See yourself being part of a large, transformational change? This could be the role for you!
At Iress, we make things happen
We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 1,100 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, New Zealand and Asia.
Build your career at Iress!
As General Manager, Risk, you’ll play a critical leadership role in shaping and delivering Iress’ enterprise wide risk strategy and framework. You’ll operate as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board, ensuring the business achieves its objectives within defined risk appetite, while navigating an increasingly complex regulatory and technology landscape.
Some of the amazing things you’ll be involved in
Leading the evolution and maturity of Iress’ enterprise risk management framework aligned to our tech driven growth strategy
Acting as a strategic advisor to the Executive and Board on risk exposure, trade offs and mitigation strategies
Driving enterprise wide oversight across strategic, operational, product, technology and market risks
Partnering with Legal and Compliance to anticipate and respond to evolving regulatory requirements across global jurisdictions
Leading risk practices across technology and cyber domains, including cloud, data privacy, API security and system resilience
Overseeing vendor and third-party risk across critical fintech and platform partnerships
Collaborating with Data and Finance teams to monitor financial, fraud and liquidity risks and build forward looking risk models
Embedding a strong risk culture across the organisation through education, frameworks and leadership
Reporting key risk insights to the Board Audit and Risk Committee
Leading, mentoring and developing a high-performing, engaged and commercially minded risk team
What you will bring
Deep expertise in enterprise risk management, ideally within fintech, digital banking or technology led environments
Strong understanding of modern risk frameworks (e.g. ISO, NIST) and cloud/SaaS operating models
Proven ability to influence at executive and Board level, translating complex risk concepts into clear commercial insights
Experience leading cross functional risk programs across technology, product, data and operations
Strong analytical capability with the ability to turn data into actionable strategy
A strategic mindset with comfort operating in ambiguity and navigating complex environments
High integrity, sound judgement and a strong commitment to ethical business conduct
Demonstrated ability to build, lead and inspire high performing teams
8-12+ years’ experience in risk management, with exposure to fast paced, tech first environments
Tertiary qualification in Finance, Risk, Computer Science, Data Analytics or a related field
Why work with us?
8 additional paid days per year to extend your weekends
Hybrid working
Generous cash bonus for every successful referral
Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your children with the transition to school
Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carers (up to 4 weeks for secondary carers), and the ability to work part-time when returning to work
3 days’ paid leave per year to participate in charity initiatives
Discounted health insurance premiums
Access to learning and development programs through LinkedIn Learning
Iress is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We strongly believe that diversity is what makes our teams and our products succeed. Our people have different experiences, skills, perspectives and beliefs and everyone’s uniqueness is valued and celebrated.
Our hiring decisions are never based on sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, disability, citizenship, marital or family status and age. Even if you feel you don’t meet all of the requirements of the role, we would still like to hear from you!
We’re also proud to be globally recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer that promotes and supports all women in the workplace.
For more information about what we do, our people and values, please visit our website -https://www.iress.com/join-us/careers/
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