Risk Specialist

**Risk Specialist - Data Risk**(**Job Number**:250000LG**)**

**Description**

We're seeking an experienced Risk Specialist to join our dynamic Insights & Analytics team. This critical role within our Risk, Compliance & Controls Enablement (RCCE) function is key to guiding and supporting the identification, treatment, and management of risks across our Data, Digital & Innovation initiatives.

You'll play a vital role in enhancing information and data security for RACQ, contributing significantly to our overall risk management capability and culture.

Key Responsibilities include:

- Drive the discovery, reduction, and monitoring of risks across our Data, Digital & Innovation functions to protect RACQ's valuable data.
- Promote Risk Excellence: Act as a key advocate for sound risk management, improving understanding and competence in risk across Data, Digital & Innovation and the broader RACQ organisation.
- Maintain Compliance & Transparency: Produce detailed risk reports for DDI, swiftly resolve urgent concerns, and ensure compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and data governance rules.
- Build Strategic Connections: Develop and nurture strong working relationships within Data, Digital & Innovation and across other key areas of the business such as Technology, Group Risk, Procurement, and Legal to achieve seamless risk and compliance alignment.
- Offer expert advice and support on data management risk, conduct comprehensive evaluations of data controls, and lead efforts to enhance our risk management capabilities.

About you:

- You'll bring a robust background in risk management
- You possess in-depth understanding of data management risk, governance environments, and a practical grasp of Australian Privacy laws and regulations.
- You have demonstrated experience navigating APRA standards (e.g., CPG 235 Managing Data Risk) and other relevant data/security regulations, with a proven ability to ensure compliance and oversee control testing.
- You excel at analysing intricate data, extracting actionable insights, formulating recommendations, and communicating complex information clearly across all organisational levels.
- You're skilled at fostering strong working relationships, influencing key stakeholders, effectively managing diverse workloads, and leading initiatives.

Why join RACQ?

It is an exciting time to be part of RACQ as we continue our transformation towards better, smarter solutions that deliver more security and prosperity for Queenslanders. We are big enough to make a real difference in our community, yet small enough to nurture your professional and personal development.

By joining RACQ, you'll be part of new sustainability initiatives, including a commitment to being a carbon neutral organisation by 2032. We've invested in and partnered with sustainable companies, including the introduction home solar and batteries, Green Home and Car Loans, and many other products and initiatives. We'll continue to advocate for, research, and offer green solutions.

At RACQ we are passionate about building a diverse and inclusive workplace to create better outcomes for our employees and our members. We aim for our teams to be a true reflection of our communities and are committed to inclusion particularly people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, and those who may experience diversity or disability related barriers in securing employment. Applicants from these and other diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirement, please advise us at the time of applying.

What we offer you:
Our employee benefits are designed to enrich your work life, your home and the community you live in, some of these include:

- Financial benefits and discounts on a range of banking, assistance and insurance products
- Give back to our communities with paid volunteer leave, payroll giving and volunteering for community events such as MotorFest.
- A range of flexible working and leave options, parental leave of 13 weeks primary carer leave, purchased leave up to 4 weeks per year, cultural observance leave, substitution of public holidays for cultural/religious reasons, personal leave for wellbeing, gender affirmation leave.
- Prioritise your wellbeing with discounts on health programs and access to wellbeing initiatives such annual flu vaccinations, corporate health insurance offer and free and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Invest in your development with in-house development programs and access to an extensive digital learning platform.

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**Work Locations**

Eight Mile Plains 2649 Logan Road Eight Mile Plains 4113