Operational Risk Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the identification, evaluation, and management of operational risks within Business Services teams, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Developing and implementing strategies to mitigate risks and improve awareness of risk management practices among operational managers.
• Collaborating with key stakeholders across Cybersecurity, Technology, Finance, and other areas to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as SOCI, DISP, and PCI DSS.
• Preparing reports and presentations for senior stakeholders, communicating risk assessments and progress on treatment plans, while fostering a culture of compliance and risk awareness.

Qualification & Requirements

Who we are looking for

• You will have a collaborative, outcome-focused approach, with strong relationship-building skills across different operational disciplines.
• You will be highly analytical, with the ability to make sound recommendations on operational risk issues and effectively communicate complex topics to diverse stakeholders.
• Your ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change will ensure success in a complex organizational environment.
• Additionally, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team working across a diverse and fast-paced part of the University.

You will also have

• A degree in business, information technology, or a relevant combination of education and experience.
• Audit and risk-related certifications (e.g. CRISC, CISSP, CISA) are desirable.
• Proven experience in end-to-end risk management and compliance, particularly in IT and/or non-IT operational areas.
• The ability to adapt risk management practices to various contexts and operating environments.

This role requires the successful candidate to undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn’t have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

Benefits

• Salary: UOM 9 – $139,693– $145,339 p.a. plus 17% super

Exceptional personal and professional development

• 25 per cent off full-fee graduate courses and community access program subjects at the University, and discounts for family members
• Targeted training opportunity for female academics through the Academic Women In Leadership Program
• Tailored training and professional development for both senior executives and managers to support career progression
• Suite of practical training tools and materials available to all employees.

Work-life balance

• The University is family-friendly, with a number of established policies in place to support flexible working, including fractional, part-time, reduced working week scheme leave, flexi-time and generous leave provisions that exceed industry standards.
• We also have subsidized on-site childcare facilities at Queensberry Street and Swanston Street, an Early Learning Centre in Abbotsford and the Family Club Co-operative, a community managed child care center close to the Parkville campus.

Enjoy a wide variety of resources and services

• Discounts to MTC
• Access to 11 libraries, 12 museums and galleries, 37 cultural collections, University House club and other university clubs and networks
• Discounts for medical, optometry and dental treatment, veterinary services, and health insurance
• Free, confidential counselling services.

Make the most of subsidized sporting facilities

• Group classes
• 25 metre lap pool
• Squash courts
• Two multi-purpose sports stadiums
• We’re bicycle friendly, with over 2,100 bicycle parks available at the Parkville campus.