Senior Risk Manager, Superannuation & Investments

JS Careers; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JS Careers partners with a leading Australian financial services organisation to hire a Senior Risk Manager for the Superannuation Risk team. You will provide independent second-line risk oversight across accumulation, retirement offerings, and investment-related activities, reporting to the Head of Risk and working closely with business stakeholders.

The role focuses on embedding risk and compliance frameworks, strengthening governance and controls, and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business/Commerce/Law or related field.
• In-depth technical and product knowledge of superannuation.
• 7+ years' experience across superannuation risk, governance or operational risk.
• Understanding of trustee governance and regulatory obligations.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across the business.
• Curious, analytical mindset with pragmatic risk guidance.
• Experience in transformation-driven environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent Line 2 risk oversight across superannuation products, with a focus on accumulation, retirement and investment-related activities.
• Partner with business stakeholders to embed risk and compliance frameworks, providing constructive challenge and pragmatic risk guidance.
• Review and contribute to business plans, policies, Board and Committee papers, ensuring risk, compliance, governance and conflicts are addressed.
• Review controls to strengthen governance, manage regulatory risk and support control excellence.
• Identify, assess and manage incidents, breaches and conflicts of interest, providing risk insight and guidance on regulatory obligations.
• Work across Risk Management and transformation initiatives to maintain oversight of product and investment matters.
• Contribute to strengthening risk culture and driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Superannuation risk

Governance

Stakeholder management

Analytical mindset

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce/Law

Job description

JS Careers partners with a leading Australian financial services organisation to hire a Senior Risk Manager for the Superannuation Risk team. You will provide independent second-line risk oversight across accumulation, retirement offerings, and investment-related activities, reporting to the Head of Risk and working closely with business stakeholders.

The role focuses on embedding risk and compliance frameworks, strengthening governance and controls, and driving continuous improvement.