Senior Manager, Breach Assessment

ING; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 weeks parental leave

Study financial support

Employee home loan benefits

Job summary

ING Australia is seeking a Senior Manager to lead a specialist breach reporting team, overseeing end-to-end breach assessments, investigations and regulator-facing submissions. You will drive consistency, defensibility and timely reporting across ASIC, APRA and related frameworks, engaging with executives and governance forums to shape best practice breach reporting and risk management.

You will guide a high-performing team, partner with Legal, Risk and Internal Audit, and implement improvements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within breach assessment and incident management.
• Proven leadership of a breach assessment team within compliance.
• Strong knowledge of ASIC, APRA and related reporting obligations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the breach assessment function, coach and develop a high-performing team of breach assessment specialists.
• Oversee intake, triage, investigation governance and breach determination processes.
• Ensure timely assessment and reporting of potential regulatory breaches and reportable situations.
• Review and challenge breach assessments to ensure factual accuracy, robust analysis and regulatory defensibility.
• Maintain oversight of regulatory reporting deadlines, investigation progress and remediation outcomes.
• Prepare and present high-quality reporting and recommendations to senior leadership, executive committees and governance forums.
• Drive enhancements to the breach reporting framework, controls, quality assurance processes and management information.
• Partner with Legal, Risk, Internal Audit and business stakeholders to achieve effective compliance outcomes.

Skills

Breach assessment

Incident management

Leadership

Regulatory reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

We’re seeking a Senior Manager to lead a specialist team responsible for the end-to-end breach reporting process.

This is a highly visible leadership role offering the opportunity to influence risk outcomes, shape best practice breach reporting and engage directly with senior executives, governance committees and regulators.

As the leader of our Breach Assessment function, you'll oversee the investigation, assessment, and reporting of potential regulatory breaches, ensuring matters are managed in a timely, consistent and defensible manner.

You’ll play a critical role in driving continuous improvement across breach reporting, governance and risk management practices. You will provide expert guidance on complex regulatory matters, challenge business stakeholders where required, and ensure reporting obligations across ASIC, APRA and other relevant regulatory frameworks are met.

What you'll do

• Lead the breach assessment function, coach and develop a high-performing team of breach assessment specialists.
• Oversee intake, triage, investigation governance and breach determination processes.
• Ensure timely assessment and reporting of potential regulatory breaches and reportable situations.
• Review and challenge breach assessments to ensure factual accuracy, robust analysis and regulatory defensibility.
• Maintain oversight of regulatory reporting deadlines, investigation progress and remediation outcomes.
• Prepare and present high-quality reporting and recommendations to senior leadership, executive committees and governance forums.
• Drive enhancements to the breach reporting framework, controls, quality assurance processes and management information.
• Partner with Legal, Risk, Internal Audit and business stakeholders to achieve effective compliance outcomes.
  

What we’re looking for

• Extensive experience within breach assessment, incident management.
• Proven leadership experience of a team within the compliance function overseeing breach assessments, incident management, regulatory reporting or similar high-risk decision-making functions.
• Strong knowledge of ASIC reportable situations, AFSL/ACL general obligations, APRA breach notification and prudential standards, Banking Code breach assessment and reporting.
• Demonstrated capability assessing complex regulatory matters, applying significance tests and producing regulator-facing submissions.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with confidence engaging with senior executives and regulators.
• Strong analytical, decision-making and problem-solving capabilities.
• Outstanding written communication and executive data insight reporting.
• Navigate ambiguity with confidence, using sound judgement and a solutions-focused mindset to resolve complex challenges.

What’s in it for you?

• 20 weeks paid parental leave for parents of a child born, adopted or fostered
• Financial and leave support for employees who commit to study that benefits their development
• Employee home loan benefits

About Us

At ING, we’re all about making life simpler and more rewarding - for the people who bank with us, the team members who work with us, and the communities we’re proud to support. Joining ING means stepping into an environment where your individuality isn’t just welcomed - it’s celebrated. We’ve built a culture that’s fun, inclusive, and supportive, giving you the freedom to be yourself, so you can do your thing.

Whether you’re taking ownership of exciting projects, thinking outside the box, or working with global colleagues, you’ll find ING is the kind of place where growth isn’t just a possibility; it’s a promise. As a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and Family Inclusive workplace, you’ll feel the difference in how we value and champion our people.

We make decision making on hiring based on your skills, capabilities, and how you align with our values - not on ticking every box. So, if you’re interested but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. We’re invested in fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong. We’re your allies in helping you do your thing during the recruitment process, so let us know (email below) if you require any support or adjustments when you apply

ING is Australia’s most recommended bank according to RFI Global’s Consumer Atlas Survey, January–June 2025 (n = 29,510) when compared to customers of the 10 largest ADIs operating in Australia.

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