Senior Operational Risk & Compliance Manager

Rabobank Gruppe; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rabobank is seeking an experienced Manager, Operational Risk & Compliance to join the Strategy & Transformation Office in Sydney. You will embed the Risk Management Framework across the organisation, partner with senior stakeholders, and guide major change initiatives with a strong risk lens.

The role combines strategic influence with hands-on delivery, ensuring risk governance, incident handling and sustainable controls while enabling business leaders to achieve objectives in a well-governed

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in financial services risk management including operational risk and compliance.
• Experience in first/second line risk functions.
• Experience advising on large-scale projects.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk management across the STO domain in line with Rabobank's RMF.
• Identify, assess and manage operational and compliance risks with business partners.
• Provide risk guidance during transformation and change initiatives throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct risk and control assessments for projects and changes.
• Coordinate risk activities during transitions from project delivery to business-as-usual operations.
• Monitor and report the STO risk profile and align with risk appetite statements.
• Support incident management, issue remediation and sustainable control improvements.
• Deliver analytics, root cause analysis and lessons learned on emerging risks.
• Champion privacy, data management, policy and risk appetite initiatives.
• Facilitate risk governance forums, In-Control meetings and annual risk reviews.
• Contribute to the development of the First Line Risk & Compliance strategy across the organisation.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Power BI

Data analytics

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Rabobank is seeking an experienced Manager, Operational Risk & Compliance to join the Strategy & Transformation Office in Sydney. You will embed the Risk Management Framework across the organisation, partner with senior stakeholders, and guide major change initiatives with a strong risk lens.

The role combines strategic influence with hands-on delivery, ensuring risk governance, incident handling and sustainable controls while enabling business leaders to achieve objectives in a well-governed