Risk and Compliance Manager

The Company

Robert Half is proud to be partnering with a highly respected listed business in the financial services sector to appoint a newly created Risk and Compliance position, with a broad remit and high visibility across the organisation.

Our client, a long-established and highly reputable funds management business with an exceptional and diversified portfolio, is renowned for delivering consistent and market-leading performance. Backed by a strong institutional shareholder base, the business has experienced year on year growth since its inception and is set to continue to expand and diversify into new markets as this growth continues. With a peerless reputation for performance, the business is also known as an innovator and disruptor whilst maintaining a focus on ethical investments and the integrity of its operation.

This critical appointment for talented and experienced Risk and Compliance Manager will be instrumental in setting the organisation up for the next chapter of its success.

The Role

Reporting into an experienced Chief Risk Officer, the Risk and Compliance Manager will experience a broad and varied role with a high degree of stakeholder engagement across all levels of the business, including the ELT and the Board.

Key responsibilities will include the following:

• Lead and continuously develop the enterprise Risk Management and Compliance Frameworks
• Ensure systems, processes and tools effectively manage risk whilst supporting growth, as well as strategic and operational objectives.
• Partner with business units to identify, assess and manage operational, strategic and emerging risks
• Collaborate closely with Legal, IT, Sustainability, Finance and other teams to provide integrated oversight across a broad trance of areas including cyber, climate, and AI governance.
• Closely follow regulatory developments and industry trends relevant to the organisation's operations, ensuring compliance and adherence.
• Present regular risk and compliance reports to the ELT and the Board, providing insights and recommendations.
• Management of the internal audit process and follow-up of audit findings to strengthen internal controls and risk mitigation.
• Take a lead on the maintenance and testing of the Business Continuity and Crisis Management Framework, ensuring alignment with the organisation's strategic priorities
• Oversee incident and breach management and reporting, ensuring appropriate escalation and continuous improvement.

The appointed candidate will bring a commercial lens to the Risk and Compliance function; balancing the commercial and growth aspirations of the business alongside its regulatory and compliance needs. It will best suit an individual who can think and operate with a growth mindset and have comfort in crafting the risk and compliance function to be an enabler and not an impediment to growth.

Your Profile

An experienced Risk & Compliance professional with experience in a commercially focused role, you will be someone who can craft an effective governance framework which is suited to a high-growth and commercial business. Ideally experienced within the financial services or funds management sectors, you will have a strong grasp of the regulatory landscape.

You will ideally also have and bring:

• Sound corporate governance framework knowledge (AML, ASIC, AFSL).
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as accounting, law, commerce or a related discipline.
• Sound judgement and problem-solving ability with the capability to think both strategically and operationally.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills and the confidence and ability to present at every level.
• A collaborative and positive approach to your work and the ability to influence outcomes through positive reinforcement and proactive change management.
• A comfort in working with both technical and non-technical audiences and a capability to distil the complex into the easy to understand.
• Motivated by working in a lean environment with a broad range of responsibilities and where no two days are the same.
• A team-focused and inclusive approach to achieving shared goals via collaboration and a can-do attitude.

The successful candidate will join a cohesive, high-performing team within an organisation that values its people and invests in their professional growth. They will play a pivotal role in a business-critical function, contributing directly to the continued success and improvement of a well-respected company. This is an excellent opportunity for a risk professional who wants to make a meaningful impact in an environment that fosters collaboration, innovation, and integrity.

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