Risk Manager - Australia New Zealand
Allianz Partners is seeking the expertise of an experienced Risk Manager to help drive the ANZ business. The role reports directly to the Head of Risk Management and help ensure the global responsbility for the Line of Business LOB.
Joined by the Head of Risk and the Team Leader, you will share the responsibility of ensuring effective and efficient risk management processes and procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the Allianz Partners Global risk management framework as well as regulations in force.
You will be collaborating closely with first and second line of defense leaders across the company in the respective LoB to ensure timely and transparent identification, assessment and mitigation of risks across the LoB as well as to ensure that the internal control system is effectively integrated within their areas of responsibility.
You will provide support for internal control programs and projects designed to identify and manage significant risks related between others to: Financial Reporting, Information Technology, Legal, Compliance and Operations.
As the Risk Manager will also contribute to the Allianz Partners Global Risk Centre of Competences (CoCs) and, depending on the topic or seniority level of the Risk Manager, lead some of the CoC.

Key Responsibilities/What you do

• Oversee, coordinate and lead Risk management topics for the LoB, including topics across global locations as required.
• Act as Single Point of Contact for Risk topics across the organization.
• Develop and maintain a good understanding of the LoB business and liaise closely with management.
• Work with business units and provide risk expertise and consulting for projects and initiatives.
• Support the management, monitoring and reporting global business operations risks.
• Conduct risk assessments to determine impacts of risk issues and facilitate appropriate escalation and implementation of the decisions.
• Provide feedback to inquiries relating to risk monitoring actions.
• Support and provide advice during decision-making processes.
• Monitor news around market and evaluate current and potential risk exposure.
• Identification of changing regulations and industry risk trends that may have an enterprise-wide impact.
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of risk management activities.
• Participate in the organization, as well as lead and present topics in the LoB Risk Committee and other meetings as required.
• Facilitate the Risk management process and provision of Risk management delivery support (this includes among others, the Top Risk Assessment and Internal Control Framework).
• Coordinate the effective implementation and maintaining of a network of Risk and Internal Control coordinators as well as the provision of risk training to the wider business. Promote a positive Risk Culture within the business.

What you will bring

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or related field or equivalent combination of work and education experience.
• Risk Management or internal control accreditation or Accounting or Auditing qualification.
• Understanding and knowledge of best practices and trends in Enterprise Risk Management and internal control frameworks
• Ideally Financial Services Industry knowledge or experience
• Relevant quantitative, Solvency II experience.
• Strong IT user skills, very good user knowledge of Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Fluency in English.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, with ability to influence stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Excellent time management and ability to work on numerous tasks with multiple departments simultaneously.
• Highly motivated and proactive.
• High attention to detail.
• Takes ownership and responsibility.
• Customer focus.
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

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• Oversee, coordinate and lead Risk management topics for the LoB, including topics across global locations as required.
• Act as Single Point of Contact for Risk topics across the organization.
• Develop and maintain a good understanding of the LoB business and liaise closely with management.
• Work with business units and provide risk expertise and consulting for projects and initiatives.
• Support the management, monitoring and reporting global business operations risks.
• Conduct risk assessments to determine impacts of risk issues and facilitate appropriate escalation and implementation of the decisions.
• Provide feedback to inquiries relating to risk monitoring actions.
• Support and provide advice during decision-making processes.
• Monitor news around market and evaluate current and potential risk exposure.
• Identification of changing regulations and industry risk trends that may have an enterprise-wide impact.
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of risk management activities.
• Participate in the organization, as well as lead and present topics in the LoB Risk Committee and other meetings as required.
• Facilitate the Risk management process and provision of Risk management delivery support (this includes among others, the Top Risk Assessment and Internal Control Framework).
• Coordinate the effective implementation and maintaining of a network of Risk and Internal Control coordinators as well as the provision of risk training to the wider business. Promote a positive Risk Culture within the business