Senior Associate | Business Operational Risk Manager

Senior Associate | Business Operational Risk Manager - MacCap Equities APAC

Join our equities business in Sydney, as an integral partner in a fast-paced environment, ensuring operational risk is effectively identified and managed in relation to new and existing business lines. Our equities business combines deep local expertise with a global perspective to deliver exceptional outcomes for institutional and corporate clients. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of a market-leading business, ensuring proactive and robust risk management. As part of our team, you’ll play a pivotal role in implementing Macquarie’s Risk Management Framework within the Equities business across Australia and New Zealand, with some crossover into the broader APAC region. You’ll work closely with the business to navigate day-to-day operational risk challenges, applying policies and procedures while gaining exposure to a wide array of products and jurisdictions. We offer an exciting opportunity to be part of a small, agile, and globally connected team that fosters a collaborative culture. This role provides significant scope for learning and growth, with hands-on experience across 13 jurisdictions within the Asia-Pacific region and a mature yet continually evolving product suite. For those with the ambition, there is also the potential for offshore placements in the future. In office attendance is required for this role 3+ days per week.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

As part of the First Line of Defence, you will play a key role in supporting the team across APAC, with a primary focus on ANZ. Your responsibilities will include conducting deep-dive reviews of business processes and changes, investigating and managing issues and incidents (operational and behaviour related), surveillance escalations, and ensuring sustainable solutions to address root causes.

You’ll prepare operational risk management reports and perform secretariat tasks for certain risk-related committees, deliver training to foster a strong risk culture, and perform control assurance testing to identify and mitigate risks. Collaborating closely with teams across the business, including Compliance, Finance, Operations, and IT, you’ll support the implementation of new initiatives, conduct risk assessments, and contribute to periodic risk workshops. Your work will drive operational risk awareness and continuous improvement across the Business, with opportunities to engage in a variety of ad hoc projects.

What you offer

- Bring at least 3+ years of experience, ideally in operational risk management within a trading environment.
- Additional experience in Technology, Operations, Finance, or Equities is highly valued.
- Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to integrity.
- Possess exceptional communication skills to build trust, challenge stakeholders, and engage confidently with front office teams.
- Show the ability to meet tight deadlines, perform under pressure, and act on constructive feedback effectively.
- Be a motivated and curious self-starter with the confidence and initiative to drive results in a dynamic environment.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us. If you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

- 1 wellbeing leave day per year
- Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
- Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
- Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
- Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment

Macquarie Capital partners with businesses, startups and governments to connect ideas to capital and help drive innovation, growth and create real-world impact. Our global corporate advisory, investing, development and equities capabilities are underpinned by a full spectrum of capital markets solutions and deep sector expertise, with a focus on infrastructure and real assets, technology, software and services, and resources, energy and materials.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.

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