Life Insurance Risk Manager
1 week ago
We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Risk Leader to join our Australia Risk Leadership team. The successful candidate will lead a small Life risk team, partner closely with 1st line leaders, and act as a trusted adviser by providing independent challenge on strategic initiatives and material transactions.
Key Responsibilities- Driving risk awareness and embedding clear risk–reward trade offs in decision making.
- Ensuring timely execution of the Zurich Risk Management Framework and the ZFSA Risk Management Strategy across all risk types.
- Presenting risk reporting and opinions to senior committees.
- Owning risk appetite monitoring, participating in key governance forums, and managing relationships with regulators and Group functions.
- Championing a strong risk culture and leading risk change to meet regulatory requirements.
- 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.
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and develop a high-performing risk team and contribute to the success of our business.
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