Senior Manager – Investment Governance & Risk

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Senior Manager – Investment Governance & Risk

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Investment Governance & Risk team at Mercer. This role will be based in Sydney. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

This role plays an important part in supporting Mercer Australia’s investment governance, risk and compliance activities. You will lead key investment compliance processes, contribute to regulatory and risk programs, and help strengthen the control environment across the Investments business. You will also work closely with internal stakeholders on governance reporting, business resiliency, valuation governance and regulatory change implementation.

We will count on you to:

• Lead the Investment Compliance function, including quarterly operational due diligence activity for Mercer Australia’s underlying investment managers and monitoring across areas such as PDS ranges, IMA guidelines, OTC derivatives, liquidity and substantial shareholding
• Lead ongoing improvement of investment compliance processes and controls to support an effective and efficient control environment
• Prepare and coordinate quarterly Audit & Risk Committee reporting for the Line 1 Risk & Compliance team, including investment performance reporting
• Drive key annual governance and risk activities, including updates to Key Risk Indicators, the Risk Appetite Statement and Risk Management Strategy documents, as well as the Business Resiliency Management program
• Support valuation governance activities, breach and incident management, regulatory change implementation, and proactive monitoring across the Investments business
• Partner with the business to maintain procedures, address control gaps and support implementation of the risk management framework for MIAL

What you need to have:

• Experience in compliance, risk, legal or investment governance within funds management, financial services or a similar environment
• Knowledge of financial markets, investment management processes, and the regulatory and legislative environment relevant to investment businesses
• Tertiary qualifications in Law, Commerce, Finance or another relevant discipline
• Ability to manage competing priorities, conduct research, and work effectively across governance, compliance and business stakeholders

What makes you stand out:

• Experience supporting investment compliance monitoring across areas such as investment guidelines, derivatives, liquidity or disclosure-related obligations
• Familiarity with regulatory and operational compliance programs within superannuation, investments or financial advice businesses
• Experience contributing to regulatory change, business resiliency, valuation governance or risk framework implementation

Why join our team: We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Mercer is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Mercer, visit mercer.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencing of employment.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.