Senior Compliance Manager

Australian Payments Plus; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Payments Plus is seeking a Senior Compliance Manager to strengthen AP+’s compliance management capability and support the organisation in navigating evolving regulatory requirements.

You will provide practical compliance advice, lead development of frameworks, oversee monitoring and assurance, and mentor a team, partnering with business stakeholders and Group Risk to identify and manage compliance risks.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in compliance, risk, assurance, governance or regulatory advisory.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise compliance frameworks.
• Experience leading compliance monitoring and management reporting.
• Expert knowledge of regulatory obligations and governance principles.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory change management and operating models.
• Advanced analytical capability using BI and compliance data.
• Ability to provide credible specialist advice and influence stakeholders.
• Bachelor degree in law, business, commerce or related discipline; professional certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of enterprise compliance frameworks.
• Provide authoritative guidance on complex regulatory obligations and governance requirements.
• Lead risk-based monitoring, assurance and review activities to assess control effectiveness.
• Translate data and results into clear insights for senior management and governance forums.
• Oversee regulatory change pipeline and their business impacts.
• Partner with business teams and Group Risk to address significant issues and remediation.
• Develop compliance performance measures and reporting for visibility.
• Coach and train compliance practitioners and build trusted relationships.
• Drive digitisation, data management and BI improvements.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Framework design

Monitoring & governance

Regulatory change mgmt

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Regulatory advisory

Leadership & coaching

Education

Law/Business/Commerce degree

Job description

Life @ AP+

We are one connected team in pursuit of one inspiring purpose – to unite people and technology to power better experiences. Each of us has a part to play in making that happen. You’ll be encouraged to bring your big ideas forward and make a difference through your work. Taking steps forward in your career whilst still having room for fun, friendships, and flexibility in your daily life.

We’re driven by our core values: lead with heart, learn for tomorrow and live our legacy. A purpose like ours takes the inspired impact of an incredible team. Ready to change the game? We’re ready to help you do it.

The Role

As our Senior Compliance Manager, you’ll play a key role in strengthening AP+’s compliance management capability and supporting the organisation to effectively navigate an evolving regulatory environment.

You’ll provide trusted and practical compliance advice to support informed business decision-making, lead the development and continuous improvement of compliance frameworks and methodologies, and oversee monitoring and assurance activities. Working closely with business stakeholders and Group Risk, you’ll help identify and manage compliance risks, assess control effectiveness and turn complex regulatory requirements and compliance data into clear, practical insights. As an experienced compliance professional, you will also mentor, coach and support the development of compliance team members.

This Role Is Responsible For:

• Leading the development, implementation and continuous improvement of enterprise compliance frameworks, methodologies, standards and processes.
• Providing authoritative advice and practical guidance on complex and emerging regulatory obligations, governance requirements and compliance risks.
• Leading risk-based compliance monitoring, assurance and review activities to assess control effectiveness and identify emerging or systemic risks.
• Translating compliance data, monitoring results and assurance outcomes into clear insights and recommendations for senior management and governance forums.
• Managing the regulatory change pipeline, including identifying, assessing, allocating, tracking and reporting regulatory changes and their business impacts.
• Partnering with business teams and Group Risk to oversee significant compliance issues, corrective actions and remediation plans.
• Developing compliance performance measures, risk indicators and reporting to provide greater visibility of compliance performance.
• Driving continuous improvement through digitisation, process simplification, enhanced data management and business intelligence.
• Providing technical leadership, coaching and training to compliance practitioners and business stakeholders, while building trusted senior relationships and constructively challenging decisions where appropriate.

In order to be successful in this role you’ll need to demonstrate:

• Significant experience in compliance, risk, assurance, governance or regulatory advisory, ideally within financial services, payments or another regulated environment.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing compliance frameworks, methodologies or enterprise compliance improvement initiatives.
• Strong experience leading compliance monitoring, policy implementation, issue remediation and management reporting.
• Expert knowledge of compliance frameworks, regulatory obligations, governance principles, assurance and risk and control frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory change management and compliance operating models.
• Advanced analytical capability, with experience using compliance data, business intelligence and reporting to support executive decision-making.
• The ability to provide credible, authoritative specialist advice and influence stakeholders across complex compliance matters.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to build trusted senior relationships and constructively challenge when required.
• A tertiary qualification in law, business, commerce, risk management, governance, compliance or a related discipline. Relevant professional certification or membership is desirable.