Risk Specialist

The Company

Join a large, established financial services organisation with a strong national presence and a key role in managing long-term investments. Operating in a complex, highly regulated environment, the business places a strong emphasis on governance, risk, and investment outcomes.

You’ll be part of a high-performing Investment Operations team where risk is embedded in day-to-day activities and ownership sits firmly within Line 1. This role can be based either from Brisbane or Sydney.

The Role

This is an opportunity for an experienced Line 1 Risk Specialist to join a key investment function on a 6-month contract, supporting risk management in a complex environment.

Working as a true first line partner within the business, you’ll focus on embedding risk practices, strengthening controls, and ensuring risks are effectively identified and managed. The role is hands-on, spanning incident management, issue remediation, risk reporting, and control uplift, and is best suited to someone with strong Line 1 experience in investment operations, asset management, or capital markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the design and embedment of Line 1 risk frameworks across investment operations
• Identify and manage operational and investment risks, ensuring effective controls are in place
• Manage incidents, issues, and breaches, including root cause analysis and remediation
• Deliver risk reporting, insights, and dashboards to support governance and decision-making
• Identify emerging risks and control weaknesses, driving continuous improvement initiatives
• Support the integration of risk management into day-to-day investment operations processes
• Coordinate audit, assurance, and governance activities, while contributing to a strong Line 1 risk culture

About You

• Proven experience in a Line 1 Risk role within financial services (essential)
• Strong background in investment operations, asset management, or capital markets
• Experience embedding risk practices within front-line business teams
• Strong understanding of operational risk frameworks, controls, and governance
• Experience with incident management, issue remediation, and control uplift
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, complex environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

For more information or a confidential discussion, please apply or contact Sam Bott at ***email_hidden***