Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

21 Jan 2025 11:59pm

Job Title

Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist

Job Summary

Job Description

Who We Are

We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.

The Risk & Compliance Chapter Area works with businesses to identify and manage risks, and to comply with all relevant regulations.

About the role

• As a Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist, you play a pivotal role in ensuring risks are known and managed effectively at Telstra. You also safeguard our organisation by helping to implement and enact key compliance policies and procedures to ensure Telstra complies with all internal and external regulations.
• You leverage your specialist risk and compliance management, audit and assurance knowledge and collaboration skills to effectively partner with the business to advise, provide support and constructively challenge, enabling services to our customers to meet our contractual, business and compliance objectives.
• Your ability to effectively navigate a large and complex enterprise environment will see you thrive in this role.

What We Offer

• Flex appeal: choose where, when and how you work
• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What You’ll Do

• Utilise extensive experience in risk and compliance management with strong interpersonal skills to contribute to high-performing teams aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of risk and compliance practices at Telstra.
• Work as part of a cross-skilled team that can support a range of inter-connected risk domains, and contribute to appropriate Line 2 oversight and challenge to drive effective management of risks and compliance obligations.
• Provide guidance and support into the design and implementation of risk management best practices and requirements, and how they are considered in decision making.
• Analyse and synthesise risk and compliance data and insights and communicate recommendations to stakeholders to engage them to foster a culture of risk awareness and compliance across the organisation.
• Authentically engage and collaborate with a range of internal stakeholders to help distil complex problems into simple and manageable actions that result in optimal business outcomes that serve our customers.
• Offer subject matter expertise and technical advice to internal stakeholders on compliance-related matters to ensure current obligations/principles are understood (including when new legislation/policies come into effect).
• Apply substantial expertise and experience along with critical-thinking and problem-solving skills to assess and resolve potential issues/breaches, and report outcomes to the Audit and Risk Committee.
• Lead and contribute to the identification, development, documentation and effectiveness review of key controls across top risks and compliance obligations.

About You

You will be bringing these skills & experiences to be successful in the role:

• Audit and Assurance
• Business Acumen
• Coaching
• Data Analysis and Insights
• Facilitating
• Identifying Problems
• Influential Communication
• Planning and organisational skills
• Presentation skills
• Project Management
• Research
• Risk control standards
• Risk Management
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Scrum Methodology
• Stakeholder Management

Soft skills:

• Accountability
• Analytical Skills
• Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Effective communication (including written)
• Prioritising Work
• Problem Solving
• Relationship Building
• Strategic Thinking

If you want to be surrounded by top talent at a company that gives back to the community, apply now!

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As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines and India).

When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.

As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.

We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.