Operational Risk And Control Enablement Leader

At Bupa, our purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. This is at the core of who we are, making us a healthcare provider that strives to deliver meaningful change.

The opportunity 

In this newly created role, the Operational Risk and Control Enablement Leader will drive the evolution of our Risk Management Framework within the People team at Bupa. As a leader, you'll spearhead the enhancement of our Risk and Control capabilities, ensuring Bupa stays resilient and proactive in managing risks. You'll collaborate closely with stakeholders to pinpoint potential risks, including emerging ones, and implement rigorous controls to mitigate them effectively. 

This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the risk management landscape and foster a culture of proactive risk awareness and mitigation across the APAC People team. 

This is a permanent, full-time role and may be based at our Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane offices with very flexible working arrangements available, including hybrid working. 

How will I help?

You’ll collaborate with the People Leadership team to implement and execute a strategic, consistent and best practice People risk approach across Bupa APAC. As a member of the People Employee Governance team, you will create a risk aware and engaged culture within the People team by facilitating workshops, delivering training and educating stakeholders. 

In addition, you’ll add value by 

• Leading the development and implementation of frameworks, systems, processes and practices that assist with mitigating risk. 
• Provide relevant reporting and insights to key stakeholders on Bupa APAC’s People risk profile. 
• Leverage data insights to identify focus areas and drive the development and delivery of an education program to uplift knowledge, thereby minimising Bupa’s employment risks, and ensuring best practice management of People Risk and Risk Culture. 

What do I need? 

We are seeking a senior risk professional with 5-7 years practical Operational Risk management experience, with some exposure to assessing risk for a HR/People function. It’s preferrable your experience has been gained within a regulated setting, such as insurance, health care or financial services. 

You’ll thrive when working as part of a collaborative team, fostering positive relationships as a trusted and respected hands-on risk business partner. 

Complimenting your professional experience will be your tertiary studies in Risk Management, Business, Human Resources, Industrial Relations or similar with Risk Management Accreditation (RIMS, RMIA or similar) highly regarded. Proficiency with GRC systems such as Protecht, SAI360 or Archer (or similar) would be advantageous, combined with meticulous attention to detail and sharp analytical skills.

In addition, you’ll bring:

• Advanced analytical skills, adept at sourcing, synthesising, and critically analysing diverse data. 
• An innovative mindset to create tailored solutions that meet Bupa’s progressive and innovative environment.
• Proactive approach in influencing and collaborating with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including senior leaders and specialists. 
• Be an exceptional communicator, to simplify complexities, enabling effective interactions across teams. 
• Prioritise effectively and drive outcomes with a focused, results-oriented approach in a dynamic environment.

Why work at Bupa? 

We keep our people smiling by helping them improve their lives in and outside of the office. We’re a welcoming lot, no matter who you are or where you’ve come from. We welcome all talents and backgrounds and embrace our differences, so you can bring your true self to work. We support our people to be the best version of themselves, physically and mentally. With a healthy work/life balance, leadership support, reduced private health cover, study leave, volunteering options and a commitment to promoting from within. 

Our employees can access wide range of benefits: from our own products (incl. health insurance subsidies) to many other products and services via our partnerships program (like Apple, Samsung, JB Hi-Fi, plus gym and spa discounts to name a few). We reward our people and celebrate their success, provide initiatives that develop careers and look after our people’s health, wellbeing, and futures.

To learn more about working at Bupa please visit our website: www.bupa.com.au/careers

Bupa is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to ensuring equality in recruitment, development, retention, and promotion of staff and that no-one is disadvantaged based on their gender, cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or identity, or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. 

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. If you require any adjustments to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know at the time of your application.