Risk & Compliance Lead

• Lead and support the day-to-day operation of the enterprise risk management framework
• Identify, assess, monitor and report risks, and follow through on remediation
• Own and maintain risk registers, action logs and supporting records
• Monitor regulatory developments and compliance obligations, assess business impact and support required changes
• Advise stakeholders and implement practical controls, processes and follow-up actions
• Prepare reporting for senior management, committees and the Board
• Support governance forums through paper preparation, action tracking and records maintenance
• Partner with stakeholders on new initiatives, operational change, third-party arrangements, customer commitments and internal issues
• Coordinate customer-driven compliance and assurance requirements
• Maintain and improve policies, standards, codes of conduct and procedures
• Support internal control reviews, compliance monitoring and remediation
• Coordinate reviews of incidents, breaches, complaints and protected disclosures
• Document outcomes, escalate issues and track actions through closure
• Promote risk and compliance behaviours through communication, challenge and awareness activity

Requirements

• Strong experience in risk, compliance, governance, privacy, financial crime, legal or internal controls
• Experience in a risk, compliance, governance, privacy, financial crime, legal or control-focused role
• Ideally, experience spanning both embedded business support and independent oversight responsibilities
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management, compliance frameworks, internal controls, policy governance and incident handling
• Experience maintaining risk registers and preparing reporting and papers for senior management, committees or Boards
• Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders while staying close to operational detail, regulatory requirements and remediation follow-through
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to translate complex compliance requirements into practical action
• Highly organised, delivery-focused approach
• Willingness to take ownership of policy, control and compliance matters from issue identification through to closure
• Sound judgement and practical approach
• Confidence working closely with senior stakeholders

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong expertise in enterprise risk management, compliance frameworks, and internal controls, with a focus on effective stakeholder communication and operational detail management. Proven ability to maintain risk registers, prepare reports for senior management, and implement practical compliance actions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Compliance Frameworks
• Risk Register Maintenance
• Stakeholder Communication
• Incident Handling

Hard Skills

• Risk Management
• Compliance Monitoring
• Policy Governance
• Internal Controls
• Incident Handling
• Reporting Preparation
• Action Tracking
• Regulatory Compliance
• Financial Crime Prevention
• Governance Support

Soft Skills

• Strong Written Communication
• Strong Verbal Communication
• Highly Organised
• Delivery-Focused
• Sound Judgement

Industry Keywords

• Risk Management Framework
• Governance
• Privacy
• Legal Compliance
• Operational Change
• Third-Party Arrangements
• Customer Commitments
• Internal Control Reviews
• Compliance Obligations
• Action Logs