Mars Recruitment is partnering with a leading financial services organisation to onboard a senior member of the Enterprise Risk function, you will provide independent second-line oversight, challenge and advice across the organisation, partnering closely with senior leaders and risk owners. You will play a key role in strengthening operational risk capability, enhancing risk frameworks and driving a proactive and effective risk culture.

Key responsibilities:

• Providing second-line oversight and challenge across operational and non-financial risk.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders and risk owners to identify, assess and manage key operational risks.
• Driving the ongoing enhancement and embedding of the organisation's Risk Management Framework.
• Reviewing and challenging first-line risk assessments, controls, incidents, issues and remediation activities.
• Providing oversight across RCSA, risk appetite metrics, controls and assurance activities.
• Conducting thematic and deep-dive reviews to identify emerging or systemic risk themes.
• Providing independent risk oversight across material change, transformation and third-party initiatives.
• Supporting operational resilience activities, including business continuity and other key non-financial risk areas.
• Contributing to senior management and Board-level risk reporting and governance.
• Developing and maintaining risk policies, standards, frameworks and training materials.
• Influencing and uplifting risk capability and culture across the organisation.

Key Requirements:

• 8+ years' experience across Operational, Enterprise or Non-Financial Risk, ideally within financial services or a similarly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of second-line risk oversight and the ability to balance independent challenge with practical, commercially focused advice.
• Sound knowledge of the APRA regulatory environment, particularly CPS 220 and CPS 230.
• Broad operational risk experience spanning areas such as RCSA, risk appetite, controls, incidents and issues, assurance and remediation.
• Experience partnering with the business through significant risk in change, transformation or strategic initiatives.
• Confidence engaging with and influencing senior leaders, including constructively challenging decisions where required.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in a business, finance, legal or related discipline will be highly regarded.

Reach out to Abbey at Mars Recruitment for more information- abbey.lynch@marsrecruitment.com.au