Senior Business Risk Lead – Financing & Portfolio Solutions

FINSIA; Sydney; On-site; AUD 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street seeks a senior first-line Business Risk executive to lead risk advisory and control for Financing Solutions and Portfolio Solutions. This MD will establish strategic direction and partner with Front Office, Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit to maintain a regulator-ready control environment.

You will build and lead a team of risk professionals, drive risk modernization and ensure durable remediation across trading, collateral, and reporting, while maintaining strong governance

Qualifications

• 15+ years in financial services with senior leadership in risk, compliance, audit or controls.
• Experience supporting broker-dealers, capital markets or multi-asset trading businesses.
• Strong understanding of regulatory reporting, risk governance and control design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the first-line risk framework across Financing Solutions and Portfolio Solutions.
• Provide executive risk sponsorship and credible challenge to senior business leaders.
• Chair or represent risk committees and governance forums, ensuring timely decisions.

Skills

Executive presence

First-line risk

Regulatory remediation

Strategic thinking

Strong communication

Influence senior leaders

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Advanced degree or risk certs preferred

Job description

State Street seeks a senior first-line Business Risk executive to lead risk advisory and control for Financing Solutions and Portfolio Solutions. This MD will establish strategic direction and partner with Front Office, Compliance, Legal, and Internal Audit to maintain a regulator-ready control environment.

You will build and lead a team of risk professionals, drive risk modernization and ensure durable remediation across trading, collateral, and reporting, while maintaining strong governance