Partner - Policies and Frameworks (Financial Crime

**About the Role**
Here at BOQ Group we have been busy working behind the scenes building out our fastest-growing team - Group Risk - for an exciting and ambitious future-state

You may have seen we have plenty of Risk-related roles to choose from. We are strengthening, simplifying, and digitizing, whilst ensuring our foundations are in place. With foundation comes strength, and we are building strong and stable teams to work across our multi-branded business but most importantly, elevating our Risk culture - there is so much opportunity to contribute to the overarching frameworks and be paramount in supporting our transformation into a digital bank.

As Partner - Policies and Frameworks, reporting into the Senior Partner - Central Financial Crime Compliance, you will be responsible for establishing, reviewing and continually refining the 2nd Line of Defence FinCrime Compliance framework and policy suite (including the BOQ AML/CTF Program) to ensure it complies with regulatory requirements and regulator expectations. You will also ensure it reflects best practice, and is appropriately communicated and embedded across the Group.

Using your technical knowledge and expertise on policy and operational aspects of financial crime matters, incorporating Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorism Financing and related legislation, you will also maintain the full suite of Financial Crime Program Policies and Standards at BOQ. This includes AML/CTF, Sanctions and Tax Transparency (Common Reporting Standard / FATCA) standards.

You will also support the Senior Partner - Central Financial Crime Compliance to:

- Provide high quality and timely advice and guidance to FinCrime Compliance Advisory peers and stakeholders, on compliance with the FinCrime policy suite and framework.
- Drive policy uplift and maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory changes and industry best practice.
- Maintain relationships with external bodies such as the Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) and similar organisations.
- Contributing to regulatory change projects, and on occasion and where appropriate to do so, lead regulatory change.

**About you**
Your success in this role will rely on your advanced knowledge and understanding of financial crime compliance obligations including the AML/CTF Act, AUSTRAC guidance etc, as well as financial crime compliance industry practice. You will have proven experience managing regulatory change in the Financial Crime risk class, coupled with strong analytical skills and the ability to proactively identify issues and provide business orientated solutions.

You will have excellent stakeholder management skills and proven success in building and effectively managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior business managers and regulators.

To be successful, you will also have previous experience working in and supporting financial services and banking businesses, as well as understand the impact that policies have on operational functions, especially businesses where 3rd parties are used.

**About Us**
BOQ is one of Australia’s leading regional banks and provides a genuine alternative for Australian financial services customers and employees. Our purpose is to create prosperity for our customers, shareholders and people through empathy, integrity and by making a difference. Our ambition is to be known as the bold challenger bank; with multi-brands that are digitally enabled with a personal touch.

BOQ is passionate about providing opportunities for you to develop your career as we continuously adapt and deliver in a transformational and collaborative environment with a strong focus on community.

BOQ’s Inclusion vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.

In 2021 BOQ Group was awarded a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation.

**Our Benefits**
- Discounted financial products
- Salary sacrificing options
- Paid parental leave with no minimum
- Paid volunteer days
- Purchase annual leave
- BUPA Corporate Plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A ‘zero tolerance’ to Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) with active support for employees experiencing DFV
- 5 employee diversity network groups focusing on; First Nations Reconciliation Council, Proudly ME (LGBTIQA+), Multicultural, Gender and Early Career.
- BOQ Group is a member of Pride in Diversity and a participating organisation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

**How to Apply**

The Bank of Queensland is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.

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