Senior Regulatory Compliance Advisor

Energy Australia; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts on energy products

20 weeks paid parental leave

Energise Program - flexible, team-cent

Performance recognition programs

Job summary

EnergyAustralia is seeking a Senior Regulatory Compliance Advisor to provide practical, risk-based compliance guidance for the Customer business. You will support regulatory obligations, change management, breach assessments, and governance across a hybrid role based in Melbourne.

The position requires 7-10 years in compliance or risk advisory, with strong knowledge of energy regulation and stakeholder engagement. Join a team focused on robust compliance outcomes and a culture of integrity.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years’ compliance, legal, or risk advisory experience.
• Extensive experience interpreting and applying regulatory obligations in regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of energy regulation or similar regulated industries.
• Clear, risk-based, commercial compliance advice for stakeholders.
• Experience supporting compliance frameworks, audits and governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert regulatory compliance advice on obligations, risks, controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support regulatory change implementation, including impact assessments and obligation updates.
• Identify, assess, and elevate compliance risks, driving control improvements.
• Manage and review breach assessments, regulatory reporting, and regulator responses.
• Maintain governance reporting, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Deliver compliance training and guidance to strengthen ownership across the business.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Risk advisory

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory interpretation

Policy development

Audits & controls

Education

Tertiary qualification in Law/Business/Risk

Job description

About the Role

The Senior Regulatory Compliance Advisor provides practical, risk-based compliance advice to EnergyAustralia's Customer business, supporting regulatory obligations, compliance risk management, and regulatory change implementation.

You will act as a trusted advisor, review and test breach assessments, and provides guidance on complex or reportable compliance breaches. Working closely with Event and Fraud Management and broader Customer Compliance teams, the position builds strong stakeholder relationships to ensure effective compliance outcomes across the business.

This is a newly created permanent position, based at 2MQ with a hybrid working environment of 2-3 days in the office per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert regulatory compliance advice on obligations, risks, controls, and regulatory requirements.
• Support regulatory change implementation, including impact assessments, obligation updates, and compliance reforms.
• Identify, assess, and elevate compliance risks, driving control improvements and sustainable remediation.
• Manage and review breach assessments, regulatory reporting, and responses to regulator requests.
• Maintain governance reporting, compliance records, and audit-ready documentation.
• Deliver compliance training, guidance, and capability uplift to strengthen business ownership of compliance obligations.

About you

• Tertiary qualification in Law, Business, Risk, or related field, with 7-10 years' compliance, legal, or risk advisory experience.
• Extensive experience interpreting and applying regulatory obligations in complex, regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of energy regulation or experience within a similarly regulated industry. * Ability to provide clear, risk-based, commercial compliance advice and assess regulatory risks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication, and relationship-building skills across business and senior leaders.
• High levels of integrity, accountability, and collaboration, with experience supporting compliance frameworks, audits, and a risk-aware culture.

Why Us?

EnergyAustralia is a place where all employees are genuinely valued, supported, and free to be themselves — because we believe that's when we're at our best.

We embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those from the LGBTQ+ community.

Here's what you can look forward to:

• Employee discounts on electricity and gas, plus savings on major brands and products
• 20 weeks' paid parental leave - completely gender-equal
• Energise Program - flexible working that's team-centric, enabling teams to agree and succeed together
• Performance recognition and incentive programmes - tailored to different roles and teams to reward great work throughout the year
• Supportive leaders and a down-to-earth culture where you can be your authentic self