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Risk Manager

Job No: 673588

Sydney - Inner Suburbs & CBD, Brisbane - Inner Suburbs & CBD, Melbourne - Inner Suburbs & CBD

Permanent Full Time

Insurance

Pay Band 6


 

    • Join our high performing risk team
    • Permanent Full Time Opportunity

Suncorp Group firmly believe in contributing to a more resilient Australia. This means striving to enhance the skills of our people, building stronger relationships with customers, and leveraging the power of innovation and technology. 

As the Risk Manager you will provide risk oversight of the function areas where required Partner with the business as a trusted advisor through advice and guidance, and advocate for increasingly robust risk maturity; Contribute to effective risk management (from a 2nd line perspective); and contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of the Risk team culture and strategy.

What you’ll do

  • Working with SME’s to deliver the renewal of Suncorp’s Group Insurance Program, within the parameters determined by the SLT, for annual CRO endorsement and Board approval
  • Responsible for Suncorp’s Broker relationship, holding frequent service meetings, ensuring appropriate value-added services are provided at optimum cost.
  • Manage all Insurance claim notifications against Suncorp Group entities and oversight the ensuring claims process, requiring liaison with Brokers, Legal and Insurers. Including monthly due diligence on claims/circumstances reporting requirements using risk artefacts and consultation with Legal.
  • Provide Group Insurance advice, certificates of currency, guidance and quotes as required to internal stakeholders
  • Provide oversight and challenge of the identification, assessment and monitoring of all risks across Insurance Functions.
  • Support the desired risk culture by reporting and escalating opportunities or inadequacies in risk management activities.
  • Partner with the relevant 1st line leadership teams to ensure effective risk management by providing strategic and tactical risk management advice.
  • Develop strong relationships with leaders in the 1st Line providing representation, advice and input.
  • Provide advice to the business on interpretation and implementation of frameworks and policy. Provide advice to the business based on insights derived from internal and external data trends and forecasts.
  • Represent the Risk team as a key stakeholder on initiatives and change opportunities.
  •  Provide advice and challenge in relation to the development and adherence to Risk Appetite  Statements and the Risk Maturity Model.

 

What you’ll bring

  • Relevant tertiary qualification in a related discipline business, law, finance, commerce, IT, mathematics, risk, compliance is desirable
  • A minimum of five years’ product, team leader or manager experience, in the insurance industry, performing roles with exposure to Group insurance products, claims and enterprise risk.
  • Demonstrated balance of strong commercial acumen (internal and external), depth of experience and political astuteness
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively negotiate and influence
  • Strong legislative and regulatory interpretation and application skills
  • Natural application of insight, initiative and innovation
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Courteous assertiveness
  • Positive, approachable, collaborative, team oriented, ‘can do’ attitude
  • Deep risk expertise coupled with energy and passion for the risk profession
  • Sense of fun, warmth, empathy and good humour

 

Culture

At Suncorp, our purpose has been at the core of our business for over 100 years. To deliver exceptional experiences we’ve had to become even more customer obsessed, innovative and performance driven than ever before.

Delivering on our purpose has always meant putting words into action. Building futures and protecting what matters is why we’re here. Caring for others, being courageous and doing the right thing underpins everything we do.

 

If this role sound like the opportunity you’ve been waiting for… Chase the sun, apply online today

At Suncorp we build inclusion by providing an environment where everyone is able to be themselves and feel valued, involved and respected for their perspectives and contribution. For further details on accessibility please email Melanie.young@suncorp.com.au

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