Compliance Manager (Australia)

About the Role

Our talent team is representing a confidential fintech organization expanding their Australian operations. We're seeking a Compliance Manager to lead the regulatory compliance program for consumer credit and financial services in Australia. This is a remote-first opportunity offering the chance to build and strengthen compliance frameworks in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

You will own the Australian regulatory compliance program, translating global compliance strategy into local execution while ensuring all applicable licensing obligations are met. This role sits at the intersection of regulatory expertise and business partnership, driving responsible growth and strong consumer outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own and oversee the Australian regulatory compliance framework for consumer credit and related financial services, including the National Consumer Credit Protection Act, National Credit Code, Privacy Act, applicable licence conditions, and associated regulatory guidance
• Maintain documented compliance arrangements that support Australian credit licence obligations and keep pace with regulatory change, including rules applying to buy now pay later and consumer credit products
• Lead ASIC examinations, inquiries, information requests, licence interactions, and other supervisory engagement
• Oversee timely and accurate regulatory notifications and reporting, including reportable situations, internal dispute resolution data, and licence updates
• Maintain the Australian regulatory obligations register and compliance risk assessment process with clear ownership, controls, monitoring, and evidence
• Set remediation priorities and oversee root-cause analysis, corrective actions, consumer remediation, and sustainable control improvements
• Monitor compliance metrics and risk indicators across responsible lending, product governance, complaints, hardship, collections, disclosures, marketing, and consumer outcomes
• Assess incidents and breaches, oversee reportability decisions, and escalate material regulatory risks through local and global governance channels
• Translate global compliance strategy into Australian operational plans that reflect local laws, licence conditions, ASIC guidance, and regulatory priorities
• Prepare reporting for executive leadership and risk governance committees
• Own the regulatory change process from horizon scanning and impact assessment through implementation, assurance, and evidence of compliance
• Partner with Product, Legal, Credit, Marketing, Servicing and Operations, Privacy, Analytics and Engineering teams
• Provide practical regulatory guidance and challenge for new products and business initiatives, including licensing, responsible lending, product design and distribution, disclosures, complaints, hardship, collections, privacy, and advertising

What We're Looking For

Experience:

• 8+ years of regulatory compliance experience in an Australian regulated financial services, consumer credit, payments, or fintech environment

Expertise:

• Strong working knowledge of Australian consumer credit and conduct regulation, ASIC expectations, Australian credit licensing, responsible lending, product governance, complaints and breach-reporting requirements
• Ability to translate regulatory interpretation into practical business decisions

Leadership Capability:

• Demonstrated experience managing teams, setting priorities, and driving program execution

Technical Skills:

• Experience leading regulatory change, obligations management, compliance monitoring and testing, breach and reportable-situations processes, complaints oversight, regulatory reporting, and remediation programs

Attributes:

• Strong judgment and decision-making capability
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Clear and concise executive communication skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced fintech environment

Education:

• Bachelor's degree required; relevant legal, compliance, risk, governance, or financial services qualification preferred

How We Work with You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, one of our recruiters will review your background and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication and coordination will flow through our team to ensure the best outcome for your candidacy.

Pay

This is a remote-first position based in Australia. Our client offers competitive compensation including base salary, equity, monthly stipends for health, wellness and technology, and comprehensive benefits including fully subsidized medical coverage for you and your dependents.

Equal Opportunity

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