Senior Business Continuity and Risk Management Professional

A senior risk management professional with extensive experience in operational risk and compliance gained over the last 20 years across a number of significant financial services organisations. A strategic thinker, focused on designing, building and implementing risk management and compliance frameworks. A strong believer there is a great opportunity to apply a more rigorous approach to the management of risk.

Key achievements:

• Developed, implemented and oversaw a local operational risk framework for Regional team at a Global Bank.
• Managed the 2nd Line Control Testing team covering compliance and operational risk.
• Provided 2nd Line oversight and challenge on Project Boards/Steering Committees to address delivery and delivered risk.
• Led the international pilot of the bank’s revised Risk Control Framework (RCF) covering compliance and operational risk, which culminated in a multi-year upgrade of the bank’s Risk Control Framework across Australia and New Zealand in all divisions.
• Developed and implemented the bank’s 1st Line Non-Financial Risk Reporting Requirements. This approach balanced stakeholder needs with framework requirements while reinforcing 1st Line ownership. These requirements were subsequently adopted across the bank internationally.
• Provided oversight over supporting Frameworks including Business Continuity, IT Risk, Product Change and Vendor Management.
• Executed Risk Management Strategy (RMS) from concept to stakeholder engagement and subject matter expert input through to finalisation. RMS met APRA’s requirements, was well received by Board and complimented by external auditors.

Core skills:

• Ability to approach complex matters in a straightforward manner and apply practical approaches.
• Record of success in managing change across multiple stakeholders.
• Engaging approach to communicating risk and compliance concepts.
• Leading successful team of risk management professionals to provide effective 2nd Line oversight and challenge.
• Sustaining influential relationships with local and global stakeholders.