Manager Risk And Control Enablement

Bankwest, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Manager Risk and Control Enablement
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Join a high-impact team within the Retail Operations (RO) division of the Chief Operations Office (COO).
As a trusted advisor, you'll strengthen RO's risk and compliance capabilities and uplift the control environment across Everyday Banking Operations.
The RO Risk Advisory team provides trusted advice to the RO business to strengthen risk and compliance capabilities and optimise the risk and control environment.
This is a dynamic, fast-paced role offering an excellent opportunity for experienced operational risk professionals to broaden their impact across a new business area, particularly in retail banking or home lending environments.
You'll be a proactive and autonomous risk partner to RO Everyday Banking Operations, delivering Line 1 risk advisory services across:
Risk Advisory & Change Management
Lead and own risk assessments for business and product change initiatives under the Change Management Risk Standard (CMRS).
Advise on emerging risks and control implications, ensuring risk mitigations are embedded early and influence cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Tech, Delivery) with clear, actionable risk advice.
Perform and lead proactive risk identification initiatives, such as risk deep dives.
Operational Risk & Compliance
Design, implement, and assess controls aligned to operational and compliance risk frameworks.
Drive control uplift initiatives and support control assurance activities and maintain compliance arrangements and obligations, ensuring adherence to policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and industry codes.
Lead structured root cause analysis and resolution planning for incidents, and conduct Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSA) and Compliance Self Assessments (CSA).
Risk Reporting & Governance
Draft reports and deliver insights through dashboards and trend analysis to inform senior stakeholders and governance forums.
Enhance data quality across systems and support external assurance activities (Line 2 reviews, audits).
What You'll Bring
We're looking for a candidate who combines technical depth, commercial practicality and strong stakeholder influencing skills.
Proven experience in operational risk and compliance within financial services, ideally retail banking and risk repositories (such as IBM OpenPages/Riskinsite).
Expertise in control design, implementation, and assurance and issue management.
Strong communication and advisory skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across business units and senior stakeholders.
Resilience, adaptability, and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics are key to success in this role.
Tertiary qualifications in risk, business, or related disciplines and professional certifications are advantageous.
Your Development
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Advertising End Date: 10/09/2025
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance and Sales
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