Risk & Resilience Manager

Kmart Australia Limited; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working policy

Team member discount card

Bonus program

Parental leave

Mentor Program

Kudos recognition program

Career opportunities across Wesfarmers

Job summary

Kmart Australia Limited invites applications for a Risk & Resilience Manager to strengthen technology and cyber risk controls across the Kmart Group. You will partner with senior leaders to ensure controls operate effectively within a complex risk environment, spanning third‑party risk, AI governance, and incident resilience.

Join a team focused on strong risk culture, insightful reporting, and continuous improvement, with hybrid work options and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in technology or cyber risk, internal IT audit, or AI governance.
• Experience assessing technology, cyber and third‑party risk and enterprise risk frameworks.
• Knowledge of enterprise risk management, appetite monitoring, and exec/board reporting.
• Experience with AI governance and AI risk tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver independent assurance reviews of technology and cyber controls.
• Assess risks across applications, infrastructure, cloud, and data assets.
• Conduct control reviews: identity access, vulnerability, incident response, resilience and recovery.
• Perform deep‑dive reviews of critical apps and platforms, identifying gaps and opportunities.
• Partner with Technology, Procurement, Legal, Commercial and Risk to embed risk practices.
• Prepare clear, actionable reporting for leadership and governance forums.

Skills

Technology risk

Cyber risk

AI governance

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Technology/Cyber degree

Certifications (CISA/CISM/CRISC)

Tools

AI tools

Risk tooling

Job description

Brighter Futures Start Here

We are an inclusive team who power two of the most iconic and loved brands, Kmart and Target. We have more than 50,000 passionate individuals across our stores, distribution centres, and offices around the globe.

With our brands touching the lives of almost two million customers every week, you’ll feel the impact of the work you’ll do every day. As a leader in the retail market, we’re optimistic about our future and yours. We’re changing at a rapid rate, giving you challenging work that you’ll be proud of.

Join the team

We're looking for a Risk & Resilience Manager to help strengthen the way we manage technology, cyber security, third-party and AI risks across Kmart Group. This is an opportunity to partner with senior leaders, influence key business decisions, and provide confidence that our technology and cyber controls are operating effectively in an increasingly complex risk environment.

Working across a broad stakeholder network, you'll play a critical role in managing and improving resilience, driving better risk outcomes, and ensuring our technology and cyber risks remain within appetite.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Risk & Resilience Manager working for Kmart Group you will:

• Deliver independent assurance reviews across technology and cyber security controls.
• Assess and monitor technology, cyber and third-party risks across applications, infrastructure, cloud services and data assets.
• Conduct control reviews covering identity and access management, vulnerability management, secure configuration, incident response, resilience and recovery.
• Perform deep-dive reviews of critical applications and platforms, identifying control gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with stakeholders across Technology, Procurement, Legal, Commercial and Risk functions to embed effective risk management practices.
• Support post-incident reviews, identify thematic risks and validate remediation activities.Establish and maintain the Third Party Risk Management framework, standards and processes.
• Prepare clear, actionable reporting and insights for leadership and governance forums.

To be successful in this role you’ll have

• 7-10 years' experience in technology risk, cyber risk, internal audit, IT audit, AI governance or a related assurance environment.
• Experience assessing technology, cyber and emerging technology risks, including third-party risk management with a strong understanding of risk management frameworks, controls assurance and governance practices enterprise wide.
• Experience across enterprise risk management, risk appetite monitoring, and executive & board reporting.
• Experience building next-generation risk capability and AI-enabled risk management.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and AI governance, including experience assessing risks associated with Generative AI, automation and digital transformation initiatives. Exposure to AI tools, copilots or agentic AI solutions, including the ability to design, build or govern AI agents, will be highly regarded.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts and evidence into practical business insights, recommendations and risk outcomes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage technical and non-technical audiences across all levels of the organisation including senior and executive level.
• A curious, continuous improvement mindset, coupled with relevant qualifications in Technology, Cyber Security, Information Management, Commerce or a related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC or AI-related certifications will be highly regarded.

Benefits we’ll offer you

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings
• Access to the Brighter Benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health - with over 60 suppliers!
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why eligible team members get the opportunity to participate in a bonus program
• We offer inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered through our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances
• A dynamic learning and support program
• Opportunity to fast track your career through our Mentor Program as a Mentee or Mentor
• A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.

We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing [e-mail].