Senior Risk Manager
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
SENIOR RISK MANAGER – CONSUMER RISK AND COMPLIANCE – SYDNEY or BRISBANE
At Allianz, we’re proud to be named one of the Best Workplaces in Australia 2025 and a Great Place to Work. As a leading global insurance and asset management brand, we prioritise care for our customers, the planet, and each other. We hire the very best people to further our commitment to caring and securing the future for our customers.
We offer an inclusive workplace where everyone feels like they belong, while promoting a culture of lifelong learning, development, and global mobility. Join us and share your ideas, be inspired, give back to the community and feel proud to be a part of an organisation doing meaningful work that matters while supporting sustainability, mental health, and well-being.
Let’s care for tomorrow, so we can create a better future together, for everyone.
About the role
The primary purpose of this Line 1 Risk role is to assist in leading the implementation, execution and monitoring of the risk and compliance management framework.
- Provide advice on the design, implementation, ongoing monitoring and maintenance of division-specific compliance and risk frameworks, policies, procedures, and controls, ensuring that business activities remain within the defined risk appetite.
- Provide advice on the implementation and promotion of risk frameworks and policies, liaising closely with the Second Line of Defence on all division-specific risk management and compliance matters. Ensure that quarterly risk declarations, risk views, and all risk and control assessment activities are up-to-date and adhered to.
- Advise on current and emerging risk management matters the division faces and assist in the development of processes to manage risk in line with the Board-approved risk appetite and the Allianz Risk Management Framework.
- Support and advice the business in the development, execution, and monitoring of remedial activity for incidents. Provide insights on root cause(s) and recommend actions to prevent recurrence. Ensure timely resolution and escalation where required.
- Contribute to strengthening governance, risk management, the internal control environment, and the overall risk culture.
- Monitor and report on key risk indicators and internal control performance to relevant internal stakeholders.
- Monitor and report on the management of breaches, incidents, key and emerging risks, controls performance, and regulatory change.
About you
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (preferred).
- Demonstrated experience in risk management at a Senior manager level in Line 1 within financial services or consulting is highly desired.
- Demonstrated experience assessing risk levels and executing plans to mitigate risks.
- Strong technical understanding of the design and operational effectiveness of controls.
- Experience in process and control design, and the ability to identify operational and compliance risks.
- Proven ability to collaborate with and influence senior stakeholders across the enterprise.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify patterns, and develop actionable insights.
- Solid understanding of relevant laws, legislation, regulations, and prudential standards affecting general insurers.
- Advanced verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence risk behaviour across the organisation.
- A passion for leveraging emerging technologies to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Benefits and perks
- Inclusive Culture: Join a supportive, open-minded team focused on customer outcomes, bringing your authentic self to work every day!
- Flexible Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible and hybrid work arrangements and tailored workplace adjustments, where possible.
- Career Development: Access mentoring, development and global mobility opportunities for growth and success, including access to over 10,000 learning resources.
- Financial and Well-being Perks: Enjoy discounts on Allianz products, retail, tech, and travel, plus financial wellness initiatives and the Employee Share Purchase Program- own a piece of your employer!
- For more details about our benefits, visit the Allianz Careers site.
About Allianz Group
Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.
At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
Adjustments and support
If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to careers@allianz.com.au for a confidential conversation.
Join us. Let’s care for tomorrow. www.allianz.com.au/careers
