives
• Coordinate risk and compliance activities during transitions from project delivery into business-as-usual operations
• Monitor, maintain and report on the STO risk profile in alignment with policies, frameworks and risk appetite statements
• Support incident management, issue remediation and sustainable control improvements
• Deliver insights on emerging risks through analytics, reporting, root cause analysis and lessons learned reviews
• Champion Privacy, Data Management, Policy and Risk Appetite Statement initiatives
• Facilitate risk governance forums, In-Control meetings and annual risk profile reviews
• Contribute to the First Line Risk & Compliance strategy
• Build relationships with senior leaders, project managers, business analysts, risk champions and second and third line stakeholders

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification
• 7+ years' experience in financial services risk management, with a focus on operational risk, compliance risk, controls, assurance, auditing and/or project risk
• At least 3 years' experience in a risk advisory capacity within the financial services sector
• Experience working within First Line and/or Second Line Risk functions
• Proven experience supporting large-scale projects and change initiatives from a risk and compliance perspective
• Demonstrated ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of operational risk frameworks, controls and governance practices
• Experience assessing and managing risk profiles and control environments
• Sound knowledge of compliance obligations within a regulated financial services environment
• Experience with risk analytics, dashboard reporting and data-driven insights; Power BI experience highly regarded
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong facilitation, training and stakeholder engagement capabilities
• Ability to identify practical solutions and drive outcomes in complex environments

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in financial services risk management, particularly in operational and compliance risk, with a strong focus on risk frameworks, controls, and governance practices. Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and support large-scale projects with effective risk and compliance strategies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Services Risk Management
• Operational Risk Frameworks
• Risk Analytics
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Compliance Obligations

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Risk Management
• Operational Risk
• Compliance Risk
• Risk Assessment
• Control Environments
• Risk Governance
• Data-Driven Insights
• Root Cause Analysis
• Change Management
• Project Risk

Soft Skills

• Communication Skills
• Facilitation Skills
• Training Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Influencing Skills

Industry Keywords

• Risk Management Framework
• First Line Risk
• Second Line Risk
• Financial Services Sector
• Regulated Environment

Tools & Technologies

• Power BI
• Risk Analytics Tools
• Dashboard Reporting