About the Role
As the Senior Manager – Risk Policy & Strategy, you will shape and strengthen AP+'s enterprise risk framework. You will lead the development and continuous improvement of risk policies, standards, and strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and evolving regulatory expectations. This role involves embedding a strong risk mindset across AP+, partnering with senior stakeholders to influence decision-making, improve organizational capability, and drive meaningful change.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of AP+'s Risk Management Strategy, Framework, policies, and standards.
- Lead the development of risk appetite measures and supporting metrics, ensuring effective monitoring and reporting across the organisation.
- Develop and deliver initiatives that strengthen AP+'s risk culture, capability, and organisational awareness through engagement, training, and communications.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to provide expert advice on risk policy, governance, and strategic risk initiatives.
- Facilitate workshops and collaborate with business leaders to embed risk management practices into everyday decision-making.
- Design and implement approaches to measure the effectiveness, adoption, and continuous improvement of risk policies and frameworks.
- Drive the governance, consultation, and approval process for enterprise risk policies and supporting documentation.
- Monitor emerging regulatory, industry, and operational developments, ensuring AP+'s risk framework continues to evolve in line with best practice.
Requirements
- Significant experience developing and implementing enterprise risk frameworks, policies, standards, and governance practices within a complex organisation.
- Demonstrable experience in designing and embedding risk awareness, engagement, and cultural uplift programs across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Strong knowledge of risk management principles, regulatory expectations, and contemporary governance frameworks.
- The ability to translate strategy into practical initiatives that improve organisational capability and strengthen risk maturity.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, facilitate complex discussions, and build alignment across the business.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, using data and insights to measure effectiveness and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Experience preparing high-quality reports, strategic papers, and recommendations for executive leadership and governance forums.
- Outstanding communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and drive engagement across technical and non-technical audiences.
- A collaborative leadership style with a passion for continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and building organisational capability.
Skills
- Risk Policy
- Risk Strategy
- Enterprise Risk Frameworks
- Risk Management
- Governance
- Stakeholder Management
- Analytical Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Communication
- Facilitation
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
About the Company
- AP+ is a connected team with the purpose of uniting people and technology to power better experiences.
- We are driven by our core values: lead with heart, learn for tomorrow and live our legacy.
- Our mission is to make a difference in the world of payments.
- We are committed to delivering secure, resilient, and innovative payments for Australia.
Equal Opportunity
- We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application, we’re here to help.
- We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.
