Senior Manager - Third Party Product Distribution Risk

JS Careers Pty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Generous leave

Learning & development

Job summary

JS Careers Pty is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Third-Party Product Distribution Risk within our risk governance framework. You will build a team from the ground up, redesign external partner governance and align operating models with evolving regulatory expectations.

You will partner with senior stakeholders across Sales, Product, Risk and Legal, drive data-driven oversight and deliver robust reporting to governance forums, shaping a market-leading risk function.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years in risk, compliance, assurance, financial crime or operational risk within banking or financial services.
• Proven track record of transforming or redesigning a risk or governance function.
• Proven people leadership and the ability to build a high-performance culture.
• Strong knowledge of key financial services regulation.
• Strong communicator who builds credible relationships at all levels.
• Desirable: exposure to risk management in financial advice or distribution.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team transforming third-party governance and oversight
• Set clear standards reflecting evolving regulatory and community expectations
• Lead investigations into conduct issues, including complaints, fraud, cyber and regulatory matters, and oversee corrective action
• Strengthen oversight through data-driven monitoring and risk-based assurance
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Sales, Product, Risk and Legal
• Enhance the risk framework and deliver reporting to governance forums

Skills

Risk management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Change management

Job description

Senior Manager - Third Party Product Distribution Risk

Senior Manager, Third-Party Risk - Risk Over Financial Advisory & Wealth Management

Bullet points

• Build and lead a team from the ground up
• Reshape how external partners are governed
• Work with senior stakeholders across the business

The opportunity

Take a foundational capability and make it market-leading. Lead a complete overhaul of how a major financial services organisation governs and oversees its external distribution partners. You’ll redesign the operating model, build the team and set clear standards for the wider industry.

What you’ll do

• Build and lead a team transforming third-party governance and oversight
• Set clear standards and expectations that reflect evolving regulatory and community expectations
• Lead investigations into conduct issues, including complaints, fraud, cyber and regulatory matters, and oversee corrective action
• Strengthen oversight through data-driven monitoring and risk-based assurance
• Partner with senior stakeholders across Sales, Product, Risk and Legal
• Enhance the risk framework and deliver reporting to governance forums

About you

• 5–8+ years in risk, compliance, assurance, financial crime or operational risk within banking or financial services
• A track record of transforming or redesigning a risk or governance function
• Proven people leadership and the ability to build a high-performance culture
• Strong knowledge of key financial services regulation
• Strong communicator who builds credible relationships at all levels
• Desirable: exposure to risk management in financial advice or distribution

What’s on offer

• Hybrid and flexible working, generous leave, and strong learning and development support.