Senior Risk & Compliance Manager – NZ

Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch); Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Training and development opportunities

Global exposure

Job summary

The Risk Manager role at Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch) in Auckland, New Zealand, focuses on identifying, assessing and reporting risks across the business to ensure controls are effective and regulatory obligations are met. You will build strong stakeholder relationships, lead risk assessments, coordinate remediation activities, and support audits while driving continuous improvements.

This is a senior, collaborative role within a global financial services group.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, assess, and report on business risks, ensuring adequacy and effectiveness of controls.
• Act as subject matter expert for Apex NZ businesses, developing deep knowledge of 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 escalate 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

Stakeholder management

Second line of defence

Risk frameworks

Analytical skills

Reporting

Written and verbal communication

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

The Risk Manager role at Apex Group Ltd (UK Branch) in Auckland, New Zealand, focuses on identifying, assessing and reporting risks across the business to ensure controls are effective and regulatory obligations are met. You will build strong stakeholder relationships, lead risk assessments, coordinate remediation activities, and support audits while driving continuous improvements.

This is a senior, collaborative role within a global financial services group.