Chief Risk and Compliance Officer

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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