Manager, Operational Risk

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow, and deliver better outcomes for members.

**Your New Role**

In this 12 month contract you will be a key part of the Operational Risk and Controls Team within the Compliance and Operational Risk Team, the line 1 risk team supporting the Fund Services Domain. You will be responsible for executing and supporting the design and delivery of an efficient and effective end-to-end risk and controls program across designated departments within the Fund Services Domain.

You will be outcomes focused and key to providing substantiated and informed perspectives to senior management on their control environments and compliance with the Fund’s risk and policy frameworks.
- Key duties include but are not limited to: _
- Support and assist the Senior Manager Business Risk & Controls in the delivery of the risk and control plan for designated departments within the Fund Services Domain.
- Develop and advise junior members of the team in risk practices and oversee continual improvement in their technical knowledge.
- Provide relevant and timely risk reporting with specific data analysis and insights on their risk profile.
- Ensure specific risk areas are appropriately reviewed, managed, monitored and integrated with the overall delivery of the risk framework and recorded within the GRC system. This will include incident reporting, control identification, a control self-assessment program, monitoring of findings and actions and model management.
- Identifying systemic issues and events resulting from unidentified risks that may impact the business unit.
- Conduct testing assigned by the control review program that assesses control design effectiveness and follow up on process and/ or control improvement recommendations.
- Manage with the triage, escalation and reporting of incidents and significant events.
- Test operational readiness and provide input or sign-off for projects and change initiatives before ‘going live’. Ensure that key risk and controls have been updated in core risk systems.

**What You’ll Need**
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (B.Com, B. Fin or equivalent) gained in Australia or overseas.
- 7+ years post graduate experience in Operational Risk, Enterprise Risk, Internal or External Audit, Business Analyst.
- An understanding of prudential or markets regulations with respect to risk management and investment governance experience will be drawn from either first, second or third line of defense risk management functions from within major financial institutions, custodians, superannuation funds or an insurance office (specific investment functional exposure is an added benefit).
- Exposure to Internal or External Audit risk and control identification and testing practices/ methodologies.
- Strong analytical skills, organizational and planning skills with a high attention to detail.
- Strong written and oral communication/ interpersonal skills with the ability to present ideas, perspectives and issues to senior management.
- Strong engagement skills that reflect a p rofessional, collegiate and engaging approach to risk management.

**Life at AustralianSuper**

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

**What’s Next**

Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.

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- Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you._

**The AustralianSuper Story
As a profit-to-member superannuation fund, AustralianSuper is run only for members, and is here to help members achieve their best possible retirement outcome. We don't pay profits or dividends to shareholders, so the money we make goes back into the fund.

We’re an organisation of talented, inspiring colleagues and passionate leaders. As we continue to grow in size and complexity, we need people who will challenge our thinking, deliver outstanding outcomes and most importantl