Risk & Assurance Advisor (AI)

Location: Richmond, Melbourne VIC, Australia; hybrid and flexible working approach. This is a full-time, 12-month contract role aiming to end in November 2027.

Company

hirify.global is a purpose-driven digital property business helping people find and finance homes.

What you will do

• Support the Head of Risk and business leaders in implementing the REA Risk Management Framework across assigned Customer & Consumer and Product portfolios.
• Provide practical risk and compliance advice and facilitate workshops to identify, assess and report key risks.
• Support risk assessments for strategic initiatives, projects, products, suppliers and operational changes, including technology, data and AI-related change.
• Conduct or support Change Risk Assessments and develop appropriate controls and treatment plans for product and process changes.
• Maintain business-unit risk profiles, including compliance obligations, controls, KRIs and treatment plans.
• Identify, assess, manage and escalate risks, issues, events, near misses, customer-impacting incidents and audit actions; prepare leadership and governance updates and support post-incident reviews.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in Operational Risk, Compliance, Audit, Assurance or a related role, with good knowledge of risks and controls.
• Strong business and report writing skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to prepare engaging and persuasive messages for business and senior stakeholders.
• Strong ability to multitask and prioritise key projects and initiatives across individual workload and team priorities.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and provide constructive challenge while remaining practical and commercially aware.

Nice to have

• Experience in technology risk management, audit, compliance reviews, or understanding of product development principles and practices.
• Experience undertaking risk profile, change-risk or compliance reviews, including controls testing.
• Experience with customer, privacy, fraud, data, AI, third-party or regulatory risk.

Culture & Benefits

• Purpose-driven, collaborative and high-performing work environment focused on care, innovation and risk-aware decision-making.
• Hybrid and flexible approach to working.
• Flexible leave options, including birthday leave and the option to purchase additional leave.
• Flexible parental leave for primary and secondary carers.
• Volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving, a charity-focused Community Café and Hackdays.