Director Wholesale Non-Financial Risk
Rabobank is the world's leading specialist food and agribusiness bank. For more than 125 years, we have been committed to supporting our clients, communities, and the global food value chain. Our cooperative heritage, specialist expertise, and long-term focus enable us to help create a more sustainable future for agriculture and food production worldwide.
We're currently seeking an experienced Director, Wholesale Non-Financial Risk to join our Wholesale Banking team in Sydney. This is a senior Line 1 Operational Risk and Compliance leadership role, providing strategic risk and compliance advice across Rabobank's Wholesale Banking business in Australia and New Zealand.
Reporting to the Executive Director, Wholesale Non-Financial Risk & Control, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and play a critical role in strengthening risk culture, governance and control environments across Wholesale Banking.
You will partner closely with teams across Corporate Banking, Portfolio Management, Project Finance, Energy Transition, Markets, Value Chain Finance and Sustainable Business Development, helping the business safely achieve its strategic objectives while maintaining a strong focus on operational risk and regulatory compliance.
This is an influential role for a highly experienced risk and compliance professional who enjoys collaborating with senior stakeholders, solving complex challenges and driving meaningful outcomes.
Lead the implementation and ongoing execution of Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF) and Compliance Management Framework (CMF) requirements across Wholesale Banking.
Partner with business leaders to assess, monitor and maintain operational risk and compliance profiles.
Provide expert advice on risk management, governance, controls and compliance obligations.
Support risk and control assessments, key control testing and remediation activities.
Manage compliance incidents and breach assessments, including regulatory notifications where required.
Coordinate product and channel risk assessments.
Prepare and contribute to monthly risk reporting and governance forums.
Partner with Line 2 Risk and Compliance teams to ensure effective risk oversight and regulatory reporting.
Act as Privacy Champion, Complaints Coordinator and Records Coordinator for Wholesale Banking.
Build strong, trusted relationships across the business and influence a positive risk culture.
Experience
10+ years' experience within banking and financial services risk and compliance environments.
Proven experience in a Line 1 Operational Risk and Compliance role.
Strong exposure to Wholesale, Institutional or Corporate Banking.
Demonstrated success partnering with senior stakeholders and business leaders.
Experience managing risk frameworks, governance activities, regulatory obligations and incident management.
Knowledge & Skills
Strong understanding of the Australian banking regulatory environment.
Knowledge of wholesale banking products, operations and processes.
Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing and communication skills.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capability.
Ability to work independently while driving collaboration across multiple teams.
Highly organised with a demonstrated ability to prioritise and deliver in a complex environment.
Tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance, Economics, Law or a related discipline.
Postgraduate qualifications will be highly regarded.
At Rabobank, we're committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive professionally and personally. You'll join a purpose-led organisation that values collaboration, courage, integrity and continuous learning.
We offer:
Flexible hybrid working arrangements
A collaborative and inclusive culture
Career development and learning opportunities
The opportunity to work with industry-leading specialists
Meaningful work supporting Australia's and New Zealand's food and agribusiness sectors
Competitive remuneration and employee benefits
At Rabobank:
We are client-driven and action-oriented.
We are purposeful and courageous.
We are professional and considerate.
We bring out the best in each other and keep learning.
If you're an experienced risk and compliance leader looking to make a significant impact within a specialist global bank, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help shape a stronger, more resilient Wholesale Banking business at Rabobank.
Rabobank is a cooperative bank with a mission. Our goal: to help customers realize their ambitions. We serve about 10 million customers in 47 countries. As an international financial institution, we work on the well-being and prosperity of millions of people. In the Netherlands, we serve individual and business customers. Globally, we focus on the food and agriculture sectors. For big or small challenges, in every area, people join forces in search of solutions. Rabobank has been doing this for 125 years, and we will continue to grow a better world together.
As an employer, we support the growth of colleagues every day. At Rabobank, you can work on your own development & shape the world around you. This is reflected in your own development budget, our hybrid work environment, and a good balance between your work and home life. You can work on banking matters for our individual and business customers, as well as on societal issues such as food and energy transitions.
