Senior Manager Line 1 Risk - Financial Crime Operations
BOQ Group
Date: 14 hours ago
City: Brisbane, Queensland
Contract type: Full time
About The Role
As part of BOQ Group’s transformation journey, we are an experienced Senior Manager Line 1 Risk to support Financial Crime Operations. You will play a fundamental role in our transformation of building a stronger, more resilient bank by supporting the leadership team in facilitating risk management activities within the first line of defence.
The Senior Manager, Line 1 Risk, Financial Crime Operations is responsible for supporting the Head of Line 1 Risk, Transformation & Operations in coordinating and facilitating risk management activities within the first line of defence. This role plays a key part in driving a proactive risk culture across the division, enhancing the
organisation's ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks.
The Senior Manager ensures that risk management frameworks and strategies are effectively integrated into business operations, strengthening the organization's control environment, improving its risk position, and
ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. This role also promotes innovative risk management solutions, aligning risk practices with the strategic direction and growth objectives of BOQ.
Additionally you’ll be responsible for providing pragmatic risk advice, identifying risks, and supporting the business in removing complexity and driving a reduction in risk. You’ll deliver risk insights that aid management in decision-making, manage and advise on all Risk Management Strategy, supporting frameworks and standards, and deliver risk governance activities.
About You
You are a seasoned risk management professional with a strong foundation in finance, business, or a related field, ideally supported by professional certifications such as FRM, PRM, or CPA. With a proven track record in both strategic and operational aspects of risk, you bring significant experience—some of it in leadership—within financial services.
You’ve played a key role in developing and implementing risk management frameworks and have hands-on experience delivering remedial action plans (RAPs), particularly in the context of financial crime control uplift programs. Your expertise extends to Financial Crime Risk Management and Financial Crime Operations, where your analytical mindset and attention to detail shine.
You’re known for your ability to assess critical processes, identify root causes, and uncover control gaps and simplification opportunities. You thrive on diagnosing complex issues, spotting trends, and recommending actionable solutions. Your communication skills—both written and verbal—are exceptional, enabling you to influence stakeholders at all levels and lead with clarity and confidence.
A natural team builder, you’re committed to fostering a high-performing culture. You bring strong organisational and project management skills, a deep understanding of risk principles, and a passion for continuous learning and improvement.
About Us
BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.
Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That’s creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.
BOQ Group’s inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.
Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.
Our Benefits
At BOQ Group, we are passionate about creating an exceptional work environment that nurtures both your professional and personal growth. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance your well-being, provide financial security, and foster a sense of community and inclusion. Here are just some of the fantastic perks you can enjoy as part of our team:
How To Apply
To apply for this role at #boqgroup #transformation&operations, follow the links or apply via our Careers Page.
BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.
We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.
Please no agency applications.
As part of BOQ Group’s transformation journey, we are an experienced Senior Manager Line 1 Risk to support Financial Crime Operations. You will play a fundamental role in our transformation of building a stronger, more resilient bank by supporting the leadership team in facilitating risk management activities within the first line of defence.
The Senior Manager, Line 1 Risk, Financial Crime Operations is responsible for supporting the Head of Line 1 Risk, Transformation & Operations in coordinating and facilitating risk management activities within the first line of defence. This role plays a key part in driving a proactive risk culture across the division, enhancing the
organisation's ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks.
The Senior Manager ensures that risk management frameworks and strategies are effectively integrated into business operations, strengthening the organization's control environment, improving its risk position, and
ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. This role also promotes innovative risk management solutions, aligning risk practices with the strategic direction and growth objectives of BOQ.
Additionally you’ll be responsible for providing pragmatic risk advice, identifying risks, and supporting the business in removing complexity and driving a reduction in risk. You’ll deliver risk insights that aid management in decision-making, manage and advise on all Risk Management Strategy, supporting frameworks and standards, and deliver risk governance activities.
About You
You are a seasoned risk management professional with a strong foundation in finance, business, or a related field, ideally supported by professional certifications such as FRM, PRM, or CPA. With a proven track record in both strategic and operational aspects of risk, you bring significant experience—some of it in leadership—within financial services.
You’ve played a key role in developing and implementing risk management frameworks and have hands-on experience delivering remedial action plans (RAPs), particularly in the context of financial crime control uplift programs. Your expertise extends to Financial Crime Risk Management and Financial Crime Operations, where your analytical mindset and attention to detail shine.
You’re known for your ability to assess critical processes, identify root causes, and uncover control gaps and simplification opportunities. You thrive on diagnosing complex issues, spotting trends, and recommending actionable solutions. Your communication skills—both written and verbal—are exceptional, enabling you to influence stakeholders at all levels and lead with clarity and confidence.
A natural team builder, you’re committed to fostering a high-performing culture. You bring strong organisational and project management skills, a deep understanding of risk principles, and a passion for continuous learning and improvement.
About Us
BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.
Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That’s creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.
BOQ Group’s inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.
Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA).
In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.
Our Benefits
At BOQ Group, we are passionate about creating an exceptional work environment that nurtures both your professional and personal growth. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance your well-being, provide financial security, and foster a sense of community and inclusion. Here are just some of the fantastic perks you can enjoy as part of our team:
- Flexible working arrangement - Balance your work and personal life with ease.
- Discounted financial products - Enjoy exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.
- Salary sacrificing options - Maximise your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.
- Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements - Spend quality time with your new family member without any worries.
- Purchase additional annual leave - Need more time off? You can buy extra leave days.
- Discounted private health insurance plan - Take care of your health with our special rates.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family
- Access to employee network groups - Connect with peers through our First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers, and accessibility groups.
- Pride in Diversity membership: We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and actively participate in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.
How To Apply
To apply for this role at #boqgroup #transformation&operations, follow the links or apply via our Careers Page.
BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.
We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.
Please no agency applications.
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