Senior Lead, Financial Crime Compliance & Capability

Aware Super; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & fitness reimbursement

Work from home technology stipend

Salary continuance insurance

Organisation-wide meeting free zones

Job summary

Aware Super is seeking an experienced compliance and financial crime professional to strengthen enterprise-wide risk and compliance capability. The role focuses on embedding the AML/CTF framework into business-as-usual practices and translating complex regulatory requirements into practical learning and processes across the organisation.

The role combines financial crime expertise with capability development, delivering guidance, tools and training for different teams while staying abreast of

Qualifications

• 5+ years' compliance experience within financial services or similar regulated environment.
• Detailed knowledge of Compliance and AML/Fraud regulatory requirements.
• Experience training and developing others with clear, engaging content.
• Ability to influence and gain stakeholder cooperation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; translate complex info clearly.
• Strong presentation skills for stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of practical capability programs across AML/CTF and financial crime.
• Develop role-based learning pathways and technical training for Line 1 and 2 teams.
• Translate regulatory requirements into clear guidance, case studies and tools.
• Build capability in AML/CTF and financial crime risk management.
• Refine and maintain AML/CTF standards, guidance and procedures.
• Ensure alignment between policies, processes and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with SMEs to ensure content accuracy and relevance.
• Identify capability gaps and develop targeted initiatives.

Skills

Compliance experience

Regulatory knowledge

Learning design

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Job description

As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we're looking after. We work to reimagine a new way forward for our 1.1 million members and their communities. Each other. And our world.

Sound good? Learn more about us and what we do at aware.com.au

Your New Role

We're looking for an experienced compliance and financial crime professional who can hit the ground running, bringing strong technical expertise and the confidence to work across the organisation. You'll play a key role in strengthening enterprise-wide risk and compliance capability, while supporting the continued embedment of Aware Super's uplifted AML/CTF Framework into sustainable business-as-usual practices.

This role brings together deep financial crime and compliance expertise with capability development. You'll translate complex regulatory and framework requirements into practical learning, guidance, tools and processes that help teams confidently apply risk and compliance requirements in their day to day roles.

• 12 month contract
• Sydney or Melbourne
• Hybrid working environment

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the design and delivery of practical capability programs across AML/CTF, financial crime, breach assessment and obligations management.
• Develop role based learning pathways, competency expectations and technical training for Line 1 and Line 2 teams.
• Translate legislative, regulatory and framework requirements into clear guidance, case studies, decision tools and practical learning experiences.
• Build capability in risk based AML/CTF and financial crime risk management, including emerging risks, typologies and regulatory developments.
• Lead the ongoing refinement and maintenance of AML/CTF standards, guidance materials and role-based operating procedures.
• Ensure alignment between Financial Crime policies, standards, operational processes and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with subject matter experts and stakeholders to ensure learning content is accurate, current and relevant.
• Identify capability gaps and develop targeted initiatives that strengthen knowledge, risk culture and operational effectiveness.

How do you exceed our expectations?

• 5+ years' compliance experience within financial services or similar regulated environment (exposure to superannuation is highly desirable).
• Detailed knowledge of Compliance and AML/Fraud legislative and regulatory requirements within financial services.
• Experience training and developing others, including delivering clear and engaging learning and adapting content for different learning needs.
• Strong ability to influence and gain stakeholder cooperation, particularly when navigating competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear messaging.
• Strong presentation skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders across the business.

Employee Experience

We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.

Why you'll love working at Aware Super:

• Have a super impact: You'll think big and care deeply to help more Australians live their best lives in retirement.
• Be part of something super unique: You'll work to reshape super and retirement. We'll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.
• Work with super humans: You'll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.
• Feel super cared for: We'll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future. Enjoy a health & fitness reimbursement, work from home technology reimbursement, salary continuance insurance and organisation-wide meeting free zones.

The Aware Super difference

At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.