Senior Consultant, Risk & Compliance

Senior Recruitment Consultant, Risk & Compliance | Melbourne CBD | A$80,000 to A$100,000 base plus super, plus commission to 50 percent | Sponsorship available

The short version

A specialist tech, digital and financial services recruitment business is hiring a Senior Consultant onto its Melbourne risk and compliance desk. They are part of a global workforce solutions group of more than 300 people, they have filled over 10,000 roles, and they already hold the bank, insurer and financial services relationships most agencies spend years trying to open.

I have placed with this business before. The feedback from those candidates has been consistently strong, which is not something I say about every client.

The desk

Risk, compliance, financial crime, regulatory change, audit and governance hiring across banking, insurance, superannuation and broader financial services. Perm and contract, Melbourne led with national reach. The work spans project driven regulatory programmes through to permanent second line and third line appointments.

You would be building on live accounts rather than starting from a cold list.

What you would be doing

Running a 360 desk across risk and compliance hiring, perm and contract

Growing existing financial services accounts and opening recent ones alongside them

Owning the full process from brief through to offer management and aftercare

Mapping the Melbourne risk and compliance market and building a genuine talent network

Working to quarterly gross margin targets with a clear commission ladder behind them





Mentoring junior consultants and delivery support as the desk grows

What they are looking for

Two years or more in agency recruitment, ideally on a risk, compliance or financial services desk

Broader professional services recruitment experience will also be considered for this one

A track record you can evidence: monthly or weekly gross profit, placement volume, average fee

Comfortable with business development, not just delivery on an existing account

Available to start before Christmas, or January 2027 at the latest

Visa and sponsorship

Sponsorship is available for the right person. The threshold is a degree plus two years of relevant experience, or five years of experience without a degree. Preference is for candidates who can arrive initially on a working holiday visa and transition from there.

UK citizens get Medicare access on arrival through the Reciprocal Health Agreement. There is a settling in process in place and a meaningful part of the team has already made the same move from the UK.

Package

A$80,000 to A$100,000 base plus superannuation.

Commission is banded and applied to quarterly gross margin, with each percentage applied to that band only rather than the whole figure.



The entry scheme runs to 45 percent at the top band. The senior scheme runs to 50 percent above A$250,000 of quarterly margin. Commission is subject to a quarterly threshold, which is ramped through your first year. Contract to perm conversions pay a flat 12 percent outside the main structure.

Benefits

Up to 27 days paid leave, plus an extra day per year of service. Paid parental leave. Group employee share scheme. Quarterly incentives including overseas trips. Two week work from anywhere within ANZ. Hybrid working with a WFH day each week. A$25 monthly wellness budget. Up to A$80 mobile phone covered. A$750 yearly external training budget. External performance coaching. Charity and CSR days. Mapped progression from Senior Consultant through Principal or Practice Lead to Associate Director and Director, with published benchmarks at every step.

The honest bit

Commission is threshold based, so you bill before it pays, and year one is ramped rather than an open door. Risk and compliance hiring in Melbourne moves with regulatory cycles, so some quarters are busier than others and you need a pipeline that carries you through the quiet ones. There is an existing client base, but this is still a 360 role and business development is part of the job, not an optional extra. If you want a desk where inbound does the work for you, this is not it.

If you want an established brand, real clients, a commission ladder that pays properly once you are over threshold, and a business that has already relocated plenty of UK recruiters, this is worth a conversation.

📌 Senior Recruitment Consultant | Risk & Compliance | Melbourne
🏢 Doherty Group
📍 Melbourne