Cuscal

Financial Services

Manager,OperationalRisk

A$145–195k ~AI est. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Manager, Operational Risk at Cuscal. Skills: Operational Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance. Lead operational oversight of risk. Develop risk framework”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years operational risk management, Understanding of regulatory frameworks, APRA prudential standards

Nice to Have

Experience building risk capability, Exposure to payments ecosystem, Leadership capability

What You'll Do.

Lead operational oversight of risk

Develop risk framework

Provide business advisory

Strengthen risk maturity

Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements

Design Operational Risk Management Framework

Enhance Operational Risk Management Framework

Provide risk advisory to business units

Challenge business units on controls

Challenge business units on incidents

Challenge business units on risk-in-change

Deliver data-driven risk reporting

Provide risk insights to executive forums

Provide risk insights to governance forums

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Stakeholder engagement; Senior leadership communication

Communication Scope

Communication skills; Stakeholder engagement

Full Job Description

Forward with Cuscal At Cuscal, our Commercial and Business teams are the backbone of our organisation. From supporting clients and driving growth to ensuring compliance, managing finances, and fostering a positive workplace culture, our people play a vital role in achieving our commercial objectives while staying true to our values. If you’re looking for a role where your skills and ideas make a real impact, join us to help shape the future of payments in Australia. Your Opportunity As our Manager, Operational Risk, you’ll lead the operational oversight of risk across framework development, business advisory, monitoring and governance. You’ll play a key role in strengthening risk maturity and ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements across the organisation. You’ll also make an impact by: * Designing and enhancing the Operational Risk Management Framework in line with regulatory requirements including APRA CPS 230 * Providing risk advisory and challenge to business units on controls, incidents and risk-in-change activities * Delivering data-driven risk reporting and insights to executive and governance forums ## Qualifications What you’ll bring To succeed in this role, you’ll have: * Experience in operational risk management within financial services (7+ years preferred) * Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks, including APRA prudential standards * Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills across senior leadership You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have: * Experience building risk capability across first and second line functions * Exposure to the payments or broader financial services ecosystem * Strong leadership capability with the ability to influence and drive change ## Additional Information Why Cuscal? At Cuscal, you’ll find a strong, successful company that’s reimagining the future. And our team is right there at the heart of it all. Here, you’ll deliver or support interesting, ground-breaking work that has real impact - on

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