National Safety & Risk Governance Leader

Kmart; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working options

Team member discount card at Kmart/Tag

Brighter Benefits program with 60+供应商

Bonus program eligibility

Parental leave & Circle In support

Learning & support program

Mentor Program opportunities

Kudos recognition program

Career opportunities in Wesfarmers

Job summary

Kmart is seeking a National Safety Risk and Governance Manager to lead safety governance, assurance and risk management across Kmart and Target brands. This national role sits on the Safety Leadership Team to enable strong safety outcomes and practical risk management across Australia and New Zealand.

You will drive audit programs, data insights, and safety system enhancements while partnering with operations to embed robust controls and continuous improvement across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Extensive safety governance, risk, compliance or assurance experience.
• Strong knowledge of AU/NZ WHS legislation and self-insurance requirements.
• Design and lead practical, scalable audit, assurance and risk programs.
• Proven transformational change leadership and strategic vision.
• Health and safety leadership with senior-level influence and team leadership.
• Capable in complex, multi-site environments and stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 31000 frameworks and methods.
• Experience with enterprise safety systems and data-visualisation tools such as Ecoportal.
• Analytical ability to turn safety data into actionable insights.
• Collaborative leadership balancing safety and commercial needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and transform enterprise-wide safety governance, risk and assurance frameworks for the business.
• Evolve data and digitalisation strategy to enable better safety outcomes.
• Oversee safe work practices, policies and risk assessments with clear governance.
• Direct internal/external audit programs and turn findings into improvements.
• Manage incident/hazard data quality and deliver regular safety reporting and trend analysis.
• Oversee safety systems and service contracts and drive evolution in the transformation agenda.
• Partner with stakeholders to embed safety requirements into initiatives.
• Champion change, uplift leadership capability, and embed a safety-first culture.
• Use insights to identify risks and drive continuous improvement across AU/NZ.

Skills

Safety governance experience

Risk management

Regulatory compliance (WHS)

Audit program leadership

Transformational leadership

Senior safety leadership

Multi-site / complex environments

ISO 45001 / ISO 31000

Safety systems & data visuals

Analytical decision making

Tools

Ecoportal

Job description

Kmart is seeking a National Safety Risk and Governance Manager to lead safety governance, assurance and risk management across Kmart and Target brands. This national role sits on the Safety Leadership Team to enable strong safety outcomes and practical risk management across Australia and New Zealand.

You will drive audit programs, data insights, and safety system enhancements while partnering with operations to embed robust controls and continuous improvement across multiple sites.