Director - Operational Risk

Ashurst is seeking a Director of Operational Risk in Sydney or Melbourne to lead teams in delivering operational risk management solutions for blue-chip clients. The role involves overseeing project delivery, managing client relationships, and driving business development. Candidates should have extensive experience in operational risk and resilience, particularly with CPS 230 implementation. The position offers flexible work options and opportunities for career growth within a collaborative culture.
Description

Ashurst Risk Advisory was created to respond to client demand and is designed to provide risk expertise that complements Ashurst's core legal services.

We provide the opportunity to work with an expertise-led team that has been consistently growing since its inception, and is dedicated to collaboration, diversity, transparency and innovation. Our vision is to create a unique culture in the consulting market based around a flat, collaborative structure that offers everyone the opportunity to work closely with Directors, Partners and clients on engagements. This means you have on the job training with your leaders, direct involvement with business development, clear recognition for your performance, and greater career opportunities.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work?
• Flexible work options
• Market leading parental leave of 26 weeks paid leave irrespective of gender
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership and corporate health plans
• Genuine opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities,
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including tailored professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring and study support for further education.
• We have a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated by our extensive volunteering and pro-bono opportunities, as well as our award-winning social inclusion and mobility programs.
• We are committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Opportunity

As a result of exponential growth, we are looking to hire a Director to join our Risk Modernisation team in either Sydney or Melbourne.

As a Director, you will lead teams in developing and delivering operational risk management and resilience solutions for a variety of blue-chip clients across industries. Ideally you will bring in-depth experience supporting clients with the implementation of CPS 230 across their businesses.

You will be responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of engagements including, onboarding teams, designing delivery and implementation strategies, managing the client relationships, monitoring profitability and budgets, and supervising/coaching the team.

You will also take a key role in business development activities to build the profile of the firm and yourself. This could include designing and running campaigns, developing client plans, conducting thought leadership, and building your internal networks to provide integrated solutions for your clients.

Please review the job description attached to the role on our careers page for more detail on the role and what we can offer you - http://careers.ashurst.com/

We are interested in hearing from you if:
• You are an experienced consultant with demonstrated capability and expertise in advising clients on operational risk and resilience within a large consulting firm. Experience working with financial services clients is essential.
• You're an experienced operational risk practitioner with in-depth experience supporting clients with the implementation of CPS 230.
• You have proven experience building a profitable and successful business through creating, fostering and developing client relationships.
• You're passionate about collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team and have experience managing multiple projects throughout their entire engagement lifecycle, including experience with proposals, pre-engagement activities, producing high quality deliverables, conducting stakeholder workshops, issuing final reports and billing.
• You're not afraid to have your own view and you approach challenging problems with both confidence and humility, while also embracing alternate viewpoints.
• You are excited about the opportunity to drive and progress your career and assist in the growth of a unique and 'first to market' practice.

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply.

For more information or if you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to contact: globalresourcing@ashurst.com for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.