Risk & Compliance Manager

Rea Group; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work approach

Birthday leave options

Parental leave option

Community volunteering program

Hackdays

Job summary

REA Group is seeking a Risk & Compliance Manager to support the risk and governance framework within its Advisory/Financial Services context. You will work with senior stakeholders to manage Australian Credit Licence obligations and legislative requirements while promoting a pragmatic risk-aware culture.

You’ll partner with CampaignAgent and the Risk & Assurance team to coordinate risk governance activities, provide clear reporting, and contribute to continuous improvement across controls and

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in operational risk and/or compliance in financial services.
• Knowledge of risk governance practices.
• Experience with Australian Credit Licence, NCCP and AML/CTF requirements.
• Experience undertaking audits, compliance reviews or controls testing.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and ongoing operation of REA’s Risk Management Framework.
• Develop and maintain risk profiles, compliance obligations, KRIs and controls.
• Coordinate and report to governance forums and committees, including secretariat duties as needed.
• Analyse and report on key risk exposures to enable timely actions.

Skills

Risk governance

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Change/project management

Audits/compliance reviews

Business writing

Decision making

Prioritisation

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

• Unique opportunity to combine hands‑on risk & compliance work with senior governance exposure
• Help operationalise risk and compliance frameworks
• 12 month fixed term contract

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

As Risk & Compliance Manager, you’ll work within the Risk & Assurance team and report to the Head of Risk, Financial Services. You’ll act as a trusted risk partner to CampaignAgent while also supporting critical governance activities, including Executive Risk Committee coordination and reporting.

This role will suit someone who enjoys balancing detail with influence, can work confidently with senior stakeholders, and brings strong financial services compliance knowledge, particularly across Australian Credit Licence obligations.

Day to day you can expect to deliver on the following:

• Support the implementation and ongoing operation of REA’s Risk Management Framework within CampaignAgent
• Develop and maintain operational risk profiles, compliance obligations, key risk indicators and controls
• Help manage CampaignAgent’s Australian Credit Licence obligations, including responsible manager obligations and the ASIC annual compliance certificate
• Manage internal dispute resolution and external dispute resolution complaints, including liaison with AFCA and insurers where required
• Partner with the business to implement operational procedures and controls that support compliance obligations, governance forums and reporting requirements
• Facilitate risk workshops to identify, assess and report key risks across strategic initiatives and material business changes
• Work with risk and legal stakeholders to assess regulatory change impacts and ensure required changes are implemented and embedded on time
• Oversee risk events recorded by the business to ensure they are managed in line with policy, including containment, investigation, remediation, closure and reporting
• Support reviews of major incidents to identify control gaps and opportunities to strengthen controls
• Analyse and report on key risk exposures, providing clear insight to support timely discussion, escalation and action
• Contribute to the annual assurance plan, including control testing oversight activities
• Help build a culture that is risk aware, pragmatic and responsive
• Coordinate and support reviews performed by internal and external parties, including regulators where appropriate

Governance and committee responsibilities:

• Undertake secretariat responsibilities for the Executive Risk Committee.
• Ensure presenters understand requirements well in advance and that papers are submitted on time and to a high standard
• Support the preparation of Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee reporting and papers
• Work with senior risk stakeholders to coordinate Risk Council meetings and support effective agenda ownership and execution

What we’re looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications
• At least 3 years’ experience in an operational risk and/or compliance role within a financial services environment
• Strong knowledge of risk and controls in financial services
• Knowledge of Australian Credit Licence, NCCP and AML/CTF requirements
• Strong experience in risk governance practices
• Experience in change management and/or project management
• Experience undertaking audits, compliance reviews, controls testing, internal audits or compliance assessments will be highly regarded
• Excellent business writing and report writing skills
• Strong commercial acumen and judgement
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver across multiple projects and initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to navigate challenge, conflict and complex senior relationships in a collaborative way
• Experience in governance or committee secretariat support is preferred, but not essential if you bring strong governance capability and awareness

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 and benefits include:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working
• Flexible leave options including birthday leave and the option to purchase additional leave
• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity
• Hackdays so you can bring your big ideas to life

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking. If you've got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.

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