Saab Australia is hiring a Senior Risk Manager to establish, maintain, and continuously improve the company's enterprise-wide risk management framework. This role has specific accountability for the Enterprise Partnering Agreement (EPA) risk management process for the Systems Delivery Group (SDG) and assists other business lines on risk management issues.
What You'll Do
- Establish, maintain and continuously improve Saab’s enterprise risk management framework including reporting to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) on the management of enterprise risks.
- Embed risk management within the SDG in relation to the EPA and facilitate risk reporting to the Commonwealth as required.
- Promote a risk culture across Saab and, in particular, in SDG and other business lines and functions as directed.
- Working with the ELT, business lines and functions, define risk taxonomy, appetite, methodology and reporting standards.
- Facilitate identification and assessment of enterprise and project risks.
- Analyze risk information for the ELT and identify normalization of deviance and 'Swiss-cheese' effects.
- Review and challenge business risk assessments and recommend appropriate risk treatments and mitigation strategies.
- Monitor risk assessment and emerging risk across the organization to support proactive risk management and informed decision making.
- Support risk-informed decision-making on major projects with SDG, and other business lines and functions as directed.
- Ensure clarity of risk ownership with SDG, and other business lines and functions as directed.
What We're Looking For
- Demonstrated understanding of best practice risk management including ISO 31000.
- Significant experience designing, managing, and maintaining enterprise and project risk management frameworks.
- Strong understanding of risk governance and executive decision-making processes.
- Ability to challenge senior leaders on risk issues in a polite and respectful way.
- Experience facilitating risk identification and assessment across complex organizations.
- Proven capability in synthesizing risk information into clear, decision-focused insights.
- Sound knowledge of defense, engineering or software businesses AND highly regulated security environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with business managers, functional leads, executives and customer representatives.
- High level of judgement, integrity, and professional independence.
- Excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
- Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals in a team environment.
- Hold an Australian Citizenship and a valid Australian Defence Security Clearance to baseline/NV1/NV2 level or have the ability to gain one.
Nice to Have
- Certified Practising Risk Manager.
- Member of the Risk Management Institute of Australasia.
- Tertiary qualifications in engineering, project management or a business discipline.
Team & Environment
Reports to Chief Legal Counsel.
Benefits & Compensation
- 6 weeks paid leave each year
- 14% superannuation
- Free Income Protection Insurance
- Flexible working options
- Access to the Saab shares matching scheme
- Access to MySaab - online store offering cash back and discounts
Work Mode
This role offers a hybrid work model and is based in Australia.
Saab Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to apply. We also welcome applications from individuals with culturally diverse backgrounds. Saab Australia is a nationally recognised Veteran Employer of Choice that welcomes the interest of ex-service members, veterans and their families.
