Head of Regulatory Change and Compliance Transformation

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee
- Location: Sydney
- Type: 12 Months Fixed term, full time
- Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

**The opportunity**

We are looking for a Head of Regulatory Change and Compliance Transformation to lead the Regulatory Change and Compliance Modernisation teams. The role will be responsible for ensuring QBE achieves compliance with new requirements in order to safeguard our customers and preserve public trust, and supporting QBE’s modernisation and transformation program of work.

In this role, you will be responsible for the Regulatory Change framework & strategy for AUSPAC, overseeing regulatory change and modernisation projects and playing a crucial role in strengthening compliance risk culture by embedding best practice compliance management.

**Your new role**

In this role, you will:

- Have a detailed understanding of and prepare detailed assessments of regulatory change including interpretation of the new/amended requirements, determining the impact of the changes to QBE, supporting identification and appointment of the Regulatory Change Sponsor, drafting obligations and providing regulatory change oversight to ensure that compliance arrangements are in place prior to the legislation effective date.
- Lead the Compliance by Design approach in QBE’s modernisation and transformation program of work. Partner with internal stakeholders to design and implement a compliant by design new insurance platform, focussed on driving positive customer outcomes.
- Be a key member of the AUSPAC Compliance Leadership Team
- Lead the early identification of key regulatory reforms and obligations for AUSPAC, including embedding a robust environmental scanning process.
- Monitor regulatory developments / trends, advise on implications to QBE and play a key advocacy role to ensure balanced regulatory outcomes.
- Be responsible for the governance of Regulatory Change Committee, which oversees the governance and delivery of regulatory change management, including overseeing operational implementation.
- Provide advice, challenge, and oversight on change initiatives to ensure they are proactively managed and implemented in a sustainable manner.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Experience in design and implementation of regulatory change frameworks, and knowledge of financial services and insurance regulation, industry and products.
- Experience in supporting large transformation programs from a Compliance perspective and agile ways of working.
- A strategic mindset and be able to effectively communicate across the business to diverse audiences and focused on delivering practical and effective solutions.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.
- Ability to understand and interpret the business and its operations holistically

**About QBE**

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future - helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage. We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities. With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment - what if it was yours too? Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen

**Benefits**

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

- ‘Hybrid Working’ - a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
- Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
- Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

**Rewards & Recognition**

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
- Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) - the definitive national benchma