Senior Manager - Technology Risk & Compliance Advisory

Responsibilities

• Own and lead Line 1 risk and compliance advisory for the ASX Technology division, setting the risk stance and priorities in ambiguous and time-critical contexts, and ensuring advice is clear, proportionate, pragmatic and decision-enabling.
• Be the accountable senior owner for the integrity of the divisional risk position across all risk classes, and for technology and cyber risk positions enterprise-wide, including identification and escalation of material movements, concentrations and systemic themes.
• Act as the primary escalation point for high-impact divisional and enterprise technology/cyber risk matters (e.g. incidents, material control deficiencies and regulatory or assurance issues), driving clear treatment decisions and disciplined follow-through.
• Drive consistent, high-quality risk governance and decision-making forums, shaping the agenda to focus on substance, impact, trade-offs and actions.
• Lead senior Line 1 engagement for regulatory and assurance activities impacting the division (such as audits, attestations, regulator requests), ensuring positions are coherent, defensible and aligned across stakeholders.
• Lead, coach and support a team of risk practitioners in an environment with competing priorities and elevated risk exposure, building autonomy, reducing single-point dependencies, and progressively uplifting risk maturity through practical simplification and standardisation.
• Partner effectively across the three lines of defence and with business risk counterparts to align expectations, resolve issues quickly, and maintain a coherent risk position.
• Your experience and qualifications

Requirements

• Significant experience in technology risk and/or compliance roles (Line 1, Line 2 or Line 3), with the credibility and judgment to operate autonomously in a senior Line 1 leadership capacity.
• Strong technology and cyber risk expertise, with sufficient technical depth to engage credibly with SMEs such as engineers and cyber practitioners, and to form independent views grounded in operational reality.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound risk judgement under pressure, including materiality assessment, escalation, risk treatment advice and residual risk positioning.
• Proven capability to operate independently and decisively, structuring ambiguous problem spaces, prioritising competing demands, and driving outcomes in complex environments.
• Strong capability to lead through influence, including facilitating senior risk discussions, challenging constructively, and driving accountability through governance and decision-making mechanisms
• People leadership capability, demonstrated through direct, indirect or matrix leadership, including coaching and developing experienced practitioners and building confidence, judgment and autonomy in others.
• Experience operating in regulated, critical or high-re

Benefits

Additional Information

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets Why join the ASX? When you join ASX, you're joining a company with a strong purpose - to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all. In your new role, you'll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub. Want to know why we are a great place to work, click on the link to learn more. www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work We are more than a securities exchange! The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines. We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance. We're proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we're committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Key purpose of the role: Provide senior leadership and judgement for technology and cyber risk across ASX, and accountable Line 1 risk leadership for the ASX Technology division, ensuring clear risk positions, disciplined escalation, and high-quality risk profile governance and reporting in support of internal and external (including regulatory) requirements. Your Team The Technology Risk, Business Management & Strategy function supports the ASX Technology division across technology risk, governance, planning and operating‑rhythm activities. The function enables Technology leaders to manage risk, meet regulatory and assurance expectations, and maintain effective governance and performance disciplines.

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