Risk Manager

Apex Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Group in Auckland, New Zealand is seeking a Risk Manager to serve as a key second line of defence, identifying, assessing and reporting on risks across the business. You will ensure controls are effective, regulatory obligations are met, and risk frameworks are embedded to support sustainable outcomes.

You will proactively identify and assess risks, build relationships with senior stakeholders, and support audits, incident reviews, and risk reporting while coordinating with Compliance and

Qualifications

• Experience in identifying, assessing and reporting on business risks.
• Knowledge of risk frameworks in financial services.
• Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders and risk/compliance teams.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, assess, and report on business risks, ensuring adequacy and effectiveness of controls.
• Act as subject matter expert for the Apex NZ businesses, developing deep knowledge of key products, services, and risks.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across the New Zealand operations.
• Partner with Line 2 Compliance to ensure emerging risks and regulatory obligations are managed effectively.
• Lead risk assessments, testing, and oversight of remediation activities, ensuring timely and effective mitigation.
• Support and monitor local risk reporting, and escalating significant issues as appropriate.
• Provide advice and training to business teams, including Operations, IT, and client-facing staff.
• Coordinate internal and external audit reviews, ensuring findings are addressed.
• Analyse incidents and control breakdowns, ensuring lessons learned and control enhancements are implemented.
• Maintain the Risk Control Profile, Business Risk Assessments, and testing schedule.
• Manage governance reporting (e.g. LARC, BARC), ensuring quality and timeliness of submissions.
• Oversee business continuity planning and support business continuity exercises.
• Support ongoing enhancement of risk policies, frameworks, and procedures.

Skills

Second line of defence

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Reporting skills

Influence senior stakeholders

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Risk Manager

Location : Auckland, New Zealand

Description

The Risk Manager is a key second line of defence role, responsible for identifying, assessing, and reporting on risks across the business. The role ensures that controls are effective, regulatory obligations are met, and risk frameworks are embedded to support sustainable business outcomes.

What you will be doing

• Proactively identify, assess, and report on business risks, ensuring adequacy and effectiveness of controls.
• Act as subject matter expert for the Apex NZ businesses, developing deep knowledge of key products, services, and risks.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across the New Zealand operations.
• Partner with Line 2 Compliance to ensure emerging risks and regulatory obligations are managed effectively.
• Lead risk assessments, testing, and oversight of remediation activities, ensuring timely and effective mitigation.
• Support and monitor local risk reporting, and escalating significant issues as appropriate.
• Provide advice and training to business teams, including Operations, IT, and client-facing staff.
• Coordinate internal and external audit reviews, ensuring findings are addressed.
• Analyse incidents and control breakdowns, ensuring lessons learned and control enhancements are implemented.
• Maintain the Risk Control Profile, Business Risk Assessments, and testing schedule.
• Manage governance reporting (e.g. LARC, BARC), ensuring quality and timeliness of submissions.
• Oversee business continuity planning and support business continuity exercises.
• Support ongoing enhancement of risk policies, frameworks, and procedures.

Skills Required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification.
• Professional certification in risk, compliance, or auditing (preferred).
• Strong knowledge of risk frameworks in financial services.
• Demonstrated second line of defence experience.
• Proven ability to influence and manage relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative team player, willing to lead or support as needed.

What you will get in return:

• A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
• Competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience;
• Training and development opportunities

Additional information:

We are an equal opportunity employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. Any hiring decision are made on the basis of skills, qualifications and experiences.

We measure our success as a business, not only by delivering great products and services and continually increasing our assets under administration and market share, but also by how we positively impact people, society and the planet.

For more information on our commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) please https://www.apexgroup.com/corporate-social-responsibility/

“Personal data provided by job applicant(s) will be used for recruitment purposes only and will be treated strictly confidential. Such personal data can be accessed by different Apex stakeholders within and out of country for the consideration of the job application hereunder. Application made by the job applicant(s) constitutes the irrevocable consent of the job applicant for her/his personal data to be used by Apex stakeholders within or outside country for the purpose of this recruitment.”

Disclaimer : Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.