Job Description

Introduction

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As a member the Promontory Australia team at IBM you will contribute to the firm's efforts building the practice and working with clients on challenging strategic, risk management, and regulatory compliance issues.

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Our team of specialists offers the following services across Prudential, Conduct and AML Regulation:

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- Risk Management - Providing advisory and assurance services regarding organisational transformation across risk management, governance, culture, accountability and compliance.
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- Remediation Services - Assurance to regulators and firms over customer focused remediation programs.
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- Regulatory Framework - Advising regulators and industry associations on building regulatory frameworks.
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- Regulatory Liaison - Helping our clients navigate relationships with Regulators.
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- RegTech - Working with IBM teams and leveraging their technology assets in advising clients on AI based solutions and associated risk governance.
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We have a diverse client base in Australia, which includes some of Australia's largest financial institutions and clients drawn from the public sector.

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As a Director, you will be responsible for leading engagements with regular interaction at the most senior levels of our clients. This includes providing guidance and oversight to the team on a day-to-day basis in analysing complex problems, developing recommendations to address client issues and preparing reports and other deliverables. Experience at the executive level of organisations, including a background in dealing with risk governance and compliance matters across the financial services industry, is preferable. A key part of your role will be to draw upon your networks and insights to identify business opportunities for Promontory to pursue.

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IBM Promontory, a business unit of IBM Consulting, is the premier consulting firm for financial services companies. Promontory excels at helping clients resolve critical issues, particularly those with a regulatory dimension. Promontory professionals have unparalleled regulatory experience and insight, and provide our clients with frank, proactive advice informed by best practices and regulatory expectations.

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Promontory Australia is a boutique operation and maintains links to the US and UK.



Our consultants in Australia have diverse backgrounds from regulatory authorities, industry and consulting.

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In recent years Promontory has completed a number of high profile engagements with Australian financial institutions and due to a strong pipeline of work we are looking to expand our team with a highly skilled, adaptable and dependable individual to join the high performing Sydney office.

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A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

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Your role and responsibilities

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To be successful in this role a candidate must possess executive leadership skills and have the stature to engage effectively with senior industry experts, senior business executives, client Boards and regulatory authorities. The candidate will also need to inspire and work effectively with team members drawn from a range of technical disciplines. Key responsibilities will include:

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- Act as a trusted senior leader for Promontory engagements.
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- Lead projects and associated staff contributing to engagements, ensuring that high quality work is delivered within set budgets.
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- Direct and guide engagement analysis and take overall accountability for the preparation of project deliverables, including reports and presentations.
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- Build senior relationships across the industry to identify and lead opportunities for further work.
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- Capitalise on the successful execution of engagement work to generate new business with existing clients.
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- Identify areas of growing regulatory focus and lead the development of relevant Promontory thought leadership.
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- Leads others and actively participates in recruiting, performance management, and training/development activities
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Key to this will be the ability to establish and maintain positive relationships and build teams that are motivated to succeed while retaining a strong commitment to integrity and ethics.

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Required technical and professional expertise

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- Senior and/or executive experience in areas such as governance, risk management, compliance, regulatory matters. Experience may be drawn from a background in consulting, financial services firms and/or regulatory authorities.
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- Recognised as a senior voice in one or more areas relating to risk management and/or risk governance.
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- Knowledge of and relationships with key executives in financial institutions and/or regulators.
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- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing teams to address complex issues in high pressure situations.
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- Superior writing and editing skills with the ability to construct well-founded, explicit, and concise analyses and recommendations.
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- Track record working in an unstructured environment where leaders are expected to identify and develop innovative approaches and solutions to address client challenges.
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Preferred technical and professional experience

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- Tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Finance, Law or Business Administration with postgraduate qualifications highly regarded.
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IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

📌 Promontory Director (New South Wales)
🏢 IBM Computing
📍 New South Wales