This is an excellent opportunity within our Risk Management Group’s Operational Risk & Governance Division for a dynamic leader with expertise in Operational resilience and third-party risk management. In this role you will have 2nd Line Operational Risk responsibilities providing specialised risk oversight across both Third-party and Resilience risk frameworks.
Working with both business and project teams, you will be expected to lead activities relating to the line 2 oversight of these frameworks in line with Operational Resilience requirements, drawing on both your Subject Matter and people leadership experience. You will also have responsibility to provide specialised risk leadership and insight to ensure these frameworks and practices are effectively applied across the enterprise.
In this role, you will be in a leadership position in change initiatives related to these frameworks while also providing risk management expertise and oversight. Working closely with the framework owners in the Central Service Groups, you will:
With a strong leadership background in third-party and operational resilience risk within financial services, you will have relevant experience in the control frameworks, processes and operations for the risk types within the scope of this position.
You will have the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a global organisation to deliver successful and sustainable change in risk frameworks and possess excellent communication skills and an ability to synthesise information to identify themes and priorities for leaders, both in verbal communication and written reports. You will have a strong presence with leadership to drive robust and challenging conversations, with the ability to initiate and lead conversations with business leaders and Risk Management colleagues. An investigative mindset, proactive curiosity and drive to explore where business processes may fail, and with the proven ability to sustain high levels of performance in a fast-paced, output focused environment, along with working knowledge of the regulatory environment in which Macquarie operates will enable you to be successful in this role.
The role is located in Sydney alongside key Risk Management and Central Operations Group leadership teams.
About the Risk Management Group
The Risk Management Group (RMG) is an independent, centralised unit responsible for ensuring all risk across Macquarie are appropriately assessed and managed. Its divisions include Behavioural Risk, Compliance, Credit, Financial Crime Risk, Internal Audit, Market Risk, Operational Risk, Regulatory Affairs and Aggregate Risk, and RMG Enterprise Support.
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