Manager Risk and Control Advisory

Hollard Insurance Australia; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Collaborative work environment

Focus on diversity and inclusion

Job summary

A leading insurance company located in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Risk Manager to oversee risk and control assurance functions. You will lead a team, design risk mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in risk management within the financial services industry. This role supports a flexible working environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Risk Management and/or Control Assurance in the financial services industry.
• Strong knowledge of control frameworks and assurance methodologies.
• Comprehensive understanding of incident management processes.
• Knowledge of Australian financial services industry regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Experience in operational risk management, audit or compliance functions is favorable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of controls across business functions.
• Provide oversight for incident and issue management activities.
• Deliver reporting and insights on control assurance activities.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate on control assurance policy development.
• Lead and manage a team of Risk Analysts.

Skills

Risk Management

Control Assurance

Incident Management

Regulatory Compliance

Leadership

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Business, Economics, Finance, or related field

Job description

About Hollard

Hollard Insurance is part of the Hollard Group of Companies and a top 5 General Insurer in Australia and New Zealand. We underwrite a broad range of general insurance products, including motor, home, contents, business, bicycle and pet, in proud partnership with some of Australia\'s biggest consumer brands and broker businesses. As an independent and privately owned company, we believe we can go further together – for our people, customers, communities and partners – through an innovative approach to providing insurance.

Our state-of-the-art facilities in North Sydney reflect our commitment to providing innovative workspaces that support hybrid and remote work.

About the Role

In this position, you will report to the Senior Manager, Business Risk Advisory as a key member of the Line 1 Risk and Control Advisory team supporting the People, Operations, CFO and Actuary Functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and assessment of controls across the business functions to mitigate risk exposures and demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Provide oversight and strategic direction for incident and issue management activities within the business functions.
• Design and Deliver reporting and insights on control assurance activities, incident trends, and issue resolution to senior stakeholders.
• Identify, prioritise and implement opportunities for process improvement in control assurance and incident & issue management.
• Collaborate with Hollard Risk Management teams (Line 2 and Line 3) on control assurance policy and framework development.
• Lead and manage a small team of Risk Analysts that support control assurance, incident and issue management team members.

About You

• At least 5 years’ experience in Risk Management and/or Control Assurance within the financial services industry, General Insurance industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of control frameworks, assurance methodologies and best practices.
• Comprehensive understanding of incident management processes and regulatory requirements.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements applicable to the Australian financial services industry.
• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Economics, Finance, Risk Management or related field, desirable.
• Experience in operational risk management, audit or compliance functions, regarded favourably.
• Leadership experience in building and developing teams, highly regarded.

Working at Hollard

At Hollard, you’ll discover an environment where you can truly make an impact. We offer the best of both worlds – the opportunity, agility and creativity of a company growing with scale, alongside a focus on becoming a catalyst for enduring, positive, social change.

We’re a tight-knit team, where authentic voices and unique perspectives matter. We work supportively, collaboratively and inclusively to help shape our future and create shared value for our communities.

Hollard proudly promotes flexible work including remote work, non-traditional work patterns, and work-family balance. We’re also unapologetically committed to creating a workplace that values your diversity with a true sense of inclusion. We actively seek to hire for your different lived experiences, including as it relates to disability, ethnicity, faith, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, gender diversity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity.

We’re building something special. Working closely with our industry partners to reshape insurance for the better, we’re people changing insurance.

Please note:

Even if you don’t meet all our selection criteria, we encourage you to apply.

A full background check will be completed on the successful applicant.

We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies and kindly request that no unsolicited resumes are sent to Hollard in relation to this role or others. Only direct applications will be considered.

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