Specialist Risk Oversight Manager

AA Insurance

Auckland
Permanent
Full-time

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About the role:Do you have deep expertise in specialist risk areas like business continuity, crisis response, and emerging risk oversight? Are you ready to take a lead role in a growing function where your work will directly influence risk resilience across one of New Zealand's most trusted insurers?We're seeking a highly experienced Specialist Risk Oversight Manager to join AA Insurance's newly established second line Enterprise & Operational Risk team. In this critical role, you will lead and shape risk oversight across a range of specialist areas, with a strong focus on business continuity planning, stress testing, and strategic risk analysis aligned to both local and international regulatory expectations.To succeed in this role, you'll bring a strategic mindset, and a strong command of how emerging risks can impact an organisation's long-term resilience. Your ability to scan the horizon across climate, natural hazards, geopolitical shifts, and financial market trends will help shape our view of external risk and keep us agile in a fast-changing environment. Ideally, you've developed these skills in financial services or consulting, where anticipating risk and challenging assumptions is critical to informed decision-making. You'll be at the forefront of shaping and embedding innovative strategic and emerging risk frameworks that ultimately drive our long-term planning and strengthen organisational resilience.As part of a broader uplift of our enterprise risk capability, you'll be joining us at an exciting time. This is one of two new senior hires helping to shape a modern, fit-for-purpose risk function from the ground up, alongside a third role focused on supporting delivery and analysis. Your expertise will help us stay ahead of emerging threats and regulatory changes while embedding resilience and agility into our business model.What you'll be doing:

Provide subject matter expertise and oversight of specialist risk areas, reflecting NZ risk priorities and regulatory expectations.
Develop and maintain specialist risk policies, standards, and methodologies tailored for NZ insurance and financial services.
Lead business continuity planning and crisis management aligned with NZ standards and industry best practices.
Lead stress testing and scenario analysis to assess organisational resilience against emerging NZ and global risks.
Develop and embed strategic and emerging risk frameworks into risk management and business planning cycles.
Monitor NZ and international external risk environments, advising on emerging risks and regulatory developments.
Partner with the wider risk team to support monitoring, oversight, and assurance activities.

What you'll bring with you:

7-10 years' experience in specialist risk management, business continuity, or operational resilience within New Zealand's insurance or financial services sector.
Knowledge of NZ business continuity standards (e.g., NZS 3910) and relevant regulatory expectations.
Experience in strategic and emerging risk management tailored to NZ's regulatory and market environment.
Ability to develop and implement effective policies and frameworks consistent with NZ insurance regulation.
Strong analytical and communication skills, with a collaborative leadership style.
Exhibits self-leadership, upholds company values, and applies adaptive leadership to drive results in a dynamic insurance environment
Experience liaising with NZ regulators and adapting to changes in the local risk landscape.
Tertiary qualified in a relevant NZ risk or compliance.

Why you'll love working with us:We have an inclusive and supportive environment and believe every voice matters. We believe in investing in our people and creating an inclusive space that provides opportunities for all.We take personal development seriously and we're committed to making our people's wellbeing a top priority, with benefits such as a $250 annual wellbeing allowance, and flexible working. Our culture and care for our people can be seen in our outstanding engagement and tenure. We believe the most important investment we can make is in you.Why join us?This is a rare, one-time opportunity to join a newly established Enterprise and Operational Risk team, built from the ground up. Be part of something truly special from the very beginning. You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of risk management at AA Insurance, working alongside passionate, high-calibre professionals dedicated to innovation and excellence. Together, you will lead meaningful initiatives that strengthen our resilience and prepare us to navigate an increasingly complex and fast-evolving risk landscape.At AA Insurance, we don't just manage risk, we live our values by doing the right thing for our customers, our people, and our regulators. If you're driven to make a real impact and eager to bring your specialist expertise to a purpose-led organisation, we want to hear from you. This is your chance to help shape how we anticipate and respond to the risks of tomorrow.

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