Senior Manager Financial Crime Regulatory Change - 2LoA

Closing date: 19 July

We’ve never been ‘just a bank’. Just like you should never be ‘just an employee’. We’re united in our belief that in banking, better can be bigger, and together we’re making it happen.

It starts here. With Bendigo Bank… and you.

Come and be part of a landmark transformation of our Financial Crime Risk (FCR) function. As we build a best-in-class financial crime second line of accountability, this is a unique opportunity to provide critical oversight, strategic direction, and effective challenge, to detect, deter and disrupt all types of financial crime and help protect our bank, our customers, and our communities. We are currently recruiting multiple driven and experienced leaders to join this enhanced function.

You’ll love the good you can do here. In these pivotal leadership roles: Senior Managers, Heads of and Deputy MRLO, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of financial crime risk management at Bendigo Bank. You will help develop and embed a proactive, intelligence-led risk management framework that enables the bank to achieve its goals safely and soundly.

As a leader in our Financial Crime Risk Department, you’ll make an impact by:

• Developing and implementing the strategic direction for financial crime risk management.
• Providing expert advice and effective challenge to the first line of accountability to uplift our overall financial crime risk management maturity.
• Leading, mentoring, and inspiring a team of dedicated risk professionals.
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement and proactive risk identification.

About the Role

The Senior Manager Financial Crime Regulatory Change reports to Head of Financial Crime Transformation.

• designing, delivering, and overseeing large-scale, multi-year, or complex financial crime change initiatives related to regulatory change
• as a subject matter expert this role will identify, understand and interpret all applicable financial crime requirements and obligations (e.g. legislative, regulator expectations, international guidance) as well as international and domestic best practices in financial crime mitigation.
• defining, building and delivering a multi-year financial crime regulatory change roadmap, this role will consolidate all in-flight and planned financial crime initiatives related to regulatory change.
• ensure that all initiatives within the consolidated Financial Crime Transformation Program (FCTP) are compliant with all applicable financial crime requirements and obligations
• With a thorough understanding of all regulatory change transformation initiatives, the role is responsible for financial crime transformation reporting relating to regulatory change (both internal and external) and will develop high-quality reports
• ensure that all financial crime transformation initiatives related to regulatory change align with the Bank’s financial crime risk appetite and the clear alignment to the Bank’s approved strategy, also ensuring that monitoring and reporting of RAS in relating to financial crime transformation is accurate and timely.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Extensive financial crime experience in the banking industry with diverse and deep knowledge of a bank’s financial crime environment.
• Extensive experience in organisation resilience and business continuity.
• Experience in guiding and overseeing financial crime risk in change.
• Strong level of experience in continuous improvement across financial crime risk management, including risk management systems.
• Highly effective engagement and leadership skills with ability to aggressively lead and drive change at all levels.
• Ability to build a high performing culture which encourages recognition and inspires diversity of thought.
• Able to navigate and deliver on business outcomes, while being comfortable with ambiguity.
• Preferred - Tertiary qualification in a relevant field.
• Preferred - Financial Crime Industry qualification preferred such as ACAMS, AFCS.

Location: Melbourne, Bendigo, Adelaide, Sydney, or Brisbane with flexible hybrid options.

This is a permanent position. We are committed to helping you find your balance. with the flexibility to design either a full-time or part-time schedule that supports both your career and personal goals.

Why Bendigo Bank?

This isn't just another role; it’s a reinvention. As part of a smaller, dynamic team, you’ll gain unparalleled exposure and experience. You'll do more, learn more, and grow more, with direct access to key leaders. If you are a resilient and driven leader who wants to make a tangible impact and build something exceptional, this is your opportunity.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

Still in two minds?

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don’t tick every box we still want to see your application!

We’re making better, bigger. And we’ll get there with you.

Now’s the time to set your sights even higher – on the future you and the future career you deserve.