Risk Manager - Asset Management (Line 1)

• At Insignia Financial, your voice, ideas and individuality counts
• Location Sydney with hybrid working arrangements
• Max Term Full-time role

The opportunity to join our team

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Line 1 Risk Manager to join our Asset Management division to support the Investments and Strategic Delivery teams. This role is responsible for implementation of the Risk Management framework and embedding risk management practices, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations, and acting as a trusted advisor to the business. You will work closely with Line 1 Risk supporting Product, Distribution and Operations, Legal, and Line 2 risk teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Champion and drive a strong risk culture.
• Act as the first point of contact for risk and compliance matters for the CIO, Direct Capabilities and Strategic Delivery teams.
• Ensure risk management, compliance and governance practices are robust, well designed, and embedded within the teams.
• Ensure risk, compliance obligations and controls are identified, recorded, assessed and appropriately managed
• Management of the Investments Risk Forum including any other relevant forums.
• Conduct risk assessments and perform control testing.
• Lead incident and breach management processes, including root cause analysis and monitoring of remediation actions to completion.
• Support projects and business initiatives by ensuring the management of executions risks and leading the Delivered Risk assessment activities.
• Monitor compliance with internal policies, regulatory obligations, and industry standards (e.g., ASIC, APRA, AFSL requirements).

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Law, Business, or a related field.
• Proven experience in risk, compliance, or audit within financial services, preferably in asset or investment management. Strong understanding of the Asset Management business preferred
• Strong understanding of the Australian regulatory environment (ASIC, APRA, AFSL).
• Experience with and knowledge of risk frameworks, obligations management and control assurance.
• Strong collaboration, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Experience in designing, implementing, and testing controls to mitigate identified risks.
• Experience in managing incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and monitoring remediation.
• Ability to proactively identify, escalate and problem solve issues.
• Ability to execute activities efficiently and manage competing demands.
• Strong analytical, verbal and report writing skills and attention to detail.

Make your move. Make your mark.

What gets us excited about working here? Helping people do more with their money. From those starting out to those retiring. As your team, we’ll show up for you and together we will create financial wellbeing for every Australian. Because we know people who are confident about their financial future live better lives

If this sounds like your kind of career, you sound like our kind of person. Here, you’ll be making a positive impact in people’s lives straightaway – and every day. The first point of contact for our clients whenever they need support.

Along the way, you’ll be free to learn new skills, grow, and get great things done. Around here, we like to call it “putting our fingerprints on the future”.

Showing up for every Australian

We’re one of Australia’s leading financial wellbeing organisations, helping people feel good about their money. This starts by helping our people feel good about working here. That means flexibility. Plenty of opportunity. And celebrating all the unique things that make you, you – what matters to you, matters to us.

To Apply

Read more here about why you should join our team.

Applicants will be required to provide evidence of their eligibility to work in Australia, and at a minimum be required to undertake police and basic credit checks as a condition of employment.

Please note that applications from agencies will not be considered at this time.

We acknowledge and celebrate the richness that individual differences bring to our team. If you need assistance or an adjustment during the application process, please reach out and let us know.