Strategic Risk & Compliance Lead | AI-Enabled Governance

The Hospital Research Foundation Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hospital Research Foundation Group is seeking a Senior Manager Risk and Compliance to lead enterprise risk management, non-clinical compliance and assurance across the organisation. You will guide risk, contract review processes and AI governance, reporting to senior executives with a focus on practical, business-aligned solutions.

Ideal candidates will have a law, risk or governance background, strong analytical skills, and experience in complex or regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in law, risk, compliance, governance or related discipline.
• Experience leading risk management and/or compliance frameworks in complex or regulated organisations.
• Experience reviewing contracts and regulatory obligations; know when external legal advice is needed.
• Strong analytical, written and reporting skills with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience leading and developing staff and working with enterprise risk or compliance systems.
• High integrity and accountability, with sound professional judgement.
• Confidence in using emerging technology responsibly within appropriate governance controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve enterprise risk management and non-clinical compliance frameworks, registers, methodologies and reporting.
• Monitor significant, emerging and systemic risks, compliance obligations, incidents, breaches and remediation, providing clear analysis and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Review and triage contracts, agreements and other commercial arrangements, identifying material risks and recommending when external legal advice is required.
• Strengthen organisational controls and assurance through reviews, audits, self-assessments, privacy support and follow-up of agreed actions.
• Oversee Folio, Law Compliance and associated workflows, dashboards and data quality, using insights to support effective decision-making.
• Lead and develop the Risk and Compliance Coordinator while building a practical, accountable and improvement-focused risk culture across the Group.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Compliance

Contract review

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in law or related discipline

Tools

Folio

Law Compliance System

Job description

The Hospital Research Foundation Group is seeking a Senior Manager Risk and Compliance to lead enterprise risk management, non-clinical compliance and assurance across the organisation. You will guide risk, contract review processes and AI governance, reporting to senior executives with a focus on practical, business-aligned solutions.

Ideal candidates will have a law, risk or governance background, strong analytical skills, and experience in complex or regulated environments.