Risk SME
Australian Payments Plus
contract
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sydney • 🇦🇺 Australia
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Provide expert leadership in risk management to safeguard AP+’s integrity and success.
- Be responsible for implementing robust PFMI risk frameworks, assuring quality, and delivering specialist advice across the business.
- Drive effective methods, measurement, and reporting, while fostering strong stakeholder relationships.
- Conduct risk reviews and assessments to ensure quality objectives are met, addressing non-compliance and recommending corrective actions.
- Provide expert advice on specialist risk areas, integrating insights from multiple sources to support strategic objectives.
- Drive the adoption and optimisation of risk management methods, tools, and processes in line with organisational standards.
- Develop and maintain measurement and reporting capabilities to monitor risk performance and inform decision-making.
- Analyse data and reporting outputs to identify process improvements and enhance data quality.
- Manage and strengthen stakeholder relationships through structured engagement, issue resolution, and continuous feedback.
- Promote knowledge sharing and capability development in risk management across the organisation.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand needs, shape solutions, and guide the effective application of tools and frameworks.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years’ experience in risk management, compliance, or advisory roles within financial services, technology, or payments environments.
- Deep experience working with, delivering and implementing PFMI standard framework.
- Strong understanding of payments technology, IT systems, and the broader financial industry landscape, including emerging risks and regulatory trends.
- Proven ability to design, implement, and oversee complex risk management frameworks and assurance activities across functions, projects, and programs.
- Deep knowledge of risk management standards, governance frameworks, and regulatory requirements relevant to financial services and payments.
- Skilled in risk and compliance software tools, with the ability to interpret and present complex data through analytical and reporting platforms.
- Demonstrated success in embedding consistent, reliable risk processes and reporting mechanisms aligned with organisational strategy.
- Strong capability to engage and collaborate with executives, specialists, and domain experts to advise on strategic risk posture and promote effective decision-making.
- Excellent judgement and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex risk insights into clear, actionable advice for diverse stakeholders.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
risk managementPFMI frameworkrisk assessmentdata analysisreporting capabilitiesrisk governancecompliance standardsrisk processesrisk frameworkspayments technology
Soft skills
leadershipstakeholder engagementcommunicationjudgementcollaborationproblem-solvingknowledge sharingadvisory skillsstrategic thinkingfeedback management