Risk Manager

Ethos BeathChapman; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethos BeathChapman is partnering with a premier legal firm to recruit a Risk + Regulatory Manager. This role suits a consultant transitioning into commercial work, with 6–8 years in risk advisory and a background in financial services such as banking, insurance or superannuation.

Based in Sydney, you will work with multidisciplinary teams to tackle evolving regulatory expectations and enterprise risk priorities for major Australian and international clients, delivering commercial, practical

Qualifications

• 6–8 yrs previous consulting or advisory experience within professional services or specialist advisory environments.
• Exposure to financial services clients, particularly banking, insurance or superannuation.
• Knowledge of Australian regulatory bodies and frameworks such as APRA, ASIC and/or AUSTRAC.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across fast-paced project environments.
• Proactive, solutions-focused and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advisory support across risk, compliance and governance engagements.
• Assist clients with regulatory change, framework uplift and control enhancement initiatives.
• Contribute to remediation programs, reviews, investigations and broader risk transformation projects.
• Engage directly with senior business stakeholders to provide practical and commercially focused recommendations.
• Support the development of tailored solutions in response to evolving regulatory expectations.
• Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary project teams on complex client matters.

Skills

Risk Advisory

Regulatory Compliance

Stakeholder Management

Australian Regulators

Job description

We’re partnering with a highly regarded legal firm experiencing significant growth across its Risk & Regulatory Advisory division. Due to a strong pipeline of client engagements, the team is looking to appoint high-performing consultants with experience advising financial services organisations on risk, governance and regulatory matters.

We are recruiting for a Risk + Regulatory Manager - great for a 1st time OR 2nd time mover from consultancy into commercial.

Attractive salary! You MUST be from a consultancy (Big 4 or Mid-Tier) and have 6-8 yrs Risk Advisory experience.

This opportunity sits within a collaborative multidisciplinary environment where advisory specialists work closely alongside legal, technology and data experts to solve complex business and regulatory challenges for major Aus and international clients.

The role will see you working with leading organisations across banking, insurance, superannuation and broader financial services sectors, supporting them through evolving regulatory requirements and enterprise risk priorities.

Key Responsibilities:-

• Deliver advisory support across risk, compliance and governance engagements
• Assist clients with regulatory change, framework uplift and control enhancement initiatives
• Contribute to remediation programs, reviews, investigations and broader risk transformation projects
• Engage directly with senior business stakeholders to provide practical and commercially focused recommendations
• Support the development of tailored solutions in response to evolving regulatory expectations
• Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary project teams on complex client matters

Candidate Profile

• 6-8 yrs previous consulting or advisory experience within professional services or specialist advisory environments
• Exposure to financial services clients, particularly banking, insurance or superannuation
• Knowledge of Australian regulatory bodies and frameworks such as APRA, ASIC and/or AUSTRAC
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ability to manage competing priorities across fast-paced project environments
• A proactive, solutions-focused and collaborative approach