Third Party Risk Analyst

TAL Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TAL Australia, a leading life insurer, is seeking a Third-Party Risk Analyst in Sydney to strengthen partnerships and support risk management across the business. This role contributes to protecting customer outcomes and ensuring governance of third-party relationships.

You will analyse risk data, provide practical guidance to stakeholders, and help improve the quality of risk assessments while supporting regulatory excellence and business resilience.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years’ experience in risk, business analysis or a related role, ideally within financial services or another regulated environment
• Understanding of risk management principles, controls and governance frameworks, with exposure to third party risk management highly regarded
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to interpret data, identify trends and support quality reporting outcomes
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted working relationships across diverse teams
• A structured, detail-oriented approach that supports accurate, consistent and high-quality outcomes
• A proactive, curious and adaptable mindset, with a willingness to learn, solve problems and respond to changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Strengthen third party risk practices to support informed decision making and regulatory compliance.
• Analyse risk data and emerging trends to identify vulnerabilities and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide practical risk guidance that enables stakeholders to confidently manage third party relationships.
• Challenge and enhance risk assessments to improve the quality and consistency of risk outcomes.
• Identify and elevate emerging third-party risks to protect customer and business outcomes.
• Drive improvements to risk processes, controls and data quality to increase organisational resilience.

Skills

Risk management

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Problem solving

Job description

• Every project you undertake will directly contribute to creating a positive impact on the lives of those who need it most.
• Work alongside diverse, passionate colleagues and leaders who inspire, support, and value your contributions.
• Enjoy work-life balance with flexible working options, and well-being initiatives that prioritise your health.

Company Description

• Every project you undertake will directly contribute to creating a positive impact on the lives of those who need it most.
• Work alongside diverse, passionate colleagues and leaders who inspire, support, and value your contributions.
• Enjoy work-life balance with flexible working options, and well-being initiatives that prioritise your health.

Why Join Us?

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services.

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance.

So, bring a curious mind and an ambition to help us become the progressive, digitally enabled leading insurer.

Job Description

As a Third-Party Risk Analyst, you’ll help strengthen the partnerships that enable TAL to deliver on its promise to customers. Working across the business, you’ll provide valuable insights that support effective risk management, informed decision-making, and strong governance of third-party relationships. By helping ensure risks are understood and managed in a consistent, transparent way, you’ll play an important role in protecting customer outcomes, supporting regulatory excellence, and contributing to TAL’s purpose of helping Australians live a life filled with choices, options and freedoms.

In This Role You Will

• Strengthen third party risk practices to support informed decision making and regulatory compliance.
• Analyse risk data and emerging trends to identify vulnerabilities and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide practical risk guidance that enables stakeholders to confidently manage third party relationships.
• Challenge and enhance risk assessments to improve the quality and consistency of risk outcomes.
• Identify and elevate emerging third-party risks to protect customer and business outcomes.
• Drive improvements to risk processes, controls and data quality to increase organisational resilience.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years’ experience in risk, business analysis or a related role, ideally within financial services or another regulated environment
• Understanding of risk management principles, controls and governance frameworks, with exposure to third panel risk management highly regarded
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to interpret data, identify trends and support quality reporting outcomes
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted working relationships across diverse teams
• A structured, detail-oriented approach that supports accurate, consistent and high-quality outcomes
• A proactive, curious and adaptable mindset, with a willingness to learn, solve problems and respond to changing priorities

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change
• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan.
• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you.

You’realwaysaccountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners.Andyou valueworking together to find the best solutions for problems.

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.