Principal, Risk and Insurance

Akayshaenergy; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Wellbeing allowance

Personal development allowance

Parental leave

Job summary

Akaysha Energy is seeking a Risk and Insurance Lead to own the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and drive the global insurance program. You will embed a strong risk culture, coordinate incident response, and partner with brokers and stakeholders to manage renewals and exposures across assets and projects.

The role emphasizes governance, resilience planning, and strategic reporting, with hybrid work options and a focus on delivering commercial risk outcomes while advancing the energy

Qualifications

• Qualified in risk management and insurance principles.
• Experience embedding risk culture across a global business.
• Strong advisory skills to translate complex risk concepts into actionable actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve enterprise risk management framework.
• Drive business resilience planning and incident management.
• Own global insurance strategy and portfolio, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
• Partner with brokers and internal stakeholders on renewals, claims, and coverage.
• Provide strategic risk reporting and training across the organization.

Skills

Risk management

Insurance portfolio

Stakeholder management

Incident management

Business continuity

Reporting & analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Risk Management or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Today’s most tomorrow company.

We built the world’s most powerful battery, the 850MW Waratah Super Battery, and now we need a Risk and Insurance expert to join the team to help us continue to develop our portfolio.

We are leading the energy transition towards a better, brighter tomorrow. The work we do makes a real and very tangible impact on the future of the planet and its people. We’re 200 people around the world with 40 GWh of projects moving through development across Australia, Japan, the US and Germany.

Akaysha build, own, and operate our assets, we don’t hand a project to someone else once it’s approved. The people who design a battery site are the same people who build it and run it for the next twenty years.

You’ll join our Legal, Risk and Compliance team, and own our Enterprise Risk Management Framework, business resilience planning, and global insurance program. You will also be responsible for driving a risk-aware culture across Akaysha Energy.What you’ll do

• Lead and continuously improve Akaysha’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework, embedding a strong risk culture across the business.

• Drive business resilience planning, including incident management and business continuity programs that support operational readiness.

• Own Akaysha’s global insurance strategy and portfolio, ensuring effective, commercially sound coverage across corporate and project activities.

• Partner with brokers, insurers and internal stakeholders to manage renewals, claims, policy placement and contractual risk exposures.

• Provide strategic risk and insurance reporting, advice and training across Akaysha.

How you'll make a positive impact

• Build trust across the business by providing advice that balances risk management with commercial outcomes.

• Influence stakeholders at all levels, translating complex risk and insurance concepts into clear and actionable recommendations.

• Foster a proactive, risk-aware culture that strengthens decision-making and organisational resilience.

• Bring a continuous improvement mindset, identifying opportunities to strengthen governance, processes and insurance program effectiveness.

Why you’ll love working here

• Flexibility first: we're hybrid by design, averaging 60/40 office and home split, and real trust to flex that mix when life calls for it.

• Room to look after yourself: $1,500 a year for your wellbeing, plus $2,000 and two extra days off for your own development.

• Genuinely generous parental leave: because family isn’t something you fit around a job

• A stake in what we build: on top of your salary and twice-yearly bonus, permanent team members also share in the value we create through our Long Term Incentive Plan.

Lead the energy transition with us.

We believe diverse teams build better solutions for the planet and its people. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to do their best work, no matter their background, identity, or lived experience.