Senior Manager - 1st Line People & Culture Risk

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

The opportunity to join our team

This role is responsible for supporting the identification, management, and oversight of risks within the People & Culture (P&C) function, operating as part of the first line of defence. This role ensures that the P&C team complies with our risk management framework, relevant regulatory obligations, and internal policies - all while enabling effective and safe P&C practices across the employee lifecycle. The Senior Manager – 1st Line People and Culture Risk focuses on effective risk management across people and culture which support to ensure our people more broadly can deliver what matters to our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, assess, and document risks across P&C (e.g., recruitment, performance management, payroll, diversity & inclusion, employee relations).
• Develop key controls with risk owners to mitigate identified risks, ensuring control design is effective, appropriate and aligned to our risk management framework.
• Monitor control effectiveness through regular control testing and assurance activities.
• Manage risk and incident registers related to P&C, ensuring accurate reporting and timely resolution of issues.
• Carry out annual obligation and risk management declaration for the Trustee.

• Support the development, review, and governance of P&C policies and procedures in line with regulatory and legal obligations (e.g., Fair Work Act, Privacy Act, APRA CPS 230/CPS 520, Workplace Health & Safety).
• Provide timely and accurate risk reporting and insights to the P&C leadership team and relevant risk/governance forums.
• Champion risk awareness and capability uplift across the P&C function, delivering targeted education and training.
• Embed strong risk culture and awareness into P&C decision-making, projects, and transformation programs including championing the effective embedding of change driven from our line two risk team
• Partner with project teams to provide proactive risk advice on strategic workforce initiatives (e.g., restructures, systems implementations).

What you will bring

• Relevant proven experience in risk, compliance, or governance within financial services.

• Sound knowledge of operational risk frameworks and three lines of defence model.
• Strong understanding of P&C processes and related regulatory environments (e.g., APRA, ASIC, Fair Work, Privacy, WHS).
• Experience with risk registers, risk management frameworks, issue/incident management, and policy governance.
• Experience identifying, documenting and testing internal controls.
• Qualifications in Risk Management, Human Resources, Law, or a related field.
• Understanding of regulatory expectations such as APRA’s CPS 230 (Operational Risk Management) and its implications for P&C.
• Advanced ability to research, interpret and advise on the practical application of complex legislative requirements and reforms
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications
• Advanced relationship & stakeholder management skills including influencing, challenging, negotiation and achieving through others
• Proven ability to operate effectively with the ambiguity associated with a large, complex and dynamic business

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.