Senior Risk Strategist

1 day ago

North Sydney Council, Australia beBeeRisk Full time $180,000 - $250,000
About the Role

A forward-thinking Head of Risk, Life Insurance is sought to join our Australia Risk Leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic and commercially-minded professional to lead a small Life risk team.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years' experience in risk management, including life insurance, with deep expertise across all risk types. They will possess strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, as well as excellent stakeholder, presentation and influencing abilities.

This role offers leadership development with potential progression to the Australia Chief Risk Officer (CRO) position. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving risk awareness, embedding clear risk–reward trade-offs in decision making, and ensuring timely execution of the Zurich Risk Management Framework and the ZFSA Risk Management Strategy.

Responsibilities
  • Lead a small Life risk team and partner closely with 1st line leaders
  • Provide independent challenge on strategic initiatives and material transactions
  • Drive risk awareness and embed clear risk–reward trade-offs in decision making
  • Ensure timely execution of the Zurich Risk Management Framework and the ZFSA Risk Management Strategy
Key Skills and Qualifications
  • 10+ years' risk management experience in financial services, including life insurance
  • Deep expertise across all risk types, with hands-on application of controls and remediation
  • Strong knowledge of the Australian insurance market, its regulatory landscape, and life insurance risk characteristics
  • Solid understanding of enterprise risk management frameworks and risk governance best practice
  • Experience operating within APRA and ASIC frameworks, including direct regulator engagement
Benefits

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • 5 weeks of annual leave
  • 15 days of personal/carer's leave
  • Hybrid working arrangement – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home per week
  • Access to wellbeing programs and a AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year
  • Global mobility opportunities across more than 200 countries worldwide
Why Join Us?

Zurich is committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.

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