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Form of work About the Role
Here at BOQ Group we have been busy working behind the scenes building out our fastest-growing team – Group Risk – for an exciting and ambitious future-state.
We are strengthening, simplifying, and digitising, whilst ensuring our foundations are in place. With foundation comes strength, and we are building strong and stable teams to work across our multi-branded business but most importantly, elevating our Risk culture – there is so much opportunity to contribute to the overarching frameworks and be paramount in supporting our transformation into a digital bank.
Reporting to our fabulous Head of Operational Risk Advisory, this role is responsible for leading the implementation and embedding our Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF) across the BOQ Group, through effective business partnering. This includes the framework, supporting processes and reporting of all operational and resilience risks and controls, ensuring end-to-end awareness and understanding in line with the Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF).
This role leads an effective risk partnering function that provides advisory and services to all divisions here at BOQ Group, such as Group Finance, Group Technology, People and Culture and of course our wonderful Group Risk team. Working collaborative with the business this role will help align to the strategic direction and growth of BOQ.
The role will ensure that our divisions are supported by advice, awareness, and assurance for their risk practices and that they are effective and fit-for-purpose, ensuring our friends in 2nd line are able to execute their responsibilities. You will be involved with:
Leading a team of Operational Risk professionals
Working closely with the Operational Risk and Assurance leadership team on the end-to-end view of risk management, identifying and addressing opportunities for improvement
Providing oversight, guidance, and enhancements to embedding an effective Operational Risk Management Framework.
Working closely with 1stline leadership teams across the bank to build strong foundations in risk management – from risk and control profiles and control testing, to managing incidents and issues.
Enhancing the maturity of Operational Risk through reporting and insights, working closely with divisions to ensure consistency in approach
Support the delivery of the 2nd line assurance reviews
Collaborate with peers to continuously improve operating practices
Delivery of operational risk capability uplift and training workshops
Provide accurate end to end delivery of reviews and reporting
The aim – to partner with our stakeholders and teams, ensuring we are clear around the important purpose, objectives and benefits Operational Risk is providing across the bank.
About you
As an experienced Senior Partner, you’ll join us with exposure to Operational Risk within the banking and financial services landscape. Yip – you live and breathe all things Op Risk and join us with a passion, and experience of, elevating the maturity of a risk culture within a business. You come armed with a wealth of Operational Risk knowledge, and know how to implement frameworks, partnering with teams for a successful uptake.
We operate in a highly regulated, fast-paced environment so we are seeking a strategic thinker who can problem-solve on the fly. Collaboration and partnership come naturally to you, where you aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, participating and promoting cooperative working relationships across the organisation.
As an outcome-driven professional you enjoy proactively communicating with the business to understand and reach their vision – and know how to align it with your teams. With your vast experience in Op Risk, you’re the go-to for all things involved with regulator priorities, prudential standards and legislation relating to the banking world.
You’re a natural born people-person with a strong background in leading operational risk teams, along with the application, of operational risk frameworks and/or audit frameworks within the financial services industry. Other skills and experience we are ideally seeking include:
Experience leading teams and people.
Extensive experience partnering with business functions.
Working collaboratively across divisions to uplift risk maturity.
Embed and uplift Operational Risk maturity.
Leveraging and aligning risk to deliver strategic business objectives.
Working for us is fun and fast-paced, and we are seeking top talent to take us where we want to go. BOQ Group people are easy to spot. They're smart, energetic, full of ideas and passionate about what they do. If this sounds like you and you're looking to join a multi-brand on the forefront of financial services, we'd love to chat!
About Us
Bank of Queensland Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands providing a genuine alternative to Australian financial services customers and employees – with a true multi-brand proposition meaning our staff get to experience working across multiple brands all with their unique differences.
BOQ Group’s inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.
In 2021 BOQ Group was awarded a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation.
Our Benefits
Discounted financial products
Salary sacrificing options
Paid parental leave with no minimum
Paid volunteer days
Purchase annual leave
BUPA Corporate Plan
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
A ‘zero tolerance’ to Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) with active support for employees experiencing DFV
5 employee diversity network groups focusing on; First Nations Reconciliation Council, Proudly ME (LGBTIQA+), Multicultural, Gender and Early Career.
BOQ Group is a member of Pride in Diversity and a participating organisation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please follow the links or apply via our Careers Page.
The Bank of Queensland is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.
If you are successful for a role with the Bank of Queensland, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.
Job Reference: BOQ02142
