Risk Strategy Manager

Risk Strategy Manager
Location: Ryde/ Hybrid
Full-Time | 12 Month Contract
 
Reporting to the Senior Risk Strategy Manager, Governance & Assurance, this senior role is responsible for shaping and overseeing the organisation’s risk management strategy, ensuring it remains best-practice, future-focused, and aligned to overall business objectives.


Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and implement the organisation’s risk management strategy, plan, policies, standards, and risk appetite statements.
• Provide oversight and challenge across the organisation’s risk profile, ensuring alignment with corporate vision and strategic objectives.
• Conduct regular risk maturity assessments to identify gaps, uplift capability, and enhance risk culture.
• Build and deliver tailored risk training and development pathways to strengthen enterprise-wide capability.
• Prepare and present risk reporting for executive and board-level forums.
• Engage externally with peers and vendors to benchmark and embed best practice in risk management.
• Drive continuous improvement of risk processes, policies, and standards.
• (Future) Lead, develop, and mentor a team of risk specialists.

 
About You:

You are a senior risk professional with the authority and credibility to influence senior executives and board members. With strong strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and deep technical knowledge of risk frameworks, you thrive in complex environments and are adept at delivering clear, challenging, and actionable insights at the highest level.

The Opportunity:
This role offers significant exposure across the organisation, impact at executive and board level, and the opportunity to shape and uplift enterprise-wide risk maturity. It’s a career-defining position for an accomplished leader who wants to play a pivotal role in strengthening resilience, governance, and strategic execution.