Risk & Assurance Advisor

realestate.com.au; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible work arrangements

Job summary

REA Group in Melbourne is seeking a Risk & Assurance Advisor to help implement the REA Risk Management Framework across portfolios, providing practical risk and compliance guidance and running risk workshops.

You will support risk assessments for strategic initiatives, product changes, suppliers and technology/AI changes, building risk profiles and ensuring timely escalation across business units, while collaborating with Legal, Privacy, Security and Internal Audit to uplift risk culture.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in an Operational Risk, Compliance, Audit, Assurance or related role.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head of Risk and business leaders to implement the REA Risk Management Framework across assigned portfolios.
• Provide practical risk and compliance advice to the business and facilitate risk workshops to identify, assess and report on key risks.
• Support risk assessments for strategic initiatives, projects, products, suppliers and changes in business operations, including technology, data and AI-related change.
• Assist partner businesses to consider the risks associated with product and process change by conducting Change Risk Assessments and supporting the development of appropriate controls and treatment plans.
• Assist in maintaining the relevant Business Unit Risk Profile, including compliance obligations, controls, KRIs and treatment plans, so that risks are articulated, mitigated and monitored.
• Support the identification, assessment, management and escalation of risks, issues, events, near misses and customer-impacting incidents, including post-incident reviews where required.
• Analyse and report key information relating to the management of risk exposures and prepare clear updates for relevant leadership and risk governance forums.
• Assist in ensuring risks, issues, events and audit actions are discussed, addressed and escalated in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Assist the Head of Risk to promote a culture that is risk aware, appropriately responsive and focused on early engagement.

Skills

Operational risk

Compliance

Audit

Assurance

Risk management

Job description

Grow your career and make an impact strengthening risk culture in a fast-moving digital business!

Join a purpose-driven, high-performing and collaborative organisation recognised as a great place to work!

12 month contract role based in Richmond (aiming to end Nov 2027)

We're REA

With bold and ambitious goals, REA Group is changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you're at on your property journey, we're here to help with every step - whether that’s finding or financing your next home.

Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to have been named one of Australia's Best Workplaces four times since 2021 - including third place in 2025 - plus Best Workplace for Women in 2023 and Best Workplace in Technology in 2024 and 2025. These listings are testament to every person who helps make REA a great place to work.

Where the team fits in

Global Risk & Assurance is a group-wide function led by the Chief Risk Officer. The team works alongside business leaders and control owners to provide risk oversight, insight, practical advice and constructive challenge. Business leaders and control owners remain accountable for decisions, controls and outcomes, while Internal Audit provides an independent view of governance, risk management and controls.

Within Customer & Consumer and Product, the Risk & Assurance team works with leaders and teams to identify and manage risk early, support informed decision-making and strengthen risk culture. The team provides embedded support across risk assessments, material change, risk profiles, controls, KRIs, incidents and emerging risk themes. The Risk & Assurance Advisor plays an important role within the team and is a dedicated risk and compliance subject matter expert who works with assigned Customer & Consumer and Product business units to support the implementation of the REA Risk Management Framework and uplift risk culture.

What the role is all about

• Assist the Head of Risk and relevant business leaders to implement the REA Risk Management Framework across assigned portfolios.
• Provide practical risk and compliance advice to the business and facilitate risk workshops to identify, assess and report on key risks.
• Support risk assessments for strategic initiatives, projects, products, suppliers and changes in business operations, including technology, data and AI-related change.
• Assist partner businesses to consider the risks associated with product and process change by conducting Change Risk Assessments and supporting the development of appropriate controls and treatment plans.
• Assist in maintaining the relevant Business Unit Risk Profile, including compliance obligations, controls, KRIs and treatment plans, so that risks are articulated, mitigated and monitored.
• Support the identification, assessment, management and escalation of risks, issues, events, near misses and customer-impacting incidents, including post-incident reviews where required.
• Analyse and report key information relating to the management of risk exposures and prepare clear updates for relevant leadership and risk governance forums.
• Assist in ensuring risks, issues, events and audit actions are discussed, addressed and escalated in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Assist the Head of Risk to promote a culture that is risk aware, appropriately responsive and focused on early engagement.
• Work with Legal, Privacy, Security, Compliance, Internal Audit, Resilience and other specialist functions where additional advice, approval or assurance is required.

Who we're looking for

At least 2 years' experience in an Operational Risk, Compliance, Audit, Assurance or related role, demonstrating good knowledge of risks and controls.

Previous experience in technology risk management, audit, compliance reviews or an understanding of product development principles and practices is desirable.

Experience in undertaking risk profile, change-risk or compliance reviews, including controls testing, will be highly valuable.

Experience working with customer, privacy, fraud, data, AI, third-party or regulatory risk will be regarded favourably.

Strong business and report writing skills.

Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to prepare engaging and persuasive messages for business and senior stakeholders.

Strong ability to multi-task and prioritise delivery of key projects and initiatives across own workload and team priorities.

The ability to build trusted relationships and provide constructive challenge while remaining practical and commercially aware.

The REA experience

The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we'll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow.

Some of our Perks & Benefits include:

A hybrid and flexib