Risk and Governance Manager, Investment Management

20 hours ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Marsh McLennan Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year
Company:MercerDescription:

Risk and Governance Manager, Investment Management

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Investment Management team at Mercer. This role will be based in Melbourne or Sydney. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

We will count on you to:

  • Act as the Risk and Governance Manager for the Investment Management team, ensuring strong risk management practices and compliance with governance, regulatory, and operational obligations.
  • Lead policy reviews, oversee board reporting and investment committee frameworks, and manage incident reporting and risk workshops.
  • Serve as the Risk Champion for the investment management function, promoting a strong risk culture and driving risk transformation initiatives.
  • Build and maintain collaborative relationships with key internal stakeholders including risk, compliance, legal, company secretariat, trustee office, and product teams.
  • Prepare and present reports to Boards, sub-committees, and management committees, ensuring all compliance and governance requirements are met.

What you need to have:

  • Proven experience in risk management and governance within investment management or a related financial services environment.
  • Strong knowledge of regulatory, compliance, fiduciary, and audit requirements relevant to investment management.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to prepare and deliver clear reports and presentations.
  • Ability to lead risk culture initiatives and manage complex governance frameworks.
  • Demonstrated capability to work collaboratively across teams and influence at various organisational levels.

What makes you stand out:

  • A  strong focus on collaboration and cross-functional teamwork.
  • Familiarity with risk transformation projects and continuous improvement of risk management frameworks.
  • Knowledge of Pacific market-specific regulatory and governance requirements.
  • A proactive approach to staying informed on industry developments and best practices.

Why join our team:

  • We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
  • We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
  • Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit , or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one "anchor day" per week on which their full team will be together in person.

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