Manager, Risk

**About the Role**
The role of the Manager Risk - Third Parties has the primary accountability for providing risk advice and guidance, and for assisting Management in the analysis, identification, assessment, mitigation, management and reporting across all relevant risk matters, issues, and incidents within the third party stream of the Retail Banking Division, as necessary. This includes Third Party brokers, commercial white-label partnerships and suppliers within distribution. This role will also be responsible for assisting the Head Of Risk (Line 1), in managing general risk activities, or other ad hoc risk related activities as necessary, within the relevant Division.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Maintain an effective third party broker monitoring and supervision program and lead control uplift activities as well as ongoing control self-assessment activities. Ensure appropriate management of any other material third party relationship, including white-label partners and suppliers.
- Shape and embed risk culture within the third party stream and its leadership team with a view to achieve outcomes aligning with BOQ’s medium and long-term goals and strategic objectives to strengthening the bank and optimising performance.
- Drive effective understanding of risk management practices and regulatory compliance and influence strategic business planning.
- Partner with key Retail Bank stakeholders and its leadership team to embed risk management monitoring and controls across the relevant Retail business unit.
- Develop reporting that provides meaningful insights and drives informed decision-making.
- Consult and liaise with 2nd Operational Risk and Compliance teams. Provide risk advice and guidance to the Leadership Team (LT) and other stakeholders within the Retail or Business Banking division, as necessary.
- Work directly with the 1st Business teams and Heads of Line 1 Risk to manage general risk activities within the Retail or Business Banking divisions.
- Liaise with various stakeholders throughout the BOQ Group to identify, assess, mitigate, manage, and report across all risk and compliance risks, control performance, issues, treatment plans and incidents or other ad hoc risk-related activities.
- Make decisions guided by policies, procedures and strategy and drive the development of existing or new policies and procedures. Update, modify or provide risk feedback across existing policies and procedures within own area of expertise.
- Perform analysis across complex data that informs effective risk management.
- Facilitate training and awareness to staff as needed on risk management practices and expectations as well as relevant key compliance obligations.
- Update, modify or provide risk feedback across existing policies and procedures within own area of expertise.
- Lead or facilitate working groups for remediation.
- Oversee and perform analysis across complex data that informs risk management.
- Direct leadership / supervisory responsibility across a small team (typically less than 5). Coordinate and supervise routine work day-to-day across direct reports.

**About you**
- 5+ years’ experience in a similar role.
- Strong understanding of contemporary risk management frameworks and ISO 31000
- Knowledge of banking or finance processes, controls and practices, and knowledge and experience of Non-Financial risk management.
- Proven track record in performing risk assessments, risk profiling exercises, risk maturity assessments as well as risk control assessments;
- High competency in solving complex problems;
- Exceptional written skills and experience in drafting and presenting papers and reports to senior leaders or Board;
- An understanding of banking and related regulatory legislation and compliance requirements.
- Tertiary qualifications in risk management, governance, law, business, banking, accounting or a finance related discipline would be preferred.
- Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across a wide variety of areas and organisational levels, required.
- Ability to influence outcomes across budgets, proposed solutions, policies and processes.
- Ability to critically analyse and interpret financial, statistical, and qualitative data and present it in a logical manner.
- Ability to communicate effectively in clear and concise language;
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to prioritise.
- Enthusiastic and analytical problem solver who is eager to progress their knowledge in risk management.
- Ability to problem solve, critically analyse data, and articulate potential solutions; provide guidance and oversight across the implementation of solutions or incident remediations.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of the Australian regulatory and legal environment surrounding financial and consumer credit products in Australia, and understanding risk management frameworks comes natural to you.

**About Us**
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