Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist

Careers with Impact

More than one million Australians trust us with their money, and that trust shapes how we work every day. Our members sit at the centre of everything we do, guiding our decisions and the impact we strive to make.

We’re looking for people who are purpose-driven and accountable, who value inclusion and collaboration, and who are proactive in managing risk to protect our members’ long-term outcomes. In return, you’ll be part of an organisation where your work contributes to strong returns, real-world impact, and a culture that reflects the communities our members serve.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

As the Senior Risk & Compliance Specialist embedded within our Experience function, you’ll operate in a true first line capacity – partnering with accountable risk owners to enable balanced, well-informed decisions that consider member outcomes, operational delivery and regulatory obligations.

Reporting to the Risk Senior Partner – Experience, you’ll work at the heart of the business. You’ll collaborate closely with Experience leaders, the broader Line 1 Risk Community, Second Line Risk & Compliance and other enablement functions to how Experience manages risk and meets its compliance obligations in day-to-day operations.

What You’ll Do

• Provide specialist Line 1 risk and compliance advice aligned to HESTA’s risk appetite and regulatory obligations.
• Strengthen risk capability across Experience by embedding disciplined, practical and accountable risk practices.
• Support the identification, confirmation and evidencing of compliance obligations, including administrative and outsourced arrangements.
• Support effective incident management, including control uplift, compliance assessment and identification of potential reportable breaches.
• Enable structured and insightful Line 1 risk reporting that demonstrates active oversight of risks, controls and compliance obligations. 

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in senior first line risk and compliance roles within superannuation, administration services or broader financial services.
• Strong understanding of risk appetite frameworks and their practical application.
• Experience working with compliance obligation frameworks and evidencing requirements, including oversight of outsourced providers.
• Knowledge of operational control frameworks and risk assessment methodologies.
• Working knowledge of superannuation legislation and trustee obligations, including the SIS Act, Corporations Act, Privacy Act, AML/CTF requirements, and regulatory expectations of APRA, ASIC and AUSTRAC.
• Experience with Governance, Risk & Compliance systems (Archer preferred).
• The confidence and credibility to influence leaders and embed strong first line accountability.
• A curious mindset, disciplined approach and genuine commitment to member outcomes.
• Tertiary qualifications in business, finance, risk or compliance (desirable).

If you’re ready to step into a senior first line role where your expertise will shape decisions, uplift capability and safeguard member interests apply now – and build a career with impact.

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees
 

• Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few).
• Your professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
• Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
• Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team careers@hesta.com.au and we’ll call you to discuss.
 

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position.