About the job

We're on a mission to be a Force For Good, through our People, Products and Purpose at Nuix. Nuix is one of the greatest comeback Technology success stories in Australia, and we're making massive waves each day. Nuix is, and will be, a pioneer in the Australian Technology space, and we're carrying the torch on what "good" looks like.

This extends to our People. We're fiercely passionate, love working at pace, thrive in ambiguity, live, and breathe outside of the box, and above all are good humans. Our impact extends outside of our 9-5, and our place in society isn't always defined by corporate metrics. We're determined to make a positive difference in the world, whether through our solutions which help the top companies, governments and agencies find the truth and combat illegal activities, or through our people who care about contributing and giving back both within, and outside, of Nuix. We are a Force For Good.

We're selective about who comes on board, and you should be too. But if the above sounds like a match, get in touch today and get ready for the possibility of starting a once-in-a-career journey.

Role Overview

This role supports the Head of Finance and Risk in managing and maturing the organization's risk, assurance, and business continuity frameworks. Working across all functions, the position combines hands-on operational delivery with cross-functional influence — embedding a strong risk culture, leading the internal assurance program, and ensuring the organization is prepared to respond to disruption. The ideal candidate is analytical, self-driven, and equally comfortable collaborating across teams and operating independently in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Location:

This is a hybrid role; 3 days in the Sydney office.

Key Responsibilities

Risk Management Operations

• Support the development of a risk management culture
• Support executives and functional teams throughout the business to maintain and update the organizational risk register
• Lead training for employees throughout the organization on risk, including establishing and leading a cross-functional team of risk champions.
• Analyse environments to discover, assess, and document emerging risks
• Assist in developing controls and mitigation plans, and track implementation progress
• Conduct root-cause analysis and identify control improvement opportunities
• Undertake systematic challenge, review, and validation of control effectiveness
• Maintain Key Risk Indicators for functional teams
• Prepare regular risk updates and stakeholder reports
• Provide risk management input and support to operations and business initiatives
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Business Continuity

• Manage day-to-day Business Continuity Management efforts, including plan maintenance and testing
• Support the operation of the Crisis Management Team including co-ordination of regular simulations
• Coordinate BCP updates across functional teams and lead the development and maintenance of Business Impact Analysis plans
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Assurance

• Design and lead the annual internal assurance program, scoping reviews aligned to the organizational risk profile
• Conduct end-to-end assurance engagements — from planning and fieldwork through to reporting and remediation tracking
• Build and maintain the controls testing framework, ensuring coverage of key financial, operational, and compliance controls
• Own the management of audit findings and drive remediation actions through to verified closure
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Insurance Administration

• Coordinate the annual insurance renewal process, including data collection and documentation
• Liaise with insurance brokers for day-to-day requirements such as certificates of currency
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Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• Experience in a risk or audit function, ideally within a technology, software, or mid-sized company - or in assurance/audit at a professional services firm
• Strong project and time management skills; able to juggle multiple deadlines and deliver independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical capability and comfort managing high volumes of information
• Takes ownership and initiative; comfortable operating without close direction
• Collaborative and influential across cross-functional teams and multiple time zones
• Willing to roll up their sleeves, learn on the job, and problem-solve pragmatically
• Open to using AI tools to work more efficiently
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Nuix is an equal opportunities employer. Don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back! We welcome all applications and are a flexible employer.

We strive to make any required adjustments where possible to make the process fair and equitable for everyone. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please note this in your job application.

Nuix is on an incredible journey of transformation, aligning our strengths with our ambitions to pursue greater opportunities. To find out more about who we are and what we are doing, please visit our web page.

https://www.nuix.com/

As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.

Nuix Vision

Finding Truth in a Digital World.

Nuix Mission Statement

Nuix creates innovative software that empowers organizations to simply and quickly find the truth from any data in a digital world. We are a passionate and talented team, delighting our customers with software that transforms data into actionable intelligence.

Nuix Values

• TAKE OWNERSHIP
• RESILIENT
• UNAFRAID
• TEAM NUIX
• HERO OUR CUSTOMERS
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We believe in these principles and seek to weave them into the fabric of our daily work at Nuix. In doing so, we co-create a dynamic and purposeful company culture that we can be proud of and want to belong to.

• Nuix is an Equal Opportunity Employer**
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Love the role, but not the right fit for you? Know someone that might be awesome for this role?

We're always looking for talented people who want to make a real impact. If you refer someone and we successfully hire them, you'll receive a $1,000 gift card.

Send referrals to recruitment@nuix.com or message us on LinkedIn. T's & C's apply.

To all recruitment agencies: Nuix does not accept agency CV's unless we have an existing agreement. Please do not forward CV's to us, or our Nuix employees directly. Nuix is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes, or where there is not an agreement in place