Senior Risk & Compliance Manager

FNZ Services (NZ) Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

FNZ Services (NZ) Limited in Melbourne seeks a Senior Risk & Compliance Manager for its APAC Risk & Compliance team. The role provides independent oversight, practical advice and challenge across wealth management, administration and custody services, with a focus on regulatory change.

You will lead internal and external regulatory forums, oversee incidents and remediation, and contribute to broader risk management initiatives within APAC.

Qualifications

• Seasoned in risk & compliance within financial services.
• Strong knowledge of the Australian regulatory landscape.
• Ability to translate complex rules into practical guidance.
• Experience operating in a second-line risk function.
• Proven stakeholder engagement and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent second-line risk and compliance advice across FNZ’s Australian business.
• Develop and apply FNZ’s compliance framework and obligations management.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess impact on FNZ and clients.
• Oversee regulatory change implementation with evidence of compliance.
• Deliver risk-based compliance monitoring and second-line control reviews.
• Oversight of incidents, breaches and remediation, incl. regulatory implications.
• Challenge risk assessments and control effectiveness across platforms.
• Contribute risk and compliance input into major business and tech changes.
• Report material risks and regulatory developments to senior management.

Skills

2nd line risk & compliance

Australian regulatory environment

stakeholder management

regulatory change

communication

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Risk & Compliance Manager to join our APAC Risk & Compliance team based in Melbourne.

This is a senior 2LOD compliance role providing independent oversight, practical advice and constructive challenge across FNZ’s wealth management platform, administration and custody services, including services supporting superannuation clients.

With a strong focus on compliance oversight and regulatory change, you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across the business to ensure regulatory obligations are understood, risks are appropriately managed and regulatory change is effectively implemented.

You’ll also lead internal regulatory forums and external customer facing regulatory forums, oversee material incidents, breaches and remediation, and contribute to broader risk management and APAC Risk & Compliance initiatives.

The responsibilities will include:

Provide independent second-line risk and compliance advice and challenge across FNZ’s Australian business.

Support the ongoing development and application of FNZ’s compliance framework and regulatory obligations management.

Monitor regulatory developments across financial services, wealth management and superannuation, assessing their impact on FNZ and its clients.

Oversee business implementation of regulatory change, challenging plans, readiness and evidence of compliance.

Develop and deliver risk-based compliance monitoring and undertake second-line reviews of controls.

Provide oversight of incidents, breaches and remediation, including regulatory implications and reportability assessments.

Challenge risk and control assessments, treatment plans and control effectiveness across platform, administration and custody services.

Provide risk and compliance input into significant business and technology change, including platform releases and migrations.

Report material risks, compliance issues, breaches and regulatory developments to senior management and governance committees.

Support client compliance reviews, assurance requests and regulatory reporting.

Build strong relationships across the business while maintaining appropriate second-line independence and challenge.

What are we ideally looking for in a successful candidate:

You’ll be an experienced Risk & Compliance professional with strong knowledge of the Australian financial services regulatory environment and the ability to translate complex requirements into clear, practical advice.

Ideally, you’ll bring:

Strong experience in risk and/or compliance within financial services, ideally across wealth management, superannuation, platforms, custody or administration.

Sound understanding of regulatory obligations and regulatory change within the Australian financial services environment.

Demonstrated experience operating in a second-line risk or compliance function.

Experience with compliance monitoring, controls assurance, incidents, breaches and remediation.

The confidence to provide constructive challenge and influence senior stakeholders.

Strong judgement and an ability to balance regulatory requirements with practical commercial considerations.

Excellent communication, stakeholder management and written reporting skills.

A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What is in it for you?

This is an opportunity to take on a highly visible risk and compliance role within FNZ’s Australian business, working across complex wealth management, superannuation, administration and custody services. You’ll have exposure to senior stakeholders, regulatory change and significant business and technology initiatives, while joining a collaborative Risk & Compliance function with a broader APAC remit.

If you’re an experienced Risk & Compliance professional looking for a role where you can combine technical expertise, practical advice and genuine business influence, we’d love to hear from you.

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform (AoP). Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.