KPP Search is partnered with a leading manufacturing business to appoint a Senior People Risk and Controls Manager on a 12-month contract, based in Sydney.

This is an exciting opportunity to help design and implement a People Risk and Controls framework in a business undergoing significant transformation and investing heavily in strengthening its governance, culture, and people risk capabilities.

This is not a role where you'll inherit a mature framework. Instead, you'll have the opportunity to shape and embed a best-practice approach to identifying, assessing and managing people-related risks across the organisation. The role requires someone who enjoys building capability, influencing stakeholders and driving meaningful change in a complex manufacturing workplace.

Roles and responsibilities include:

- Develop and implement an enterprise-wide People Risk Management and Controls Framework, covering key areas such as conduct risk, culture, workforce governance, employee lifecycle risks, remuneration, wellbeing and regulatory compliance.
- Partner with HR, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit and business leaders to identify, assess and mitigate people-related risks.
- Build trusted relationships with senior management to provide practical advice and embed a strong risk culture across the organisation.




- Design and implement people risk reporting, governance processes and control monitoring to support informed decision-making.
- Collaborate with Corporate Governance and People teams to build a high-performing governance function with lasting organisational impact.
- Support the development of policies, standards and training that strengthen people risk awareness and accountability.

Your profile:

- Significant experience in People Risk, Operational Risk, HR Risk, Internal Audit or Risk Management within a large, complex organisation, ideally within the manufacturing or industrial sector.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing People Risk or Governance frameworks.
- Strong understanding of people-related risks, including conduct, culture, workforce governance, employment obligations and organisational change.
- Proven ability to influence and build relationships with senior stakeholders across HR and the broader business.
- Experience coaching and mentoring team members while driving capability uplift.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and change management skills.
- Relevant qualifications in Risk Management, Human Resources, Governance, Audit or a related discipline are advantageous.

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📌 Senior People Risk Manager (New South Wales)
🏢 KPP Search
📍 New South Wales