Senior Manager, Strategic Risk and Change

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Risk Advisory team at Mercer Super.  This role will be based in Sydney or Melbourne. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

At Mercer Super, we’re building a safer, smarter, stronger future — for our members, our colleagues, our business partners, and each other. In a world of constant change, risk and compliance are essential. They give us the confidence, control, and clarity to act — and to keep doing the right thing. With strong foundations in place, we’re focused on growing capability, lifting capacity, and creating a future-ready ecosystem where our colleagues feel supported to step up and speak up. We don’t settle for good enough — we ask what better looks like, every day.

If you’re driven by purpose and ready to make an impact, this is your moment.

You’ll join a team with momentum, humility, and a deep belief that better decisions start with great people.

We’re looking for those who care about doing what’s right — for our members, our business, and one another — and who want to help shape the next chapter of superannuation in Australia.

We will count on you to:

Identify, assess, and manage strategic and emerging risks that could impact Mercer Super’s objectives, ensuring integration into the overall business planning process.Conduct thorough risk assessments and scenario analyses for organisational change initiatives, providing insights and recommendations on delivered and delivery risk across the change portfolio to senior leadership.Facilitate and oversee the legislative and regulatory change pipeline, impact assessments and key regulatory engagement activity.Support the Head of Risk and Control Advisory to coordinate and deliver on the risk strategy and program initiatives to transform risk management practices and culture.Collaborate with various business units to foster a culture of risk awareness and proactive risk management.

What you need to have:

Tertiary qualifications in a business-related discipline.Proven experience in strategic risk management and regulatory change within the superannuation and financial services industries (5-7 years).Strong understanding of strategic risk management frameworks and good practice legislative and regulatory change management practices.Excellent analytical and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences.Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to lead discussions promoting a culture of risk awareness.

What makes you stand out:

Demonstrated ability to operate at strategic, tactical, and operational levels.Experience in assessing and providing recommendations regarding management of delivery risk or risks in change.Experience in managing a regulatory change pipeline and a comprehensive understanding of superannuation business activities and associated regulations.A proactive and adaptable approach to work, with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work, and supportive leaders.We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact for colleagues, clients, and communities.Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.