Operational Risk Consultant

Create impact as an **Operational Risk Consultant.**

Join the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand.

**Your Role**

Joining the Operational Risk Team supporting the distribution team for Direct Insurance Australia (DIA), your purpose and unique contribution will be the efficient and effective operationalisation of the risk strategy, uplifting and embedding risk maturity in the business, and assuring our customer interactions align with our processes and policy.

As an **Operational Risk Consultant**, you’ll undertake the risk identification management, review, mitigation and reporting alongside business owners in alignment with the IAG Risk Management Strategy, Risk Management Framework and Risk Appetite Statement.

You’ll be an advocate for driving risk maturity uplift and improvement in the operational risk culture within the division. Your ability to engage broadly and communicate effectively within IAG to influence a practical understanding of operational risk will be a critical factor to success.

You’ll have the opportunity to utilise your analytical thinking and business acumen to influence the business through risk assessment, control testing, reporting and stakeholder engagement. Ideally, you will have come from a background in general insurance, underwriting or distribution.

**This is a permanent role, and we welcome applicants from all major cities in Australia.**

**About You**
- Professional mindset with strong stakeholder management skills, passionate about partnering for success
- Underwriting experience or strong understanding of underwriting process
- Experience in general insurance or financial services industry
- Strong business acumen and risk management experience, ideally in a first line of defence
- Tertiary qualifications in Risk Management preferred, or Economics/Accounting/Finance/Law or related fields desired
- Relevant industry or specialism qualifications e.g.: ANZIIF, AS/NZSISO 31000:2009 (Risk management -principles and guidelines)
- Developed understanding of the regulatory environment, compliance obligations and effective controls
- Excellent attention to detail and forward planning and communication skills

**Applications close Friday 7 June 23:59pm AEDT.**

**ABOUT US**

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. We’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest.

You’ll know our brands - NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI, ROLLiN’, AMI, NZI, and State Insurance to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible.

We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. We expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.

We’re also guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses and communities. Collaborating on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth, develop resilience and create meaningful change.

We're passionate about social issues, walk the talk on sustainability and strive to do more than standard on things that matter, including women in senior leadership, Indigenous empowerment and creating inclusive environments. We’re proud to be an accredited family-friendly workplace and are committed to being a safe and supportive space for all our employees. We do this because we’re ready for you.

All this shows up in what we offer:

- Grow your financial future with 13% superannuation as standard
- Access up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance
- Flexibility through a program called MyFlex - supporting you to live life to the full
- Welcome Back cash bonus when returning from parental leave
- Grow your career through dynamic secondments

Learn more about who IAG is here.