About the Role
Axiom is seeking risk and compliance professionals with 4-8+ years of experience in the superannuation or banking industry to support one of Australia's leading superannuation funds on a long-term interim to perm role. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team, collaborating closely with internal business and legal leaders, guiding teams on compliance initiatives across the business.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the risk profile for ensuring risk exposures remain within appetite.
- Conduct proactive risk assessments across operational processes, third-party service providers, and investment performance activities.
- Deliver risk reporting and insights to senior executives, committees, and the Board, with a focus on operational, investment, and third-party risk.
- Lead or participate in governance forums related to operational risk, investment risk, and performance risk, fostering collaboration across business and risk teams.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, methodologies, and controls, particularly in investment operations or financial services.
- Knowledge of enterprise risk, operational risk, and compliance requirements, including regulatory and governance expectations (e.g., APRA standards).
- Familiarity with investment operations, performance measurement, and related business processes.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, particularly in complex organisational structures.
- Proven experience in a Line 1 risk management role, ideally within investment operations or financial services.
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Remote
- On-site
Experience Level
- 4-8+ years
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive compensation and benefits package
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Pension
- Professional development resources
- Learning and development programs
About the Company
- Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent.
- Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
- Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.
- Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year.
- Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
Equal Opportunity
- Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
- Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.
