Senior Risk & Compliance Leader – APAC

FNZ Services (NZ) Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

FNZ is seeking an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Manager to join the APAC Risk & Compliance team in Melbourne. You will provide independent second-line oversight, challenge risk practices and ensure alignment with FNZ’s risk appetite across wealth management, administration and custody services.

The role focuses on risk reporting, incident oversight, incident remediation, third-party risk, and resilience, working with senior stakeholders to translate risk insights into practical actions.

Qualifications

• You’ll be an experienced risk professional with a strong understanding of the Australian financial services environment.
• Demonstrated second-line operational or enterprise risk experience within Australian financial services.
• Experience within wealth management, superannuation, platform administration or custody would be highly regarded.
• Hands-on experience with risk and control assessments, risk appetite monitoring, controls assurance, incident analysis, remediation, operational resilience and change risk.
• A strong understanding of operational risks associated with financial services platforms, custody, reconciliations, data, technology and third-party arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent second-line oversight and challenge across FNZ’s operational and enterprise risk environment.
• Support the application and ongoing enhancement of FNZ’s Group Risk Management Framework.
• Assess FNZ’s risk profile against approved risk appetite and key risk indicators, escalating material exposures and emerging trends.
• Facilitate and challenge business-owned risk and control assessments, including control effectiveness, residual risk and treatment plans.
• Provide oversight of operational risks across platform administration, custody, reconciliations, asset safeguarding, data integrity and technology dependencies.
• Undertake risk-based reviews of control design and effectiveness, providing clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Oversee material incidents, breaches and remediation, challenging root causes, impacts, action plans and closure evidence.
• Provide risk oversight of third-party arrangements, critical service dependencies and operational resilience.
• Challenge risk assessments and control readiness for significant change, including technology releases and platform migrations.
• Provide clear risk reporting and insights to senior management and governance committees.
• Build strong relationships across FNZ while maintaining the independence and constructive challenge expected of a second-line function.

Skills

Second-line risk

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Risk reporting

Education

Professional risk management qualification

Job description

FNZ is seeking an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Manager to join the APAC Risk & Compliance team in Melbourne. You will provide independent second-line oversight, challenge risk practices and ensure alignment with FNZ’s risk appetite across wealth management, administration and custody services.

The role focuses on risk reporting, incident oversight, incident remediation, third-party risk, and resilience, working with senior stakeholders to translate risk insights into practical actions.