Digital Risk & Compliance Lead

• Play a key role managing risk and compliance requirements for our Digital and Technology organisation
• Be part of a forward-thinking team committed to minimise risk outcomes.
• Careers with Purpose > Collaborative > Inclusive > Flexible Work Environment 

When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together, making Real. Progress
 

At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.
 

Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.

Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.

We are looking for a skilled Digital Risk and Compliance Lead to join our Digital and Technology team. This role is key in ensuring that Digital & Technology risks and compliance obligations are proactively identified, centrally managed, and that appropriate controls are in place.  This includes driving continuous improvement in risk management processes and tools and providing coaching and support across Digital & Technology to embed a culture of risk-based decision making.

With a Hybrid split (Office/WFH), this role a permanent position and is based in Southbank, Victoria and is part of the Strategy and Partner Management team.

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Partner with Digital & Technology teams, Lines of Business and stakeholders to proactively identify, assess, and manage digital risks, controls, and solutions.
• Manage the Digital & Technology risk registers, working with key stakeholders to assess and address risks, and provide insightful solutions to improve the risk and control environment.
• Oversee the creation and execution of a Digital & Technology Risk Management Plan, and work on improving risk management processes.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of AusNet’s Digital & Technology compliance requirements, including regulations, Cyber Security, third-party contracts, and audits.
• Ensure compliance obligations are documented, tracked, and managed by the relevant stakeholders through AusNet’s registers and plans
• Provide governance for Digital & Technology leadership across risk and compliance activities, drive continuous improvement in processes and tools, and provide coaching across Digital & Technology to embed a culture of risk-based decision making

You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:

• Extensive years of experience in a similar risk and compliance role.
• Strong grasp of risk and compliance governance principles, including creating management plans and managing reporting.
• Good understanding of corporate risk management frameworks, and knowledge of regulated utility compliance requirements (desirable).
• Broad understanding of business operations, including key processes, strategic goals, risks, and opportunities.
• Strong communication, influencing, and relationship management skills.
• Experience with Jira, Enablon or other enterprise risk and compliance tracking tools.

Emergency Response: Customers and community are at the heart of everything we do.
 

From time-to-time you may be called upon to support an emergency response (e.g. storms, bushfires, floods) to ensure we continue to safely deliver our customers’ energy needs.
 

A real place to belong. 

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.  

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.
   

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.
 

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.

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