Primary Details
Time Type: Full time
Worker Type: Employee
Permanent, full time role
Auckland CBD Office
Hybrid working, 2 days in the office
The opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior risk leadership role in a complex and diverse region. You will:

• Be a key advisor and influencer, strengthening risk culture and governance across New Zealand and the Pacific
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and regulators, working as a trusted partner to deliver on our risk and compliance strategy
• Lead through influence, mentoring and supporting others, and fostering a strong risk-aware culture across our teams
• Drive real impact by embedding best practice risk frameworks and building maturity across compliance programs
• Enjoy being part of a values-led, people-focused business where your leadership and technical expertise will be valued and recognised

Your new role

Foster a best-practice risk, compliance and governance culture by implementing effective risk management policies and procedures across the business. You will also:

• Actively manage and mitigate risks while driving uplift in risk and compliance maturity and practices
• Strengthen the region’s risk culture and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
• Provide subject matter expertise on the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of operational risks, including remediation action plans for ineffective operational controls
• Be responsible for the roll-out and maintenance of the risk appetite, frameworks, risk and control library for relevant business units.
• Lead internal and external assurance reviews, including developing and identifying improvement opportunities and coordinate the implementation of recommendations.
• Influence and embed risk awareness across the business through insightful analysis, feedback, and transparent reporting
• Lead and mentor team members, ensuring delivery of business unit objectives and professional growth
• Promote a culture of engagement, continuous improvement and execution excellence, aligned with our values

More information and the full job profile can be shared with applicants during the interview process.
Please note that for the successful candidate, this process will include a phone screen with our Talent Acquisition team, 2 interviews (either face to face or online via Teams) and background checks.
About you

You are an experienced in risk management and compliance. You are:

• Familiar with working in regulated and complex organisations,
• Skilled in building strong stakeholder relationships across New Zealand and Pacific markets
• Knowledgeable in best practice risk management frameworks, including the three lines of defense model
• Confident in change and project management, with experience in change delivery
• Up to date with regulatory requirements for risk reporting and compliance obligations in New Zealand, and may also have experience with regulatory environments in Fiji, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Solomon Islands
• A people leader who mentors, influences, and fosters capability within your team and across the wider business
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about embedding a strong risk culture

About QBE
We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.
We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.
And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.
With more than more than 11,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.
We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?
Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!
www.qbe.com/nz/about-qbe/careers
Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection, trauma insurance & Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance
• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)
• Family First accredited employer since 2021

Apply now!
APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!
Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.
QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at
recruitment@qbe.com
Skills:
Communication, Complaint Management, Critical Thinking, Finance Strategy, Financial Data Reporting, Financial Management, Intentional collaboration, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Managing performance, Process Improvements, Process Refinement, Professional Development, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Leadership
How to Apply:
To submit your application, click “Apply” and follow the step by step process.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates

• Be a key advisor and influencer, strengthening risk culture and governance across New Zealand and the Pacific
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and regulators, working as a trusted partner to deliver on our risk and compliance strategy
• Lead through influence, mentoring and supporting others, and fostering a strong risk-aware culture across our teams
• Drive real impact by embedding best practice risk frameworks and building maturity across compliance programs
• Enjoy being part of a values-led, people-focused business where your leadership and technical expertise will be valued and recognise