About Howden Howden is a global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no‑limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 24,000 employees spanning over 56 countries. People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like‑minded people driving change at Howden. Help shape compliance in a business that is growing at pace. Howden is looking for a commercially minded Compliance Manager who can turn complex regulatory obligations into practical solutions. This is a high‑impact opportunity to strengthen our compliance framework, influence key stakeholders and help embed a positive, proactive compliance culture across a rapidly expanding organisation.

About the Role
Reporting into the Regional General Counsel & Company Secretary, Legal and Compliance function, you will have the prospect to help shape and implement practical compliance frameworks across the business. Working closely with leadership and operational teams, you will provide trusted advice, strengthen assurance and reporting, and help ensure compliance is embedded in everyday decision‑making. This role will suit someone who enjoys combining strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery and wants to see the tangible impact of their work. Howden has a subsidiary (ARMS) that provides risk management solutions to its client, such as discretionary mutual trusts. This role will sit wholly within the ARMS business,



with potential scope to provide support for the broader business. Maintain and support the ARMS compliance framework, ensuring it remains current, practical and aligned to regulatory obligations and governance expectations. Develop and monitor compliance assurance activity, including reviews, control testing, breach management, remediation and action tracking. Prepare clear compliance reporting for senior management, committees and governance forums. Partner with stakeholders to identify compliance risks and implement practical, risk‑based solutions. Support the uplift of compliance documentation, policies, procedures, registers and business processes. Monitor regulatory change and assess the impact on operations, documentation and controls. Provide practical guidance and education to support compliance awareness and ownership across the business. About you You are a confident and practical compliance professional who builds trusted relationships and brings clarity to complex issues. You will be comfortable constructively challenging stakeholders, working through detail and driving actions through to resolution. Compliance experience within a regulated environment, ideally within insurance, financial services, funds management, trustee, superannuation or a similar environment. Strong understanding of compliance frameworks, assurance planning, governance reporting, breach management and control testing.



Experience and knowledge of AFSL obligations and regulatory reporting requirements. Experience or the ability to prepare compliance reports, issue summaries, action plans and recommendations. Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, practical business processes and controls. Commercial, pragmatic and solutions‑focused, while maintaining solid professional judgement and independence. Confident communicator with the ability to influence, educate and constructively challenge stakeholders. Highly organised, proactive and comfortable working in an environment where frameworks, processes and documentation are being uplifted. Remuneration and Benefits Alongside competitive remuneration, you will receive the following:
- salary continuance insurance
- access to Learning & Development opportunities
- our bonus leave benefit
- the opportunity to qualify for up to two additional weeks of paid leave each year Most importantly, you will be joining a growing organisation where your expertise, ideas and contribution will be valued. What do

we offer
in return? A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us: Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new. We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges. We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond. Reasonable adjustments We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as:
- software, IT, and office setups
- flexible schedule
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- hybrid working
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📌 Compliance Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Howden Insurance Brokers (Australia)
📍 Sydney