General Manager, Risk and Compliance

At Allianz, we care for all the things that make you, you. For feeling like you belong. For a place where learning never stops. For growing new skills and opening up exciting possibilities. For your curiosity to thrive and help transform an industry. And when life twists, there’s flexibility for balance and the support you need. We know that flexible work comes in different forms, that’s why we’re embracing hybrid teams - enabling employees to maintain a balance of working both in the office and remote, supporting the needs of both the business and individual. So, come and share your ideas, give back and feel proud to be part of a company doing work that matters across climate change and mental health.

Let’s care for everyone’s tomorrow so we can create a better future together.

**About the Role**:
Reporting to the Chief General Manager, you will hold full accountability to lead the divisional risk and compliance team to support the division in complying with the organisation’s risk and compliance management framework, in identifying and managing risks and in promoting and strengthening the risk culture of the division and the enterprise.

**Other key aspects of the role**:

- Demonstrate thought leadership and influence across the division with proactive advice, review and challenge of the division’s approach to managing risk.
- Provide advice on the design, implementation and ongoing monitoring and maintenance of division-specific compliance and risk procedures, processes and controls in support of the above, monitoring business activities against defined risk appetite and escalating as required.
- Lead the team to communicate and advise divisional management of responsibilities as framework and risk owners, namely regarding risk identification, the implementation of risk controlling mechanisms, risk monitoring and continued compliance with local regulatory and Allianz standards.
- Lead the team to deliver control assurance testing in accordance with the enterprise wide integrated assurance plan maintained by Line 2.
- Drive the design and delivery of other targeted or thematic reviews in support of divisional management including framework and risk owners.
- Provide advice and guidance on the implementation of corporate compliance and risk frameworks and policies, liaising closely with Line 2 on all divisional-specific risk management and compliance matters, and escalate non adherence and/or delays in completing, updating and maintaining operational compliance plans, quarterly risk declarations, risk views and all key risk and control assessment activities.
- Lead the team to provide advice and insights on business solutions for implementing incoming regulatory change.
- Lead the team to investigate and report on framework deviations and breaches and, in the case of a material deviation or significant breach, engage Line 2 to jointly oversee remediation, identification of root cause and control strengthening.

**Important to your success**:

- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.
- Extensive risk and compliance management experience for a complex, matrixed financial services (corporate) organisation.
- Extensive financial services risk and compliance experience in either a Line 1, Line 2 or Line 3 role.
- Demonstrated technical understanding of effective controls and how to assess and evidence design and operating effectiveness of controls.
- Ability to partner and collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders to establish strong professional relationships and influence outcomes including demonstrated ability to drive a strong risk culture.
- Demonstrated evidence of successfully leading high performing risk or compliance teams.

**What's on offer?**

As we embed a customer obsession strategy across everything we do, you'll have an opportunity to drive innovation and transformation that delivers a tangible and meaningful impact on our people, our customers and our community.

Enjoy a high-trust culture that empowers you to use your skills and abilities to achieve a meaningful impact.

Feel supported to give something a go - try different things, take on new responsibilities and explore opportunities.

Be part of a team that's open-minded, supportive, approachable and genuinely focused on customer outcomes.

Let’s care for tomorrow. For a career with plenty of room to grow. Care to join us?

LI-AllianzAU

**Job Level**:

- Professional

**Location**:

- Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000**Area of Expertise**:

- Risk Management

**Unit**:

- Allianz Australia

**Employing Entity**:

- ALLIANZ AUSTRALIA SERVICES PTY LTD

**Job Type**:

- Full-Time

**Remote Job**:

- Hybrid working

**Employment Type**:

- Permanent

**ID**:

- 55805

**Position Cluster**:

- Allianz Executive