External Fraud Risk Oversight & Governance Manager
Macquarie Group · Sydney, Australia · 10d ago
ManagerOn-siteRisk & Compliance
Join our External Fraud Risk Oversight & Governance team, part of Macquarie’s Risk Management Group, where we play a critical role in providing oversight and challenge across Macquarie’s institutional and retail businesses. This role supports the identification, assessment and management of external fraud risks across non financial risk themes, with a particular focus on payments, customer scams and broader fraud typologies affecting institutional and retail banking activities.
We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.
In this role, you will sit within the second line of defence, providing independent oversight, governance and credible challenge of how external fraud risks are managed across Macquarie’s businesses.
You will play a key role in advancing the external fraud risk oversight framework, including policies, standards and governance arrangements, and will challenge the design and effectiveness of first line fraud prevention and detection controls across the end to end customer lifecycle.
You will monitor emerging fraud and scam typologies and translate this intelligence into forward looking risk insights to support senior management decision making. Working closely with first line fraud, product and business teams, you will act as a trusted risk partner while maintaining independence and ensuring alignment with Macquarie’s risk appetite and regulatory expectations.
You will also contribute to executive and governance level reporting, communicating complex fraud risks, control weaknesses and emerging trends to senior management, risk committees and other governance forums.
- 5+ years’ experience in second line of defence roles across fraud risk, financial crime risk, operational risk or compliance, with a strong focus on independent oversight, governance and credible challenge.
- Demonstrated experience developing, drafting and maintaining risk policies, standards and control frameworks, and supporting their implementation through effective second line oversight.
- Proven capability conducting and reviewing risk assessments, thematic reviews and deep dives, including assessment of inherent and residual risk, control design and control effectiveness.
- A solid understanding of external fraud risk and scam typologies, and how fraud risks manifest across institutional and retail banking products and customer lifecycles.
- Experience challenging first line risk management practices, including governance arrangements, risk acceptance decisions, KRIs and monitoring approaches, in line with risk appetite and regulatory expectations.
- Ability to interpret regulatory expectations and industry guidance and translate these into practical, fit for purpose second line policy and oversight requirements.
- Strong judgement and critical thinking skills, with the ability to identify emerging risks, assess complex risk issues and provide clear, risk based recommendations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing governance ready materials for senior management and risk committees.
- Proven ability to engage, advise and influence senior stakeholders while maintaining independence and constructive challenge.
- Experience within a global financial institution or professional services/ advisory environment would be advantageous.
- Candidates with strong second line risk, compliance or operational risk experience, but with less direct exposure to external fraud risk oversight & governance, are also encouraged to apply. Suitable candidates with less experience may be considered for appointment at Senior Analyst level, with scope to develop deeper external fraud risk specialisation over time.
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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:- 1 wellbeing leave day per year
- Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
- Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
- Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
- Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
Our Risk Management Group works as an independent, and centralised function, responsible for independent and objective review and challenge, oversight, monitoring and reporting in relation to Macquarie’s material risks. We are a global team that aims to manage the risks of today and anticipate the risks of tomorrow. Our divisions include compliance, credit, financial crime risk, market risk, operational risk, aggregate risk and prudential, and central.
We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.
We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.