Technology Risk Specialist

• A great opportunity with a top 5 General Insurer in Australia
• Open to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane candidates - Hybrid / Remote
• Must have experience in Technology operations and Risk platforms.

About Hollard

Hollard Insurance is part of the Hollard Group of Companies and a top 5 General Insurer in Australia and New Zealand. We underwrite a broad range of general insurance products, including motor, home, contents, business, and pet. Hollard’s unrelenting focus on diversity and inclusion, collaborative partnerships, and delivering great customer outcomes is at the heart of its business model, driven by its purpose of “Using our expertise, integrity and humanity to go further, together" 

Risk and Control Advisory is accountable for group-wide cross-functional supervision of risks within the first line of defence to reduce operational breaches and enhance broader risk culture and mitigate the risk of regulatory intervention. 

Your role

As a Technology Risk Specialist, you will report to the Senior Manager, Technology Risk. This is an exciting opportunity to support the development the Line 1 Risk and Control Advisory support model for the Technology function within Hollard. You will be a key member of a newly introduced team, to support the Technology function with provision of high quality and timely risk advice.

• Provide advice to the first line of defence on identification and assessment of Technology Risks and controls.
• Support the design, implementation and assessment of controls across the Technology function to mitigate Technology Risk exposures and demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Assist the business with the identification, management and rectification of technology related breaches, incidents and issues.
• Partner with the Technology teams to ensure proactive assessment and documentation of delivered Technology Risks associated with projects and change initiatives, to deliver a robust control environment.

About You

• Must have minimum 5 years of Technology Risk Management experience, ideally within the financial services industry.
• Technical knowledge in technology platforms and practices such as Cloud, databases and applications, networks, cyber security and information security is mandatory.
• Good knowledge of common risk strategies and frameworks used within the Australian financial services industry is required.
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements applicable to the Australian financial services industry, as it relates to information security and cyber risk is essential.
• Tertiary qualifications in IT, Business, Economics, Finance or Law, is desirable.

Working at Hollard

At Hollard you will be part of a supportive, valued and committed team. You will enjoy a challenging and rewarding work environment, career progression opportunities and great staff benefits and corporate discounts. We also offer many benefits to support your professional development and wellbeing including:

• Professional and technical development opportunities
• Flexible start and finish times, work from home, and other flexible work from home options to suit your lifestyle
• Paid parental and partner leave
• Additional leave options, including 5 well-being days each year
• Generous employee insurance discounts
• Novated lease options
• Corporate employee discounts from various retailers
• Wellbeing benefits e.g., vaccinations, health insurance discounts, mental wellness training professional memberships, EAP

Hollard is unapologetically committed to creating a workplace that values your diversity with a true sense of inclusion. We actively seek to hire for your different lived experiences (including as relate to disability, ethnicity, faith, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, gender diversity, sexual orientation, age, neurodiversity). These enhance cognitive diversity and psychological safety in our workplace for everyone.

Hollard proudly promotes flexible work including remote work, non-traditional work patterns, and work-family balance.

If you don’t meet all our expected criteria, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway! Our priority is to hire the most talented people we can from all walks of life even if not all our above boxes are ticked.

NO AGENCIES. We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies and kindly request that no unsolicited resumes are sent to Hollard employees in relation to this role or others. Only direct applications will be considered.

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