Risk Manager

About the Role

As Risk Manager, you’ll partner with senior business leaders to strengthen risk management, compliance and control practices across Insurance. You’ll bring a credible voice of risk, building trusted relationships and providing practical advice that adds value to business decisions.

Reporting directly to the Executive Manager, you’ll help improve risk capability and culture while supporting consistent application of risk frameworks across the business.

What You'll Do

• Partner with executives and leadership teams as a trusted risk and compliance adviser.
• Provide practical advice across operational risk, compliance, financial crime and broader non-financial risk.
• Identify control gaps, support control testing and develop credible action plans with the business.
• Strengthen first line risk capability, control maturity and alignment with enterprise risk frameworks and risk appetite.
• Provide risk insights that support informed decision-making and help create a safe, customer-focused business.
• Support and develop junior team members, building capability and contributing to an engaged risk team.

What You'll Bring

• Around 7 to 10 years’ risk management experience within financial services.
• Established risk experience gained as a dedicated discipline, sustained track record of applying risk frameworks and providing effective challenge in complex environments.
• Experience in first or second line risk roles, ideally combining advisory expertise with strong commercial judgement.
• A background in general insurance or financial services, with previous experience in professional services such as KPMG or Deloitte will be highly regarded.
• Strong relationship management skills, with the credibility to advise, coach and influence senior business leaders.
• Experience supporting or indirectly leading junior team members, with the ability to build capability through coaching.

What You'll Enjoy

• Access our award-winning Shine platform – your central hub for exclusive perks, wellbeing support, career development, and recognition. Shine has been recognised for excellence in employee experience, making it easier than ever to access what matters most to you

• Opportunity to receive performance-based Incentives and Suncorp shares for eligible employees

• Hybrid working, flexible leave, 20 weeks paid parental leave, and up to 5 days paid flexible leave annually

• Paid study support, career breaks, on-the-job learning, and a $1,000 referral bonus for eligible employees

• Free wellbeing coaching, a dedicated Employee Council, and confidential EAP access

• Discounts at 900+ retailers, Fitness Passport, and reduced super fees

• Paid volunteer leave, donation matching, and unlimited emergency response leave

Diversity is celebrated through employee resource groups and inclusive policies for all families

Explore our full benefits

At Suncorp we believe we are our best when our workforce is as diverse, talented and passionate as the communities in which we live and operate, and where our people feel included, valued and connected. We are passionate about inspiring our people by creating a diverse, accessible, and inclusive culture, offering flexible work, career development and internal mobility, and building connected relationships amongst our team members and with our customers.

If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to contact lisa.scanlon@suncorp.com.au for a confidential conversation. To apply for this opportunity, please submit your application directly via the link provided.