Senior Risk & Compliance Leader, APAC 2LOD

FNZ; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

FNZ in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Manager to join the APAC Risk & Compliance team. This 2nd line role provides independent oversight, advice and challenge across the wealth management platform, administration and custody services, including superannuation support.

You will oversee risk framework application, monitor risk appetite, challenges, incidents, breaches and remediation, and contribute to broader APAC initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in Australian financial services risk and compliance.
• Demonstrated second-line risk function experience within financial services.
• Knowledge of wealth management, superannuation, platform administration or custody is advantageous.
• Experience with risk and control assessments, appetite monitoring, incident analysis and remediation.
• Understanding of operational resilience and third-party risk is beneficial.

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 management

Regulatory knowledge AU

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment & control testing

Incident & remediation oversight

Education

Professional risk management or compliance qualifications

Job description

FNZ in Melbourne is seeking an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Manager to join the APAC Risk & Compliance team. This 2nd line role provides independent oversight, advice and challenge across the wealth management platform, administration and custody services, including superannuation support.

You will oversee risk framework application, monitor risk appetite, challenges, incidents, breaches and remediation, and contribute to broader APAC initiatives.