Do you believe in leading the way to a better, healthier, more sustainable future?
At AIA we’ve started an exciting movement to create a healthier, more sustainable future for everyone.
It's finding new ways to not only better people's lives, but to better the communities and environments we live in. As the largest listed company on the HKSE, we’ve been proudly making a difference for people and communities across Asia for over a century. And we build on this every day with our ambition to engage one billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030.
And to get there, we need leaders with the courage, clarity and humanity to inspire, guide and support their teams to thrive every day - in the work they do and the life they live. Our leaders always have and will play a vital part in our journey to help more people live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives, build healthier societies and cultivate healthier environments that better everyone.
If you sound like that leader, read on.
The opportunity:
This role is responsible for supporting the day-to-day activities of monitoring, assurance and reporting of Risk within the assigned business unit of AIA NZ. They will support the Line 1 Risk team in embedding the end-to end risk framework across AIA NZ and help implement risk standards to support the achievement of AIA NZ’s strategic objectives.
This involves providing services that supports business units in effectively identifying, monitoring and managing risks that may impact on business strategic objectives.
Key responsibilities include:
Implement and monitor the risk and control framework, key risk metrics, risk policies and governance activities.
Deliver/support a fit for purpose assurance program over the local adoption, implementation and adherence to Group and local Risk related policies, standards and guidelines.
Proactively support governance structures and monitor adherence to Group and AIA NZ Risk Policies to ensure they deliver to their responsibilities for managing Risks.
Work closely with stakeholders to instil and strengthen ownership of risk and controls for Risk within the First Line and wider organisation. This includes support to solve problems and enhance the control environment.
Develop and maintain strong advice based relationships with teams across the business to support adoption of Group’s Risk Appetite, developing local Risk Tolerances and Risk Limits. This includes facilitating information sharing and awareness of results.
Contribute to business planning processes, and report material exposures to Group through oversight of projects and other activities that may impact the local Risk profile.
Contribute to the local emerging risk identification process based on the Group’s methodology by leading or participating in deep dives for areas of inherent or emerging risk, providing insightful analysis and recommendations to mitigate risk exposures.
Support and manage the identification, assessment and resolution of issues and incidents.
Undertake continuous business monitoring activities for the Risk Profile to enable challenge of the robustness of the implementation of Group and local risk management frameworks.
Support delivery of a control assurance programme using the Group’s RCA methodology, to systematically identify and assess key risks and controls accounting for potential and actual risk outcomes.
Monitor internal and external audit issues to ensure completion of required actions by agreed dates. Engage and coordinate between with external auditors and internal stakeholders to achieve deliverables.
Perform Risk in Change assessments over key projects and change initiatives
Assist assigned business unit with managing its Business Continuity Management (BCM) requirements.
Contribute to the Risk reporting requirements set by the Group, Board, Risk Committees, and regulators; and ensure timely submission of the reports.
Undertake reviews and/or deep dives where required and provide insightful analysis and recommendations to mitigate any risk exposures.
Drive, promote and demonstrate “doing the right thing” and encourage colleagues to “speak up” when they need to.
Foster a safe and open environment that ensures that Risk Management and Compliance requirements are met and all matters, issues and incidents are remediated in a timely manner.
Ideally, you’ll bring:
Proven experience in risk management, quality/control assurance or audit, in the financial services industry, such as COBIT and ITIL.
Financial services knowledge and experience.
Proven ability to build effective relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally.
Qualifications
Relevant Tertiary qualification in a related business discipline
Why choose AIA?
At AIA, we believe in empowering every one of our people to find their 'better'. We do this by offering:
Opportunities to grow within the business through internal mobility
Competitive employee benefits that include insurances, an Employee Share Purchase Scheme and an extra day of leave each quarter to recharge
Membership to AIA Vitality, our science-backed health and wellbeing programme that provides the guidance, tools, and rewards to get more out of life and start thriving. AIA Vitality partners include Airpoints™, Woolworths, MoleMap, endota, Les Mills, Samsung, Garmin and many more!
A supportive and inclusive workplace
Flexible working arrangements.
If you believe you can help guide us towards a better tomorrow, apply now!
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our commitment to these values is unwavering and they are central to our mission. AIA NZ values diversity in the workforce. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles. If you encounter accessibility barriers to the standard recruitment process, please email nz.talentacquisition@aia.com.
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