About the Role
This key role will coordinate, execute, and enhance legal entity governance frameworks, regulatory deliverables, and operational resiliency management for all Australian legal entities. It covers first-line risk management, including outsourcing and business continuity, and oversees global frameworks locally.
Responsibilities
- Support the design, coordination, and maintenance of Australian legal entity risk and governance frameworks, including Business Risk Management activities and alignment with relevant State Street standards.
- Support the implementation of regulatory, governance, and first-line risk initiatives for Australian legal entities, coordinating across business units and control functions for legal entity-wide projects, audits, reviews, and regulatory change activities.
- Be responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of adherence to applicable policies and procedures to support regulatory requirements.
- Be responsible for the development and maintenance of governance frameworks, policies, and management of any framework governing the authority of legal entity operations.
- Support Australian legal entity governance requirements relating to all Operational Resiliency requirements of local programs to meet internal and external regulatory requirements, including outsourcing, offshoring, third-party risk management, intragroup engagements, and material service provider oversight.
- Have direct responsibility for the framework and oversight of operational resiliency governance for Australian legal entities, including critical operations, impact tolerances, business continuity governance, and related documentation for Australian regulatory and internal governance purposes.
- Support reporting to Australian legal entity governance forums, including board, risk, and outsourcing committees and management governance meetings, to enable effective oversight, decision-making, and execution of legal entity obligations.
- Monitor upcoming Australian governance and regulatory milestones and support escalation of delivery risks, dependencies, or emerging issues.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in banking, finance, or a related industry, with a focus on governance, compliance, or risk management.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Australian regulatory requirements and governance practices, including APRA CPS 230 operational risk management, critical operations, business continuity, material service provider management, and operational resilience expectations.
- Thorough understanding of State Street’s business and product offerings.
- Experience supporting CPS 230 implementation or oversight, including working knowledge and experience with oversight of impact tolerances, BCP, material service provider registers, regulatory reporting, issue management, and governance reporting.
- Excellent analytical, leadership, organizational, and communication skills, with an ability to influence others and promote teamwork across the organization.
- High ethical standards, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues.
Skills
- Governance
- Compliance
- Risk Management
- Australian regulatory requirements
- APRA CPS 230 operational risk management
- Business continuity
- Material service provider management
- Operational resilience
- CPS 230 implementation
- Impact tolerances
- BCP
- Regulatory reporting
- Issue management
- Governance reporting
- Analytical skills
- Leadership skills
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Law or a related field
Benefits
- Inclusive development opportunities
- Flexible work-life support
- Paid volunteer days
- Vibrant employee networks
About the Company
- Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability.
- We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
- We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
- As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most.
- Join us in shaping the future.
Equal Opportunity
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
