Director | Governance, Risk

2 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia MinterEllison Full time

Location: Sydney 

Contract Type: Permanent 
 

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history.  We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities.  That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration.  Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach.  Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas.  

MinterEllison's Consulting Services are leading strategic advisors ready to design, develop and operationalise with clients.  Businesses need integrated capabilities to solve complex organisational problems.  At MinterEllison, we've brought together an unmatched team of experts under one roof with deep industry knowledge and commercial experience who are focused on designing, developing and operationalising solutions in the service areas of Technology, Cyber Security, Risk & Regulatory, Legal Optimisation, Education and ESG.  

As a highly valued employee we will also provide you with a wide range of benefits. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2024.ashx

Your Role

The Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) team sits within our market leading Risk and Regulatory Practice providing our clients comprehensive GRC solutions across a range of industries with a particular focus on the financial services sector. 

We help clients to navigate the complex regulatory landscape in order to build and implement risk management frameworks and governance solutions, that ensure compliance with all relevant obligations, optimal management of operational risk, and standards of conduct consistent with contemporary customer and regulatory expectations. 

We are seeking an experienced GRC Director to play a leadership role in the continued growth of our practice, the delivery of exceptional client outcomes and the management and development of our team. As such, the role requires deep technical expertise in regulatory compliance, operational risk and conduct, strong client and relationship management skills and the ability to coach and develop a team. 

In this role you will have the opportunity to: 

  • Client relationship management and business development.
  • Team leadership and talent development.
  • Internal stakeholder relationship building and management. 
  • Lead the delivery of high profile GRC engagements with many of Australia’s most iconic organisations.
  • Demonstrable and strong project management skills 
  • Engagement Management including risk, WIP management and billing
  • Practice management and ongoing strategy development.

More About You

  • Proven expertise across the regulatory and compliance landscape, operational and conduct risk requirements and contemporary leading practices. 
  • The ability to work with clients to design and implement end to end governance and risk management frameworks.
  • Sound knowledge of key regulations and regulator expectations including the Corporations Act, APRA and ASIC requirements
  • A track record of working with clients to develop and implement future fit risk and compliance operating models, systems and processes, that are pragmatic and commercial and utilise analytics and automation to deliver business and customer outcomes.
  • Experience working with large scale remediation, transformation and regulatory change programs.
  • Expertise in relation to emerging regulatory requirements and focus areas for risk management including ESG and AI risk management.
  • Strong leadership and talent management experience.
  • Effective project management skills.
  • Relevant graduate and post graduate qualifications.

 Why MinterEllison

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

How to apply

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact  Alexandra.Hussain@minterellison.com.

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