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The Head of Group Risk is the enterprise risk management leader for Inghams across Australia and New Zealand.
Reporting to the General Counsel and Company Secretary, this role leads the strategic direction, maturity roadmap and governance of Inghams' Risk Management function — developing and implementing the frameworks, standards and risk appetite that help enable the Board, Executive and operational leaders to make informed decisions about risk.
This is a senior leadership role that operates at the intersection of strategy and governance.
The Head of Group Risk works directly with the General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer to steer Board and Executive risk committees, shapes the organisation's risk culture and ensures Inghams' risk management maturity continues to strengthen.
The role provides functional leadership to the Senior Risk Manager and broader risk community, including risk owners across the ANZ network.
Key responsibilities:
Own Inghams' Enterprise Risk Management function across ANZ - set the multi-year maturity roadmap, define priorities and lead programs of work that progressively strengthen risk management capability across ANZ
Design and maintain the Risk Appetite Framework, ensuring risk tolerances are clearly defined, Board-approved, and embedded into decision-making
Partner with the General Counsel and CFO to steer Board and Executive risk governance committees
Own and embed Inghams' Risk Management Policy and associated standards, ensuring they remain current, practical and aligned to ISO ***** and other relevant frameworks
Work collaboratively with the Executive Leadership team to drive strategic risk management that enables delivery of the broader organisational strategy
Support targeted risk assurance activities on major projects,



capital investments and strategic initiatives to ensure risk exposures are identified, assessed and appropriately managed before commitments are made
Build the capability of risk owners through training, coaching, and practical frameworks that enable the business to manage risk effectively at the point of ownership
Facilitate risk, business continuity, and scenario-testing workshops that are practical, engaging and lead to actionable outcomes
Develop and lead the Business Continuity Management framework across the ANZ network, ensuring plans are current, tested and capable of supporting operational resilience
Support third-party risk management, designing and implementing effective controls for key supplier, contractor and partner exposures on a risk-prioritised basis
Assess Inghams' risk management maturity against ISO ***** and relevant industry benchmarks, and translate assessment outcomes into prioritised improvement actions
Own and govern Inghams' risk management SaaS platform
Lead and develop the Risk Management function and wider team, including oversight of risk champions and operational risk owners across ANZ
Champion a risk-aware culture across Inghams, integrating strategic risk management into business planning, project governance and operational decision-making
Build and manage the function's operating rhythm, resource allocation and priorities to deliver against the strategic roadmap and respond to emerging organisational needs




Support Inghams' insurance programme, as needed
Key requirements:
Minimum 10 years' experience in enterprise risk management, with at least 3 years at a Head of / senior leadership level
Demonstrated experience setting functional strategy, building risk maturity, and reporting to Board and Executive risk governance committees
Deep knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks (ISO *****), risk appetite and tolerance design, business continuity management and third-party risk
Experience with risk management SaaS platforms
Proven ability to lead a function, develop team capability, and build a risk-aware culture through influence rather than authority.
Comfortable operating as a senior leader across geographies
Preferred: relevant industry experience across food and beverage, FMCG, or manufacturing sectors and an understanding of operational risk in vertically integrated supply chain environments
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and confidence presenting to Board and Executive audiences.
Ability to translate complex risk concepts into clear, commercially relevant language for operational and senior leaders
Relevant degree in Business, Commerce, Law, Engineering or related discipline.
Professional risk management certification (e.g. ISO ***** Lead Risk Manager, IRM Certificate/Diploma) highly regarded.
We're looking for people who arecurious, caring, courageous and committed to join us; people who want to contribute their best work every single dayand continue delivering deliciously positive food that'sAlways Good!
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📌 Head Of Group Risk (Sydney)
🏢 Inghams Enterprises
📍 Sydney