Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Finance and Strategy team as a Strategy, Commercial Performance & Governance Risk Manager. If you’re a good fit for this role and live in Brisbane we’d love, you to apply. 

Why join us?

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

About the role

As the Strategy, Commercial Performance & Governance Risk Manager you will provide first line risk leadership support to the Commercial Performance & Governance (CP&G) team (encompassing EPMO, Strategic Sourcing and Commercial Finance), and the Strategy team.

Reporting into the General Manager - Commercial Performance and Governance, you will be responsible for embedding a strong risk culture and ensuring effective risk management practices are deployed that align to the ART Group Risk Management Framework (RMF) within CP&G and Strategy.

Day to day, you'll:

• Develop and maintain the risk profile for CP&G and Strategy, including oversight of their Business Area Risk Registers.
• Ensure risk exposures remain within appetite and lead the development of mitigation plans where thresholds are exceeded.
• Embed risk management into strategic planning, procurement lifecycle, and financial forecasting, ensuring alignment with ART’s risk appetite and business objectives.
• Conduct proactive risk assessments across sourcing strategies, supplier engagements, strategic initiatives, and financial planning cycles.
• Partner with the relevant stakeholders to deliver risk reporting and insights to senior executives, committees, and the Board, with a focus on financial, strategic, and third-party risk.
• Manage the effective delivery of remediation actions and plans to address control gaps and improve the management of risks.
• Coordinate audit and assurance activities, including internal audits, regulatory reviews, and third-party assurance engagements.
• Ensure high-quality data and insights are used in risk reporting and decision-making.
  

This role is available as a permanent opportunity. 

About you

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:  

• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, methodologies and controls, particularly in a transformational change environment.
• Knowledge of enterprise risk, operational risk and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with change management, project governance and business transformation principles.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to influence, particularly in complex organisational structures and transformation teams.
• Proven experience in a Line 1 risk management role, ideally within a Finance or Procurement environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement risk controls, assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Experience in risk reporting, governance forums and risk monitoring.
• Strong knowledge of APRA Risk Management Prudential Standards, operational risk, compliance frameworks, and control assurance processes.
  

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Apply online now

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close Friday, 1 August 2025.

We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.