Head of Risk, Compliance & Legal
Core
Lead risk, compliance, and legal functions to enable scalable growth for a fintech lender, ensuring regulatory adherence and operational resilience across credit, privacy, and financial crime domains.
Role type
Head of Risk, Compliance & Legal (building towards CRO)
Builds
Automated, scalable risk and compliance frameworks; self-serve legal contracting playbooks; robust dispute resolution and product governance systems.
Domain
Fintech lending / Regulatory Compliance / Financial Crime / Privacy
Required skills
Regulatory framework design, risk appetite management, compliance monitoring & testing, product governance (TMD/DDO), dispute resolution strategy, AML/CTF program management, privacy compliance, contract lifecycle management, third-party risk assessment, board reporting
Preferred skills
Experience with Australian Credit License requirements, ASIC regulatory guides, AFCA obligations, Consumer Data Right regime, operational risk frameworks, engineering collaboration for automation
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Own and deepen the compliance obligations register mapped to Australian laws; design and run rolling compliance monitoring plans; own risk appetite statements and enterprise risk registers; manage external counsel and legal budgets; lead internal dispute resolution and AFCA reporting; oversee AML/CTF and Consumer Data Right programs; govern product development for regulatory alignment; report to the Board Risk Committee.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic board-level influence