Senior Risk Management Specialist – Financial

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BELIEVE IN BETTER

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:

We're looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Risk Management Specialist – Financial to lead the charge in monitoring, assuring, and reporting financial risks across our business. In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with the Head of Risk – Financial to embed a robust, end-to-end risk framework and implement high-impact risk standards that support AIA NZ’s strategic goals.

This opportunity is available at the Senior Specialist level but applications are also welcome from at the Specialist level.

Key responsibilities include:

Proactively monitor and adopt the Group’s Financial Risk Policies and develop AIA NZ specific policies, procedures and guidance as required.

Monitor adherence to Group and AIA NZ Financial Risk Policies and proactively escalate exceptions to the Group for advice and approval.

Develop and implement AIA NZ’s financial risk frameworks in line with the Financial Risk Policies.

Deliver the annual Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) and associated materials to support Board approval.

Contribute to the risk reporting requirements set by the Group, Board, Risk Committees, and Regulators; and ensure timely submission of the reports.

Collaborate with the Risk Governance and Strategy team, AIA Australia and Group Office to ensure that frameworks, policies, standards, procedures and reporting relating to financial risk are consistent with stakeholder expectations.

Work closely with business stakeholders to instill and strengthen ownership of risk and controls across the wider organization. This includes providing independent challenge and insight to support business understanding of the local Risk Profile.

Develop and maintain strong advice-based relationships with management across the business.

Develop and maintain collaborative internal and external partnerships to leverage the three lines of defense.

Contribute to the Risk community within AIA New Zealand, Australia and Group, including regular involvement in meetings and projects.