Risk & Compliance Lead

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Location: Job Type: Permanent Discipline: Accounting
Reference: 1690649 Posted: about 18 hours ago

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Risk & Compliance Lead - APAC
  
North Sydney | Hybrid | $140,000-$150,000 + Super
  
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Risk & Compliance Lead to join a growing global business in a newly created position based in North Sydney.
  
This is a genuine opportunity to make your mark and influence the direction of risk and compliance across APAC. As a newly created role, you’ll have the freedom to shape and improve processes, build strong relationships across the business and implement practical solutions.
  
You’ll join a business with an excellent, collaborative culture, approachable leadership and genuine autonomy, where you’ll be trusted to take ownership and have a real voice in how things are done.
  
About the role
  

• Leading and continuously improving the APAC risk and compliance framework
• Maintaining regional policies, standards and regulatory obligations
• Monitoring regulatory developments across multiple APAC jurisdictions and translating these into practical business requirements
• Providing commercially focused risk and compliance advice to senior stakeholders across Sales, Client Services, Operations and other functions
• Assessing the effectiveness of business processes and controls and identifying areas for improvement
• Leading assurance reviews, remediation activities and root-cause investigations
• Managing risk and compliance incidents, including escalation and reporting where required
• Overseeing regulatory reporting, compliance calendars, licence renewals and scheduled reviews
• Supporting new services, clients and business initiatives from a risk and compliance perspective
• Preparing clear and insightful reporting for regional and Group stakeholders
• Working closely with and providing guidance to an established offshore Risk & Compliance team
• Supporting the development of a strong risk-aware and accountable culture across APAC

  
About you
  

• Experience across Risk & Compliance, Operational Risk, GRC, Regulatory Compliance or a related discipline
• Experience interpreting regulatory requirements and translating them into practical business controls
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders
• A commercial and solutions-focused approach to risk and compliance
• Experience working across complex or multi-jurisdictional environments
• The ability to adapt to change and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with risk frameworks, assurance, controls, incidents and remediation
• Experience within HR, recruitment, workforce solutions or professional services highly regarded

  
What's on Offer
  

• Newly created position with genuine ownership and autonomy
• APAC-wide exposure & senior stakeholder exposure
• Established offshore team to support and develop
• Hybrid working - minimum of 2 days in the office
• Birthday leave
• Supportive and approachable leadership team
• Strong, collaborative culture

  
If you're looking for a role where you can combine risk expertise, commercial thinking and genuine business partnering while having the opportunity to shape a growing APAC function, we'd love to hear from you.
  
Click APPLY or contact Megan Kincaid on megank@charterhouse.com.au for a confidential discussion.
  
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