Risk & Compliance Improvement Consultant (Flexible)

Highland Recruitment; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

3–4 days per week

Job summary

Highland Recruitment is seeking a senior Risk, Compliance & Business Improvement Consultant for a contract or casual engagement in New South Wales. You will review existing risk processes, identify gaps, and drive improvements through to implementation, working alongside management and external providers.

This hands-on role requires commercial judgement, strategic thinking and strong stakeholder management, with the ability to work autonomously and deliver outcomes at pace.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior risk, compliance, governance or business management roles.
• Exposure to cyber security, IT risk and corporate governance.
• Strong project management and business improvement experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially astute, practical and solutions-focused.
• Comfortable working autonomously, taking ownership and hitting the ground running.

Responsibilities

• Review existing risk management, compliance and business processes.
• Identify operational risks, compliance gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Assess cyber security, IT-related risks and governance frameworks.
• Research, evaluate and recommend practical business solutions.
• Lead and deliver approved business improvement projects from planning through to implementation.
• Apply established project management methodologies to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with management, internal subject matter experts and external providers.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance

Governance

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cyber security

IT risk

Business improvement

Job description

Highland Recruitment is seeking a senior Risk, Compliance & Business Improvement Consultant for a contract or casual engagement in New South Wales. You will review existing risk processes, identify gaps, and drive improvements through to implementation, working alongside management and external providers.

This hands-on role requires commercial judgement, strategic thinking and strong stakeholder management, with the ability to work autonomously and deliver outcomes at pace.