Senior Manager – Compliance & Regulatory Change

u&u Recruitment Partners; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners is seeking a Senior Manager – Compliance & Regulatory Change to own and continuously improve the Compliance Management Framework and to lead the organisation through risk-based regulatory obligations and emerging requirements. The role focuses on building robust governance and proactive change management.

The successful candidate will monitor developments across APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC and other bodies, overseeing incidents, remediation and thematic analyses, while providing

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, risk management or regulatory change within financial services, insurance, banking or APRA-regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing compliance frameworks, regulatory obligations and regulatory change.
• Strong experience in incident, breach and remediation management.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Owning and continuously improving the Compliance Management Framework.
• Leading risk-based compliance monitoring, assurance and thematic reviews.
• Managing the regulatory obligations register and associated controls, ownership and attestations.
• Leading the end-to-end regulatory change process from horizon scanning to implementation and closure.
• Monitoring regulatory developments across APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC, Treasury, OAIC and AFCA.
• Providing independent second-line oversight and challenge of material compliance risks.
• Overseeing compliance incidents, breaches, issues and remediation activities.
• Challenging investigation quality, root-cause analysis, reportability assessments and remediation outcomes.
• Supporting regulatory notifications and ensuring governance and decision-making records.
• Identifying systemic issues through trend and thematic analysis.
• Supporting development and governance of risk and compliance policies, frameworks and standards.
• Preparing high-quality reporting and insights for Executive and Board-level stakeholders.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Regulatory change

Risk management

Remediation management

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Senior Manager – Compliance & Regulatory Change

u&u Recruitment Partners are excited to again partner with a leading Australian financial services company, specialising in tax-effective investment products.

Our client is growing their risk & compliance team and are hiring a newly created Senior Manager – Compliance & Regulatory Change.

The role will take ownership of the Compliance Management Framework and play a key role in ensuring the organisation maintains a proactive, risk-based approach to regulatory obligations and emerging requirements.

Key responsibilities will include:

Owning and continuously improving the Compliance Management Framework;

• Leading risk-based compliance monitoring, assurance and thematic reviews;
• Managing the regulatory obligations register and associated controls, ownership and attestations;
• Leading the end-to-end regulatory change process, from horizon scanning and impact assessment through to implementation and closure;
• Monitoring regulatory developments across APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC, Treasury, OAIC and AFCA;
• Providing independent second-line oversight and constructive challenge of material compliance risks;
• Overseeing compliance incidents, breaches, issues and remediation activities;
• Challenging investigation quality, root-cause analysis, reportability assessments and remediation outcomes;
• Supporting regulatory notifications and ensuring robust governance and decision-making records;
• Identifying systemic issues through trend and thematic analysis;
• Supporting the development and governance of risk and compliance policies, frameworks and standards; and
• Preparing high-quality reporting and insights for Executive and Board-level stakeholder.

u&u Recruitment Partners are excited to again partner with a leading Australian financial services company, specialising in tax-effective investment products.

Our client is growing their risk & compliance team and are hiring a newly created Senior Manager – Compliance & Regulatory Change.

The role will take ownership of the Compliance Management Framework and play a key role in ensuring the organisation maintains a proactive, risk-based approach to regulatory obligations and emerging requirements.

Key responsibilities will include:

Owning and continuously improving the Compliance Management Framework;

• Leading risk-based compliance monitoring, assurance and thematic reviews;
• Managing the regulatory obligations register and associated controls, ownership and attestations;
• Leading the end-to-end regulatory change process, from horizon scanning and impact assessment through to implementation and closure;
• Monitoring regulatory developments across APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC, Treasury, OAIC and AFCA;
• Providing independent second-line oversight and constructive challenge of material compliance risks;
• Overseeing compliance incidents, breaches, issues and remediation activities;
• Challenging investigation quality, root-cause analysis, reportability assessments and remediation outcomes;
• Supporting regulatory notifications and ensuring robust governance and decision-making records;
• Identifying systemic issues through trend and thematic analysis;
• Supporting the development and governance of risk and compliance policies, frameworks and standards; and
• Preparing high-quality reporting and insights for Executive and Board-level stakeholder.

About you

You will be an experienced compliance, risk, regulatory or legal professional with a strong understanding of the Australian financial services regulatory environment.

You will ideally bring:

• 5+ years' experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, risk management or regulatory change within financial services, insurance, banking, superannuation or another APRA-regulated environment;
• Demonstrated experience managing compliance frameworks, regulatory obligations and regulatory change;
• Strong experience in incident, breach and remediation management; and
• The ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into practical business outcomes.

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

Should you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request via ***********@uandu.com or phone the above-mentioned u&u consultant to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments.

Additionally, for a barrier-free and inclusive online experience, you can access u&u’s opportunities using accessibility software Recite Me at https://www.uandu.com/jobs.

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