SUMMARY:
Are you a visionary risk leader who thrives on building world-class frameworks, influencing executive strategy, and embedding a culture of intelligent, proactive risk management? If you’re ready to elevate an organisation’s risk maturity to new heights, this is your seat at the executive table.
POSITION INFO:
We’re looking for an exceptional Chief Risk & Compliance Officer to spearhead enterprise-wide risk, compliance, and governance functions for a fast-growing, complex organisation with national impact. This role reports directly to the CEO and Board, offering unmatched strategic influence.
What You’ll Lead & Build:
As the CRCO, you will architect and execute a cutting-edge Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) strategy that empowers smarter decisions and strengthens resilience across the organisation.
- Drive enterprise-wide risk strategy, frameworks, and methodologies
- Lead a high-performing team of risk specialists
- Embed a culture of ownership, awareness, and predictive risk intelligence
- Partner with executives to ensure that risk is part of every strategic conversation
- Present risk insights and reports at a Board and Exco level
- Own the full risk cycle: Identification, assessment, monitoring, mitigation, and reporting
- Build real-time dashboards, KRIs, predictive analytics, and horizon-scanning capabilities
- Oversee compliance, regulatory alignment, internal controls and audits
- Lead incident response, crisis management, and root-cause analysis initiatives
This isn’t just a leadership role — it’s an opportunity to
redefine how an entire organisation thinks about risk.
Where You’ll Make the Biggest Impact:- Creating a proactive, data-driven risk universe
- Strengthening compliance and governance across all business units
- Ensuring that the organisation maintains regulatory excellence
- Reducing materialised risk events and improving business continuity
- Empowering teams with training, communication, and risk champions
- Providing the Board with high-quality, strategic risk insights
What We’re Looking For:- 10–12 years in risk leadership, with at least 5 years at a senior/executive level
- Strong mastery of ERM frameworks (ISO, COSO, etc.)
- Advanced analytics capability (SQL, Python, R, Power BI/Tableau, and KRIs)
- Board reporting experience
- Strong crisis leadership and incident management capability
- Proven ability to build and uplift teams
- Strategic influence, exceptional communication, and executive presence
- Relevant Degree required (in Risk, Finance, Business, etc.)
- Professional Certifications such as FRM, PRM, and CRISC highly desirable
- Master’s Degree beneficial
Key Competencies:- Strategic vision & commercial insight
- Data-driven leadership
- High-pressure problem solving
- Cultural change & stakeholder influence
- Integrity, resilience & ethical decision-making
- Collaborative leadership & cross-functional engagement
What Success Looks Like:- A robust, mature risk framework embedded across the organisation
- Proactive risk intelligence and predictive insights
- Faster crisis response and fewer materialised risks
- Elevated risk culture and awareness
- Strong Board and executive confidence in the function
This is an opportunity to build, influence, innovate, and protect — all at the highest level.
If you’re a forward-thinking risk leader ready to make a long-term strategic impact, we’d love to chat.
Apply today and lead the organisation into a safer, smarter, future-ready era.
