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Head of Risk & Legal

Australia, Hawthorn, Victoria 200000.00 - 220000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 13, 2026
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  • Managing and running the Risk meetings
  • Provide advice and support in relation to risk management, compliance, commercial and corporate legal matters
  • Provide guidance, monitor and keeping up to date with regulatory changes
  • Managing Audit accreditation and compliance reviews across ISO’s, SOC2, PCI-DSS, APRA, Privacy and more
  • Reviewing and developing policies and procedures framework
  • Advise on Risk issues in relation to product initiatives and reviews
  • Maintaining the risk register
  • Reviewing, edit and approving all legal contracts
  • Proving commercial guidance and training for legal contractual questions
  • Practicing risk management principles and effective risk management
  • Have a comprehensive understanding of the operations of the entity and the entity’s purpose
  • Challenge decisions that may affect the risk profile of the entity, or cause officials to act outside the risk appetite and tolerance of the entity
  • Develop and promote a vision for risk that adds value
  • Demonstrate good judgement regarding key risks to an entity and those that require focused attention
  • Facilitate and promote an environment whereby informed risk-based decision making can occur Risk Culture
  • Foster a positive risk culture
  • Exemplify and model integrity, ethics, values and the desired cultural behaviours
  • Continue to innovative and bring a holistic and objective lens to decision-making conversations
  • Communicate acceptable risk taking across the entity
  • Able to communicate complex matters with clarity and succinctness
  • Committed to developing the capability of the entity to harness opportunities through effective risk management
  • Guiding in a productive, professional way, ability to influence others and the compliance teams
  • Interacting with regulators on compliance issues and external auditors
  • Independently investigating and acting on matters related to compliance
  • Manage team

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