Partner - Business Support (Financial Crime Compliance)

**About the Role**
We're looking for a confident and adaptable compliance professional to join our Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team as a **Partner - Business Support Advisory**. This role is a key part of BOQ Group's broader Group Risk function and acts as the primary point of contact for all business-as-usual (BAU) financial crime compliance matters.

You'll provide expert advice across the organisation, ensuring obligations under the AML/CTF Act and internal FCC frameworks are understood, managed, and embedded into day-to-day operations. This is a generalist role that spans all areas of the BOQ Group, ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys working autonomously, and is passionate about continuous improvement and process optimisation.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide independent review, advice, and challenge on BAU matters to ensure compliance with AML/CTF, FATCA/CRS, and internal FCC policies.
- Support Retail, Business Bank, and Treasury teams with Product and Channel Risk Assessments (PCRAs), Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessments (EWRA), and Product Risk Reviews (PRRs).
- Assess issues and incidents for materiality and report significant matters to AUSTRAC.
- Contribute to insightful reporting on FCC risk profiles, incidents, regulatory changes, and emerging risks.
- Build strong, transparent relationships with internal stakeholders across the business.
- Collaborate with other areas of Compliance to support the design and implementation of frameworks, policies, and processes.
- Champion Compliance's Purpose and Ways of Working across the organisation.
- Stay informed on regulatory developments and proactively advise on implications for the business.

**About you**
You're a confident and adaptable compliance professional with a strong foundation in financial crime obligations, including AUSTRAC regulation and the AML/CTF Act. You bring a deep understanding of banking operations across retail, business, and treasury, and have a knack for simplifying complex regulatory matters. You thrive in ambiguity, are comfortable making independent decisions, and are passionate about continuous improvement and optimising processes. Your ability to engage and influence stakeholders, deliver high-quality work, and identify areas needing deeper analysis makes you a trusted advisor in a transforming and fast-paced environment. Additionally, you embody BOQ Group's values by being bold, curious, and collaborative—driving meaningful change while keeping our customers and communities at the heart of everything you do.
**About Us**
BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose - to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.

Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal - to build social capital through banking. That's creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.

BOQ Group's inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.

Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).

In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.
**Our Benefits**
At BOQ Group, we are passionate about creating an exceptional work environment that nurtures both your professional and personal growth. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance your well-being, provide financial security, and foster a sense of community and inclusion. Here are just some of the fantastic perks you can enjoy as part of our team:

- **Flexible working arrangement**:

- Balance your work and personal life with ease.
- **Discounted financial products** - Enjoy exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.
- **Salary sacrificing options** - Maximise your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.
- **Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements** - Spend quality time with your new family member without any worries.
- **Purchase additional annual leave** - Need more time off? You can buy extra leave days.
- **Discounted private health insurance plan** - Take care of your health with our special rates.
- **Employee Assistance Program (EAP)** - Access confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family
- **Access to employee network groups** - Connect with peers through our First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers, and accessibili