Technology Risk Partner

**Highly impactful role as a conduit between the Group Risk and Group Enablement team which comprises our enterprise technology teams, our data management teams and our digital technology teams**:

- **Partner with our Group Enablement Senior Leadership Team to bring our Group strategy to life**:

- **Location agnostic, hybrid working arrangements
**We are Woolworths Group**

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose - ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in an dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

**About the opportunity**

At Woolworths, we believe in putting our customers and team first. The Risk Lead role sits within ‘Partnering’ in the Group Risk Platform.

The role will contribute to the delivery of the Group Enablement teams’ strategy and the Group Risk ambition to guide teams to make risk-informed choices with confidence and help them focus on what matters most. They will do this by shaping the Group Enablement teams’ decisions to achieve commercial outcomes in line with risk appetite, leveraging Group tools and frameworks.

The Risk Lead partners with the Group Enablement’s Senior Leadership Team to understand risks and opportunities and provide them with reliable risk insight to drive value generating decisions. It is the first point of contact for the business into the Group’s Risk platform.

**What you’ll do**

Reporting to the General Manager, your responsibilities include:

- Partnering with the Group Enablement Team in a ‘line 2’ role to deliver the Risk Management strategy, embed a risk culture, enable business objectives to be achieved within risk appetite, and enable the organisation to operate in a safe and sustainable manner
- Operating with an end to end Group-wide lens, considering the potential impact of actions at the Group Enablement level on the plans and strategies of other teams
- Actively Partner with business leaders in strategic planning activities focusing on integrating risk management
- Constructively challenging the business on key risks and control activities, with the aim of supporting the development of commercial and practical risk solutions, which enhance business processes.Influencing appropriate risk management prioritisation to enable operations to meet strategic objectives

**What you’ll bring**

You will have:

- Strong understanding of the key technology risks that need to be managed including supplier risk management and how suppliers contribute to an organisation's risk profile.
- Ability to identify and assess critical controls that mitigate key technology risks mainly enterprise IT and systems related risks
- Previous experience in implementing frameworks/standards such as CIS Critical Security Controls, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, PCI DSS etc.
- Previous experience in supporting technology risk reporting to Executive Committees, Board Committees and other governing bodies.Demonstrated ability to build relations and influence senior stakeholders to achieve risk outcomes

**Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group**

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.