Manager, Risk & Compliance Initiatives

Cbus Super; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CBUS Super is seeking a Manager, Risk & Compliance Initiatives to lead the ongoing uplift of risk management maturity and support the Risk Transformation Program. You will partner with stakeholders across the business to strengthen governance and enable better decision-making for members.

The role focuses on delivering practical risk practices, enhancing frameworks and ensuring a robust control environment in a leading Australian superannuation fund.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management, compliance, governance or operational risk within financial services or a similarly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management, controls, incidents, issues, obligations and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience delivering risk, compliance, transformation or process improvement initiatives.
• Well-developed analytical and reporting skills with the ability to translate complex information into actionable insights.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with experience working across multiple business areas and GRC systems.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of risk and compliance frameworks, policies, standards and procedures.
• Facilitate risk and control assessments, including identifying risks, assessing controls and tracking improvement actions.
• Enhance key risk management processes including obligations, incidents, issues and breach governance activities.
• Analyse risk and control information to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop meaningful risk reporting and partner with stakeholders to support risk transformation initiatives and governance outcomes.

Skills

Risk management

Governance framework

GRC systems

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Job description

As Manager, Risk & Compliance Initiatives, you’ll support the implementation, enhancement and ongoing operation of CBUS’ risk and compliance frameworks, processes and capabilities. Working within the Enterprise Risk & Compliance team, you’ll help deliver practical and effective risk management practices that strengthen governance, improve visibility of risk and support better decision-making across the organisation.

This role is important to the successful delivery of CBUS’ Risk Transformation Program and the ongoing uplift of risk management maturity. Partnering with stakeholders across the business, you’ll contribute to the continuous improvement of risk and compliance disciplines, helping CBUS maintain a robust and effective control environment while delivering strong outcomes for members.

Key accountabilities

• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of risk and compliance frameworks, policies, standards and procedures.
• Facilitate risk and control assessments, including identifying risks, assessing controls and tracking improvement actions.
• Enhance key risk management processes including obligations, incidents, issues and breach governance activities.
• Analyse risk and control information to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop meaningful risk reporting and partner with stakeholders to support risk transformation initiatives and governance outcomes.

About the role

As Manager, Risk & Compliance Initiatives, you’ll support the implementation, enhancement and ongoing operation of CBUS’ risk and compliance frameworks, processes and capabilities. Working within the Enterprise Risk & Compliance team, you’ll help deliver practical and effective risk management practices that strengthen governance, improve visibility of risk and support better decision-making across the organisation.

This role is important to the successful delivery of CBUS’ Risk Transformation Program and the ongoing uplift of risk management maturity. Partnering with stakeholders across the business, you’ll contribute to the continuous improvement of risk and compliance disciplines, helping CBUS maintain a robust and effective control environment while delivering strong outcomes for members.

Key accountabilities

• Support the delivery and continuous improvement of risk and compliance frameworks, policies, standards and procedures.
• Facilitate risk and control assessments, including identifying risks, assessing controls and tracking improvement actions.
• Enhance key risk management processes including obligations, incidents, issues and breach governance activities.
• Analyse risk and control information to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop meaningful risk reporting and partner with stakeholders to support risk transformation initiatives and governance outcomes.

What will you bring?

• Experience in risk management, compliance, governance or operational risk within financial services or a similarly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management, controls, incidents, issues, obligations and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience delivering risk, compliance, transformation or process improvement initiatives.
• Well-developed analytical and reporting skills with the ability to translate complex information into actionable insights.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with experience working across multiple business areas and GRC systems.

About CBUS

Created by workers, for workers, CBUS Super is one of Australia’s most successful Superannuation funds. For over four decades we’ve proudly represented those who help shape Australia, hard-working individuals who deserve to make the most of their retirement, no matter the industry. As an award-winning fund we’ve been recognised for the benefits provided to our members and our innovative investment approach. All while staying committed to our member first ethos as a proud Industry Fund.

We value difference, and embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. We believe that, with diversity of perspectives and experiences, you get better teams and outcomes. We’re looking for people of all genders, races, nationalities, orientations and of all abilities to join us.

Applications Close: 4 November 2026

Employment type:Full-time 12 month contract

Location:Melbourne, with Sydney considered for the right candidate