ODCR Senior Business Partner - Line 1 Risk

ING Australia’s ODCR team is looking to hire an ODCR Senior Business Partner based at our Sydney office.

As the ODCR Senior Business Partner, you’ll play a key role in helping ING’s business teams across Retail, identify, assess, and manage non-financial risks. You’ll act as a trusted Line 1 risk advisor to senior leaders and executive committees, embedding a strong risk culture and ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations.

We’re seeking a confident and experienced risk professional who thrives in a collaborative environment, brings strong stakeholder engagement skills, and has a solid grasp of retail banking and regulatory frameworks. If you’re driven to embed risk as a value-adding partner to the business — we’d love to hear from you.

Ready to make an impact?

What you’ll do

• Contribute to uplift initiatives, ad-hoc projects, and group-wide working groups.
• Act as the single point of contact for business teams, providing expert advice on operational, regulatory, and compliance risks
• Lead the development and maintenance of business risk profiles and Risk in Change assessments
• Support issue and incident management, and act as gatekeeper for the Product Approval and Review Process (PARP)
• Partner with 2nd Line of Defence to streamline risk processes and remove blockers
• Coordinate regulatory change impact assessments and responses to regulatory inquiries
• Deliver training and awareness programs to uplift risk capability across the business
• Contribute to continuous improvement of risk tools, processes, and reporting
• Mentor junior team members and support team strategy and service delivery

What we’re looking for

• Tertiary qualification in business, finance, legal, or a related discipline
• 10+ years’ experience in financial services, with 8+ years in risk or compliance roles (preferably Line 1)
• Strong understanding of retail banking products, operations, and regulatory frameworks (e.g. AML/KYC, Privacy, Banking Code of Practice)
• Experience (in a product, operations or embedded risk management role) across
  Retail Mortgages, Consumer Lending (Credit Cards/ Personal Loans), Business
  Lending, Daily Banking or Wholesale Banking products
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and influence at senior levels
• Strong analytical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working in agile environments is a plus
• Passion for simplification, innovation, and continuous improvement

What’s in it for you?

• Discounted ING Health Insurance
• An additional Rest Day to support your wellbeing
• An IMPACT Day to volunteer on approved sustainability activity

About Us

At ING, we want to make life simpler and more worthwhile – for everyone who banks with us, for the people who work with us, and the community at large, too. 

When you come to work at ING, you’re joining a team where individuality isn’t just accepted, it’s encouraged. We’ve built a culture that’s fun, friendly and supportive – it’s the kind of place where you can be yourself and make the most of whatever you have to offer. 

We give people the freedom to think differently, take ownership of their work, and make great things happen. We’re here to help you get ahead. And with our global network, there’s plenty of scope to take your career in new directions, perhaps even ones you’ve never considered. 

We are all about celebrating success and as a result we are proud to be a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and a certified Family Inclusive workplace.  

Sound like the kind of place you’d feel at home? We’d love to hear from you. 

(One last thing, ING operates a direct talent sourcing model. So no agency introductions, please.) 

Need more?
Contact Mark Montgomery on mark.montgomery@ing.com

Applications close Tuesday 4th November

Before you apply
Here at ING we consider employee development to be important and encourage existing employees to apply for suitable internal positions. It is expected that any employee applying for a vacant position would have been in their current role for a minimum of twelve (12) months before applying. This may be waived in special circumstances and after consultation with your manager

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