Description

A well-established international banking institution is seeking an experienced Regulatory Compliance Manager to join its Sydney-based compliance function.

This is a senior second-line role focused on regulatory interpretation, legislative advisory, and regulatory change management within a wholesale banking environment. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, translating complex Australian financial services and prudential requirements into clear, practical compliance frameworks.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Compliance, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the organisation's policies, controls, and governance frameworks remain aligned with evolving regulatory obligations and supervisory expectations.

This position suits a legally trained compliance professional who enjoys deep legislative analysis while also partnering with business stakeholders to implement pragmatic, risk-based solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret and analyse financial services legislation, prudential standards, and regulatory guidance
• Provide advisory support on licensing, authorisations, and regulatory perimeter matters
• Monitor regulatory developments and lead impact assessments and gap analyses
• Translate regulatory change into actionable business requirements
• Draft position papers, executive briefings, and formal advisory memoranda
• Support regulatory engagement activities and supervisory interactions
• Review and enhance compliance policies, frameworks, and governance documentation
• Deliver targeted compliance training to business stakeholders
• Provide subject matter expertise to monitoring, assurance, and control uplift initiatives

About You

You are a qualified legal practitioner with strong experience in financial services regulatory law and wholesale banking compliance.

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD)
• Admission as a legal practitioner in Australia
• 5+ years' experience in financial services regulatory advisory or compliance
• Strong knowledge of prudential regulation, conduct obligations, and compliance frameworks
• Experience in wholesale banking or complex cross-border banking environments highly regarded
• Excellent written advisory skills with the ability to draft clear, technically sound documentation
• Confident engaging senior stakeholders and governance forums

Why Apply?

• High-impact advisory role with strong executive exposure
• Broad scope across prudential, conduct, and regulatory change themes
• Collaborative compliance team within a global banking network
• Permanent, Sydney-based opportunity

Apply Today

If you are a commercially minded regulatory lawyer or compliance professional seeking a strategic second-line role in wholesale banking, we welcome your application.

Please send your resume by clicking on the apply button.

Reference Number: (06800-0013391858.)

This is an on-site position.

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