Risk Director - Asset Management & Finance
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000 Brisbane, QLD, AU, 4000 Hobart, TAS, AU, 7000 Adelaide, SA, AU, 5000 Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3000
- At Insignia Financial, your voice, ideas and individuality counts
- Location agnostic with hybrid working arrangements
- Permanent Full-time role
The opportunity to join our team
Reporting to the General Manager Risk – Asset Management & Finance, you will play a key role in ensuring a sound risk and compliance culture across Asset Management, Finance and Insignia’s ESG activities. The role will act as the 2IC to the GM and will have a strong focus on leading a team of risk specialists providing end-end Line 2 risk oversight to enable meeting business objectives in a safe and commercial manner. This role is instrumental in delivering better risk outcomes for Insignia, thereby supporting better client outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building a strong and highly regarded Risk Management team
- Provision of effective Line 2 review and challenge across Insignia’s Asset Management, ESG and Finance areas.
- Provision of risk management expertise and considered advice aligned to established risk frameworks.
- Using your depth of experience, assisting with growth and development of team members.
- Line 2 oversight of business planning activities, regulatory requirements, compliance plans, change initiatives, incident and breach reporting, controls and associated assessments/attestations.
- Cultivating and fostering enduring relationships with the business and the Office of Responsible Entities.
- Work fluently across other Risk Management functions including the ‘head of’ cohort in order to facilitate end-end engagement.
- Key contributor to the board/committee reporting.
- Attend boards/committees as required (supporting the GM Risk)
What you will bring
- Undergraduate degree in Business/Commerce, Law or relevant subjects (mandatory)
- Experience in a similar role, ideally within the asset management sector (5 years) as it relates to fund origination and fund management.
- Knowledge of operational risk and compliance principles and frameworks
- Knowledge of ESG and Responsible Investing practices, regulations, and emerging risks
- Demonstrated ability to successfully lead high performing teams.
- Demonstrated skill and experience in building trusted relationships.
- Experience working in complex businesses undergoing significant transformation.
- Ability to impart knowledge and experience through coaching and leading-by-example.
- Ability to drive behavioural and mindset changes with key stakeholders.
- Ability to mentor team members to support their development requirements.
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.