Senior Specialist (Market Structure)

ASIC; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 171,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model (50/50)

Attractive superannuation

Additional leave entitlements

Study and professional development

Job summary

ASIC in Sydney/Melbourne is seeking a Senior Specialist in Market Structure to support the Markets Group. You will lead a multidisciplinary team to advance resilient and trusted financial markets, enabling efficient capital formation and risk management, with active collaboration across public, private and OTC markets.

The role requires strategic, risk-focused thinking, strong regulatory judgement and the ability to drive cross‑functional initiatives across domestic and international

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in regulatory, financial services, markets or related environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and data-driven decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading teams, setting direction and building capability in complex settings.
• Strong regulatory judgement and policy development skills.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams to deliver role responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects that support evolution of resilient, trusted and relevant financial markets in Australia.
• Provide technical leadership on market innovation.
• Coordinate cross-market work, including intersections with super, funds management, governance.
• Lead research and policy analysis, including guidance, discussion and policy papers.
• Act as senior point of engagement with key internal, domestic and international stakeholders.
• Support the Senior Manager to build team capability and deliver the business plan.

Job description

At ASIC, you can be the change that ensures a fair, strong and efficient financial system for the benefit of all Australians. Contribute to delivering on ASIC's purpose, vision, and strategic priorities to help maintain the integrity of the financial system and protect consumers from harm.

Join ASIC's Markets Group and play a critical leadership role in supervising Australia's financial markets and addressing emerging and systemic risks.

• Sydney or Melbourne location
• Salary between $170,621 - $202,614 (depending on experience) plus 15.4% superannuation
• Temporary 12-month contract
• Applications close at 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 27 September 2026

The team

ASIC's Markets Group safeguards trust and confidence in Australia's financial markets. The Group oversees the full regulatory lifecycle, licensing, supervision, investigation and enforcement - working to detect, prevent and deter market misconduct and promote market integrity and resilience.

The new Market Systems team has been established to provide a single, system‑wide lens across public and private markets, enabling whole‑of‑ASIC risk coordination, stronger market design outcomes assessed holistically, earlier detection of emerging risks across asset classes and interconnections, and clearer visibility of risk build‑up such as leverage and concentration that can inform stress and supervisory responses.

This team is to support and connect with other functions including supervision, surveillance, enforcement and policy in Markets and across ASIC.

The role

As the Senior Specialist of the Market Structure function in Markets, your role will be to support the Senior Manager with the performance of a multidisciplinary team in providing leadership to our Markets wide work to support Australia's financial markets to be resilient, trusted and relevant. This includes supporting efficient capital formation and risk management, confident and informed investor participation, healthy competition and responsible innovation. Public, private and OTC markets should work together and be complementary.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading projects that support the evolution of resilient, trusted and relevant financial markets in Australia.
• Providing technical leadership on market innovation
• Coordinate cross-market work on an ongoing basis, including the intersection of markets, super, funds management, governance.
• Lead research and policy analysis, including guidance, discussion and policy papers.
• Act as a senior point of engagement with key internal, domestic and international stakeholders
• Support the Senior Manager to build team capability and with business plan delivery

About you

You are a confident and experienced leader with strong regulatory judgement and the ability to operate effectively in complex, high-Pressure environments. You bring a strategic, risk-focused mindset and can translate analysis into clear expectations and outcomes.

You will also demonstrate:

• Senior leadership experience in a regulatory, financial services, markets or related environment
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and capability and ability to draw on data to make evidence-based decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience leading teams, setting direction and building capability in complex settings
• Strong regulatory judgement and policy development skills
• Ability to work in a cross-functional teams to deliver the responsibilities of the role

About ASIC

ASIC's remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world. ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system. Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.

ASIC is an equal opportunity employer seeking people who want to make a difference. ASIC is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities, LGBTIQ+ identity, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged to apply.

We offer a range of employee benefits including:

• Attractive superannuation
• Additional leave entitlements
• 50/50 hybrid work-from home model
• Assistance for study and professional development

To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment.

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