Operational Risk Lead

1 week ago

Sydney, Australia Insurance Australia Group Full time

Make a difference as a** Lead, Operational Risk - Finance**
Join the largest insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. We’re here for you. Are you ready?

**YOUR ROLE**
We are excited to advertise a newly created role to join our Direct Insurance Australia division (DIA). This pivotal role will provide risk identification management, review, mitigation and reporting alongside business owners aligned to the IAG risk management strategy, risk management framework and risk appetite statement.

You’ll drive risk maturity uplift and improvement in operational risk culture within the Direct Insurance Finance division. A critical success factor for the role is the ability to engage broadly and communicate effectively within IAG to influence a practical understanding of operational risk.

You’ll have the opportunity to utilise your leadership skills by coaching and mentoring a team of consultants, and influence the business through risk assessment, control design and testing, risk event and issue management lifecycles and third-party risk management assistance. Ideally, you will have come from a background in finance.

**ABOUT YOU**
- Strong experience in insurance or financial services
- Experience in a finance team, with actuarial or reserving experience an advantage
- Solid risk management experience, ideally in a first line of defence
- Experience leading a team, ideally in a risk environment
- Relevant industry or specialism qualifications e.g.: ANZIIF, AS/NZSISO 31000:2009 (Risk management -principles and guidelines)
- Developed understanding of the regulatory environment, compliance obligations and effective controls
- Formal written and communication skills
- Highly organised, with high attention to detail and forward planning
- Excellent stakeholder management skills

Applications close on **Sunday, 3 September at 23:59pm.**

**ABOUT US**
IAG is not only the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand, underwriting over $AUD13 billion of premium per annum, we’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest.

You’ll know our brands - CGU, WFI, NRMA Insurance, AMI, NZI, and State Insurance to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible.

When you join IAG, you’re not joining one brand. You’re joining a large purpose-led, Trans-Tasman group dedicated to making your world a safer place.

We’re ready to grow your career, acknowledge every part of you, recognise your brilliance, lead you with purpose and help you live your own purpose through us.

At IAG you can enjoy:

- Grow your financial future with 13% superannuation as standard.
- Access up to 50% off home and motor insurance.
- Flexibility and support so you can live life to the full.
- Receive meaningful recognition through an award-winning system.
- Join great employee network communities.
- Carers and parents hub and support.

We’re committed to the reconciliation movement in Australia for First Nations people and focus on providing a safe and supportive work environment for all our employees. You can find our Reconciliation Action Plan on our company website.

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