Regulatory Response Lead — Payments & Compliance

Hatch; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Payments Plus is seeking a Regulatory Response Manager in Sydney to lead regulatory response activities, coordinate evidence gathering, and provide risk and compliance guidance across governance and regulatory commitments.

The role requires strong QA, stakeholder management and analytical skills, with experience in regulated environments like financial services or payments. Hybrid work options may apply, and skill alignment with PFMI adoption is valued.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting or managing regulatory responses, compliance matters or regulatory commitments, ideally within financial services, payments or another regulated environment.
• Experience coordinating evidence and stakeholders across complex regulatory or compliance activities.
• Strong quality assurance capability, with experience reviewing evidence and supporting accurate, consistent and timely regulatory responses.
• Good knowledge of regulatory obligations, compliance practices, risk management, governance and response controls.
• The ability to identify and assess risks, develop appropriate mitigation strategies and clearly communicate issues to stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to bring together complex information and evidence to produce clear, defensible outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build effective relationships across multiple teams and levels of seniority.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, particularly when managing evidence, records, reporting and governance requirements.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in risk, compliance, governance or a related discipline. Relevant professional certification or membership is also desirable.

Responsibilities

• Leading regulatory response activities
• Providing risk and compliance advice
• Maintaining records and governance

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Quality assurance

Organizational skills

Risk management knowledge

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in risk/compliance/governance

Job description

Australian Payments Plus is seeking a Regulatory Response Manager in Sydney to lead regulatory response activities, coordinate evidence gathering, and provide risk and compliance guidance across governance and regulatory commitments.

The role requires strong QA, stakeholder management and analytical skills, with experience in regulated environments like financial services or payments. Hybrid work options may apply, and skill alignment with PFMI adoption is valued.