As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.
Job Description
Get To Know Us:
SS&C Technologies is the world’s largest independent hedge fund and private equity administrator, as well as the largest mutual fund transfer agency. SS&C’s unique business model combines end-to-end expertise across financial services operations with proprietary software and solutions to service even the most demanding customers in the financial services and healthcare industries.
Why You Will Love It Here!
Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
Your Future: Income Protection Insurance
Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave, Death & TPD Insurance
Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, including SS&C University
Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!
What You Will Get To Do:
The Senior Enterprise Governance Manager is responsible for designing, enhancing, and overseeing the governance framework across SS&C’s Australian business. Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, this role works closely with stakeholders across local and global GIDS teams to ensure strong governance practices, operational alignment with global standards, and continuous improvement across all governance activities. It plays a key role in strengthening organisational accountability, supporting regulatory obligations, and fostering a consistent, high-quality governance culture across the enterprise.
Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the governance framework within SS&C GIDS AU, ensuring alignment with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Serve as Company Secretary, managing day-to-day governance obligations, regulatory reporting, ASIC filings, corporate records, and payment of levies and fees.
Oversee the preparation and management of Board and Committee agendas, papers, and meetings, working closely with the Chief Risk Officer and Directors.
Manage the fit-and-proper process for Directors and Responsible Managers, including ongoing assessments, training registers, and governance training for new Responsible Persons.
Maintain, update, and implement governance and risk policies, ensuring alignment with best practice frameworks and evolving regulatory expectations.
Oversee the Conflict Management Framework, conduct conflict assessments, and report trends to the relevant Board or Committee.
Manage corporate insurance for SS&C GIDS AU in collaboration with the global Corporate Insurance Director.
Support client presentations, RFPs/RFIs, and due diligence requests, liaising with Risk and Compliance to provide accurate information.
Monitor regulatory and industry developments, including updates from APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC, and others, to ensure policies and processes reflect evolving standards and best practices.
Foster a positive governance culture across the organisation, encouraging proactive practices and continuous improvement.
Explore and implement technology, AI, and automation solutions to enhance governance processes and framework effectiveness.
Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including the Executive Leadership Team, global leaders, and business heads, providing strategic guidance and governance oversight.
Collaborate with business leaders to ensure governance requirements are consistently applied and managed, mitigating operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.
What You Will Bring:
At least 8 years’ experience in governance, compliance, risk management, or a related discipline within financial services.
Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Law, or a related field preferred, supported by ongoing professional development.
Strong interest in technology and openness to exploring AI-based enhancements in compliance
Deep knowledge of risk and compliance frameworks, methodologies, and emerging best practices.
Strong understanding of the Australian regulatory landscape, including the SIS Act, Corporations Act, AML/CTF Act, Privacy Act, and related regulatory instruments. Exposure to global regulatory environments is highly regarded.
Proven ability to analyse complex issues, exercise sound judgment, and drive effective solutions across a global business.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence, engage, and build confidence with senior stakeholders.
Strategic mindset with experience shaping and communicating governance or risk strategies in complex organisations.
Demonstrated ability to balance local regulatory requirements within a global group structure and manage competing jurisdictional needs.
Collaborative, adaptable, and able to build strong relationships while navigating change with professionalism and empathy.
Strong commitment to integrity, ethical conduct, and compliance with all legal and internal obligations.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.
Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ www.ssctech.com/careers.
Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.
SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.
