Risk Partner

Company Description

Lendi Group is a market-leading digital platform business that is focused on revolutionising the entire property journey. It operates Lendi - Australia’s original and #1 digital mortgage brand - and the iconic Aussie franchise.

Powered by an advanced AI proprietary platform, a national network of 1,300 brokers, 230 retail stores, a team of experienced buyer’s agents, integrated property search and conveyancing, Aussie is supporting customers at every step of their property journey to find, buy and own with more confidence than ever before. Lendi Group’s loan book is more than $100b and it was named Australia’s Aggregator of the Year for 2024.

To learn more about life at Lendi Group check out our blog: https://www.lendi.com.au/inspire/category/life-at-lendi/

• Innovation at Our Core – We challenge the status quo and push boundaries to create better solutions, with a goal of becoming AI-native by June 2026.
• Work with the Best – Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in fintech, financial services, and strategy.
• Make an Impact – Contribute to meaningful projects that shape our business and the future of property finance.
• Grow & Evolve – Develop your skills and advance your career in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment.

About The Role

The Risk & Compliance Manager (internally known as Risk Partner) is responsible for providing commercial and pragmatic advice, check and challenge and monitoring/assessing business performance against Lendi Group’s risk appetite/risk profile. The role plays an important part in supporting the frontline business to use and help drive smart risk management practices to build Lendi’s risk maturity. Smart risk management requires innovative thinking (such as using automation and AI technologies in control design), an agile way of working and taking a pragmatic and commercial approach when supporting the business to make risk/reward decisions.  

Job Description

• Monitor, provide insights, and report on risks.
• Develop and embed risk management tools and frameworks.
• Assist with Risk and Control Self-Assessments.
• Identify and manage actions, incidents, and issues.
• Maintain the Lendi risk management system.
• Design and advise on best practice preventative and detective controls.
• Offer specialist advice on supplier risk and governance processes.
• Design and deliver operational risk and compliance training to stakeholders.
• Review, manage, and escalate identified risks according to policies and procedures.
• Prepare data for the divisional monthly risk reporting and facilitate sessions.
• Support ad hoc risk and compliance activities as needed.

Qualifications

• Over 3 years’ experience in risk and compliance management within consumer lending and/or credit assistance provision.
• Demonstrated understanding of various regulatory obligations including National Consumer Credit Protection Act, Privacy Act and Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. 
• Experience in control design, development and testing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence stakeholders of all levels.
• Degree qualification (preferred).

Additional Information

Lendi Group teams operate across Australia and the Philippines. Bringing together diverse expertise, innovative technology and a customer-first approach, our teams work seamlessly to simplify the property journey, helping Australians find, buy and own property with confidence.

We support our people in a variety of ways, but a few of the benefits that our people rave about include:

• A vibrant, relaxed, yet professional culture.
• Hybrid working arrangement designed to support work-life balance, while fostering meaningful connection and collaboration.
• A holistic wellbeing programs offering 24/7 support, including medical, mental health, and financial wellbeing services to enable our workforce to thrive at home and work.
• Generous paid Parental Leave: we celebrate our growing Lendi Group family with 18-26 weeks leave for primary carers and up to 4 weeks for secondary carers.
• An additional week’s Loyalty Leave each year after reaching 3 years’ service.
• Wellness initiatives with a strong focus on psychological safety.

We’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive community at Lendi Group. We believe that a team reflecting the world around us leads to greater innovation, stronger collaboration, and a more engaging workplace.

Our culture is guided by our 3 core values: We Are Stronger United; Act Like You Own It; and Keep Home Loans Human. Our values are part of our core DNA that helps Lendi Group to attract, engage and evolve the right talent and build best-in-class products.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of a fast-growing, purpose-driven company that’s transforming the homeownership journey.

Ready to contribute to Lendi Group’s next chapter? Apply now and be part of something big!