Risk Assurance Manager

TPG Telecom; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Mobile plan included

NBN plan included

Extra leave each year

LearningHub access

Corporate discounts

Job summary

TPG Telecom seeks a Risk Assurance Manager to develop, implement and embed its controls and assurance capability. You will lead second-line assessments, map risks, and report to the Audit and Risk Committee, collaborating with executives to strengthen control ownership.

The role requires experience in risk, compliance or related fields, strong regulatory knowledge in telecommunications, and the ability to drive improvements across a large organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk, compliance, legal or related fields within a large corporate or consulting firm.
• Strong understanding of compliance management, including assurance, controls and the three lines of defence.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing new frameworks, policies, and standards in a complex organisation.
• Understanding of telecommunications legislations and regulatory requirements highly regarded.
• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience in dealing with senior management.
• Highly efficient with demonstrated ability to prioritise, schedule and meet challenging deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to a fast paced and dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of TPG Telecom’s risk, controls, and assurance programs including relevant methodologies, systems, policies, procedures and reporting.
• Manage and deliver assigned elements of the controls and assurance uplift program in line with agreed priorities, milestones and outcomes.
• Contribute to building an enterprise-wide view of controls and assurance by mapping material risks, core business processes, key controls and assurance activities, spanning all three lines of defence.
• Plan and execute targeted second-line assurance assessments in collaboration with business stakeholders to evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, identify deficiencies and recommend practical improvements to ensure timely delivery against the assurance program.
• Document assurance activities and findings, maintain accurate information in the GRC system, and track remediation actions to support timely and sustainable remediation.
• Analyse assurance outcomes to identify systemic weaknesses, recurring themes, gaps or duplication of efforts, and propose strategies to strengthen control monitoring across the organisation.
• Provide specialist advice, constructive challenge and coaching to uplift business ownership and capabilities in managing risks and controls.
• Prepare and contribute to reporting for the Audit and Risk Committee and Executive Leadership Team, including insights on control effectiveness, assurance coverage material deficiencies, emerging trends and remediation progress.
• Ability to adapt to a fast paced and dynamic work environment.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Framework design

Telecommunications regulation

Prioritisation

Adaptability

Job description

Reporting to and partnering with the Senior Manager Risk Governance, Innovation & Assurance, the Risk Assurance Manager will play a key role in developing, implementing, and embedding TPG Telecom’s controls & assurance capability. The role will manage and deliver defined elements of the controls and assurance uplift program, including supporting methodologies, systems, assurance activities and reporting. The Risk Assurance Manager will work closely with stakeholders across TPG Telecom to strengthen control ownership, improve visibility of assurance coverage and build risk and control capability through practical advice, constructive challenge and coaching.

You'll make impact by:

• Support the development, implementation and continuous improvement of TPG Telecom’s risk, controls, and assurance programs including relevant methodologies, systems, policies, procedures and reporting.
• Manage and deliver assigned elements of the controls and assurance uplift program in line with agreed priorities, milestones and outcomes.
• Contribute to building an enterprise-wide view of controls and assurance by mapping material risks, core business processes, key controls and assurance activities, spanning all three lines of defence.
• Plan and execute targeted second-line assurance assessments in collaboration with business stakeholders to evaluate control design and operating effectiveness, identify deficiencies and recommend practical improvements to ensure timely delivery against the assurance program.
• Document assurance activities and findings, maintain accurate information in the GRC system, and track remediation actions to support timely and sustainable remediation.
• Analyse assurance outcomes to identify systemic weaknesses, recurring themes, gaps or duplication of efforts, and propose strategies to strengthen control monitoring across the organisation.
• Provide specialist advice, constructive challenge and coaching to uplift business ownership and capabilities in managing risks and controls.
• Prepare and contribute to reporting for the Audit and Risk Committee and Executive Leadership Team, including insights on control effectiveness, assurance coverage material deficiencies, emerging trends and remediation progress.Ability to adapt to a fast paced and dynamic work environment.

You'll make impact by:

• Experience in risk, compliance, legal or related fields within a large corporate or consulting firm.
• Strong understanding of compliance management, including, assurance, controls and the three lines of defence.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing new frameworks, policies, and standards in a complex organisation.
• Understanding of telecommunications legislations and regulatory requirements highly regarded.
• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills, including experience in dealing with senior management.
• Highly efficient with demonstrated ability to prioritise, schedule and meet challenging deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to a fast paced and dynamic work environment.

What's in it for you?

• Flexible hybrid way of working (from home and office)
• ‘Stay Connected Mobile’ – Access to a free mobile plan
• ‘Stay Connected NBN’ – Access to a free, high speed NBN plan (up to 500 Mbps)
• ‘Your Leave’ - additional leave to be used whenever you like - every year
• Access to TPG Learning Hub platform and internal development opportunities
• Access to Corporate Partner Discounts

TPG Telecom also acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of lands and waterways where this office can be found in Barangaroo.

#LI-Hybrid

TPG Telecom started with a belief that we can make things better for Australians. We believe in the power of meaningful relationships to support vibrant, connected communities where everyone belongs. It’s our why; our reason to exist. Now, we’re proud to be one of Australia’s leading mobile and internet providers. We’re not just redefining telco, we’re changing its course. And you play a role in that. A big one. The opportunities are plenty for those who are ready to accept the challenge.

#LI-Hybrid

TPG Telecom started with a belief that we can make things better for Australians. We believe in the power of meaningful relationships to support vibrant, connected communities where everyone belongs. It’s our why; our reason to exist. Now, we’re proud to be one of Australia’s leading mobile and internet providers. We’re not just redefining telco, we’re changing its course. And you play a role in that. A big one. The opportunities are plentiful for those who are ready to accept the challenge.