Senior Manager - Risk Frameworks & Systems

HESTA; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Volunteer leave

Professional development support

Annual flu shots and health programs

Job summary

HESTA is recruiting a Senior Manager – Risk Frameworks & Systems to lead the evolution of the Risk Management Framework, aligning to APRA expectations and leading practice. You will partner with the CRO, Executive, and Board to lift risk maturity and strengthen governance across three lines of accountability.

Based in Melbourne, this role drives strategic risk reporting, oversees GRC platforms, and embeds robust risk practices across the organisation while enabling confident, risk-informed

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing or re-engineering risk frameworks and policies.
• Experience leading risk reporting and three lines of accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of HESTA’s Risk Management Framework, policies, risk appetite and methodologies.
• Provide trusted risk advice to the CRO, Executive and Board.
• Oversee strategic risk reporting and the GRC platform roadmap.
• Partner across HESTA to embed risk practices and enable risk-informed decisions.

Skills

Risk leadership

GRC systems

APRA knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory reporting

Archer platform

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Risk/Business

Tools

Archer

Job description

Careers with Impact

More than one million Australians trust us with their money, and that trust shapes how we work every day. Our members sit at the centre of everything we do, guiding our decisions and the impact we strive to make.

We’re looking for people who are purpose-driven and accountable, who value inclusion and collaboration, and who are proactive in managing risk to protect our members’ long-term outcomes. In return, you’ll be part of an organisation where your work contributes to strong returns, real-world impact, and a culture that reflects the communities our members serve.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

Join HESTA’s Risk function during an exciting period of growth as Senior Manager – Risk Frameworks & Systems. Reporting to the Head of Risk, you’ll lead the strategic evolution of HESTA’s Risk Management Framework (RMF), ensuring it remains fit for purpose, aligned to APRA requirements and leading practice, and enables confident, risk-informed decision making. You’ll partner with the CRO, Executive, Board, Risk Leadership Team and business leaders to strengthen HESTA’s risk maturity and three lines of accountability.

What You’ll Do

• Manage, coach and develop a high-performing Risk Frameworks & Systems, Data and Reporting team.
• Lead the evolution of HESTA’s Risk Management Framework, policies, risk appetite and methodologies.
• Ensure alignment with APRA prudential standards, regulatory expectations and leading practice.
• Strengthen the three lines of accountability and enterprise risk maturity.
• Provide trusted risk advice and insights to the CRO, Executive and Board.
• Lead strategic risk reporting and overseew the GRC platform and roadmap.
• Partner across HESTA to embed risk practices and enable better risk-informed decisions.

What You’ll Bring

You’re a strategic and commercially minded risk leader with the credibility to influence across a complex organisation. You’ll bring:

• Significant experience designing or re-engineering risk frameworks, ideally in financial services or superannuation.
• Extensive experience leading high performing teams across risk frameworks, reporting and GRC systems.
• Strong knowledge of the three lines of accountability and APRA requirements.
• Proven experience developing structured risk reporting and presenting to Executive leadership and Board/Risk Committees.
• Experience overseeing with GRC technology platforms (Archer) and associated product roadmaps.
• Exceptional influencing, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Relevant tertiary and/or postgraduate qualifications in Risk, Business or a related discipline.

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees

• Leave for those moments that matter , an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affimation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few).
• Your professional development matters , up to $5,000 per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
• Your health and wellbeing matters , free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
• Your financial wellbeing matters , up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team [e-mail] and we’ll call you to discuss.