Senior Risk & Compliance Officer
Senior Risk & Compliance Officer
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About The Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Risk and Compliance Officer to join our senior leadership team to safeguard our operations and proactively assess and mitigate risks across the firm. This role is critical in fostering a robust risk management culture and ensuring that all risk business continuity AML/CTF ESG and privacy related activities align with the strategic goals and regulatory requirements of our legal practice.
The Senior Risk and Compliance Officer will report to the CEO and work closely with key stakeholders to identify assess and address potential risks ensuring that Bartier Perry operates within its risk appetite and maintains compliance with legislative and contractual obligations as well as industry standards.
Key Responsibilities:
In this role you will:
- Develop implement and maintain comprehensive risk management and compliance programs with a particular focus in FY26 on the introduction of the AML/CTF regime and all the associated initiatives and outcomes to ensure compliance
- Ensure client compliance by actively participating in tender processes developing and implementing key client protocols ensuring all contractual obligations are met and producing comprehensive client reports. This role requires close collaboration with key stakeholders to maintain high standards of compliance and client satisfaction.
- Oversee the firms ESG program and work collaboratively with key stakeholders and internal committees to benchmark maintain promote and report on this program. The ideal candidate will also drive environmental initiatives and ensure compliance with ESG standards.
- Oversee Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and implementation.
- Conduct regular risk assessments and reviews to identify potential compliance and privacy risks and ensure any gaps are addressed promptly.
- Develop and implement initiatives for the continuous improvement of risk compliance and privacy management practices.
- Monitor and analyse regulatory changes ensuring the firms policies are up-to-date and compliant.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to provide guidance on compliance-related issues.
- Lead investigations into compliance breaches and recommend corrective actions.
- Develop and deliver training programs relating to privacy risk and compliance AML/CTF ESG and business continuity across the firm.
- Be a member of the Legal Risk Committee and the Business Risk Committee.
- Prepare reports for the board senior management key clients and regulatory bodies as required.
- Be the firms Risk & Compliance Officer member of Business Risk Committee
The Role Includes the Following:
- Leadership coaching and guidance of others.
- Risk Identification & Mitigation.
- Regulatory Compliance across all risk classes.
- Governance & Reporting.
- Incident Management.
- Stakeholder Engagement.
- Data Governance & Integrity.
- Training & Awareness.
Qualifications and Skills:
- 8-10 years of proven risk compliance and privacy management experience in a similar role preferably in legal or professional services.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Risk Management and/or Compliance or Law coupled with litigation experience. The latter is desirable.
- Strong understanding of risk management compliance and privacy principles. .
- Demonstrated experience in tender processes and management of contractual compliance obligations.
- Strong experience in data analysis risk assessment and the development of mitigation strategies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey risk-related information to various stakeholders including senior management and the Board.
- Prior experience in legal or professional services or a demonstrated understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities in these areas.
- Financial and non-financial risk acumen together with broad business experience across operational processes.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- High level of integrity and ethical standards.
About Bartier Perry:
A 2024 Employer of Choice Bartier Perry is a firm where our culture drives all that we do. This means we are down-to-earth and high-performing whilst promoting work-life balance. We work respectfully with each other our clients and with the broader community.
We have a united focus on excellence and our supportive and inclusive culture allows everyone to reach their potential and thrive.
We are a progressive law firm that will nurture your talents and provide opportunities at every level of your career. Professional training and development programs are provided to enhance high performance and career progression.
We have a clear strategy and purpose.
Culture & Benefits:
- Work life balance through our flex policy
- Incentive bonus program for all staff
- Regular social and team activities
- Generous 20 weeks paid parental leave
- In house learning and development opportunities
- Reward and recognition program
- Supportive Health & Wellbeing programs
How to apply: Upload your cover note and CV. Alternatively you can email your documents directly to our People and Culture team at
Please note: Only applicants with the right to work in Australia will be considered for this role. All applications will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Please also note: At this stage we are inviting direct applications only. We will not be engaging the services of recruitment agencies for this role.
Bartier Perry is committed to being an inclusive and flexible workplace where differences such as age gender culture disability sexual orientation religion and family and caring responsibilities are valued and respected.
Please contact the People & Culture team if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace. We encourage you to advise us at the time of application and we welcome hearing from you. We also understand the importance of social distancing at this time so our recruitment and onboarding process may be managed virtually so we can continue to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of our staff clients guests and the broader public.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
