MARS PARTNERSHIP PTY. LTD. - Sydney CBD NSW

$200,000 - $240,000 a year

Permanent

Mars Recruitment is partnering with a high-growth financial services organisation to appoint a Head of Risk & Compliance. This influential role works closely with the CRO and Executive Team to drive the uplift and ongoing evolution of enterprise risk and compliance frameworks.

You'll shape a proactive risk culture, ensure frameworks remain robust and commercially aligned, and lead a small, high-performing team. The role suits someone who thrives in fast-moving environments and can provide clear challenge and practical guidance across products, operations, technology, financial crime, and regulatory change.

Key Responsibilities:

- Drive the ongoing enhancement of enterprise risk and compliance frameworks, ensuring effective identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of material risks.

- Oversee operational, technology, cyber, fraud, financial crime, and third-party risk activities, including incidents, breaches, controls, and remediation.

- Lead a risk-based compliance monitoring and assurance program, including control testing and internal assurance reviews.

- Provide independent challenge on new initiatives, product changes, and business processes.





- Manage regulatory obligations, licensing requirements, AML/CTF and financial crime controls, and regulatory engagement.

- Prepare high-quality reporting for senior management, committees, and the Board.

- Champion a strong risk and compliance culture through training, communication, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

- 8-10+ years' experience in risk and compliance roles.

- Strong understanding of ASIC, Corporations Act, AML/CTF, Privacy Act and broader regulatory frameworks.

- You bring deep experience in risk and compliance within Australian financial services, ideally with exposure to lending or credit products.

- Experience within a non-bank lending environment is highly regarded, particularly if you've operated in rapid-moving, commercially driven settings.
- Experience uplifting risk maturity in dynamic, evolving environments.

- Strong analytical judgement, communication skills, and stakeholder influence.

- Background in financial crime or fraud investigation (highly regarded).

- Experience preparing reporting for senior management or Boards.

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📌 Head of Risk & Compliance (New South Wales)
🏢 MARS PARTNERSHIP
📍 New South Wales