Senior Manager, Risk Business Challenge

• Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide

• Type: 9 month Contract, full time

• Hybrid role, Happy to talk flexible working

• Click here to discover what it's like to be a part of QBE Group  

The opportunity

As the Senior Manager, Risk Business Challenge (Finance), you will provide strategic leadership in overseeing and challenging risk management practices within the relevant QBE business units. This involves practical application of QBE’s Risk Framework, supporting Finance to remain compliant with regulatory requirements, a sound understanding of financial risk management practices and stakeholder expectations.

The role involves influencing, supporting, and challenging business stakeholders to identify, monitor, and mitigate risks effectively, reporting on risk performance to the executive and board alongside engaging in initiatives to simplify and enhance risk frameworks.

About QBE  

• At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.  

• We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

• What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your new role

• Contribute to the review and constructive challenge of the AUSPAC Finance business unit’s management of risk,   applying a robust and proportionate approach.

• Act as the primary subject matter expert within L2 for assigned risk classes and actively contribute to the application and uplift of risk related  policies, and frameworks.

• Provide high‑quality, value‑adding input into second‑line risk reporting for relevant risk governance committees.

• Build and sustain strong, trusted relationships with business unit leadership and key stakeholders.

• Provide effective challenge to the design, development, and ongoing maintenance of risk management processes. This includes contributing towards the design, implementation, and ongoing effectiveness of governance, risk, and control frameworks.

• Influence and strengthen risk awareness and culture through proactive and consistent stakeholder engagement.

• Enable and support the implementation of the risk management strategy and associated policies across the business.

• Support the development of risk capability and maturity within stakeholder groups.

About you

To be successful as the Senior Manager, Risk Business Challenge (Finance) you will have extensive prior experience within a senior risk role within the financial services or insurance industry.

You will also have:

• Demonstrated commercial acumen with the ability to provide confident, constructive challenge and influence senior leaders while balancing risk and business outcomes

• Proven ability to take a “whole of QBE lens” view to your engagements, incorporating the impacts and dependencies of enterprise initiatives and broader external business environment into your challenge and support of the Finance Business Unit.

• Experience in facilitating and participating in risk related activities such as (but not limited to) risk and control self-assessments, issue and incident management, delivered risk and delivery risk processes.  

• Building trusted relationships across the business, partnering effectively with stakeholders to embed sound risk practices and culture.

• Highly analytical and pragmatic, with a track record of assessing control effectiveness, improving risk processes, and enabling the delivery of risk strategy.

Benefits  

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance

• Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

To learn more about benefits of working with us, click here.

Awards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2025 Winner of Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award at the Insurance Business Australia Awards for our Respect@QBE program

• 2023 Most Inclusive Workplace at the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards

• Ranked in the top ten in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2025 for medium sized program as voted by graduates

To learn more about our achievements, click here.

How to Apply

If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

Your career. At the heart of it. 

QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at [email protected].

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.