Portfolio Risk Lead - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced Portfolio Risk Lead remote to provide independent oversight and assurance of program and project risks across a complex delivery portfolio within the Networks division. This role is accountable for strengthening risk visibility, improving controls, and reducing delivery surprises. The Portfolio Risk Lead remote plays a key role in planning, enabling, and leading risk management across significant, large-scale transformation initiatives, ensuring risks are identified early, clearly articulated, and effectively managed.

What You'll Do

• Lead risk management activities across the Network Delivery Office, ensuring common practices and standards are understood and applied.
• Run regular risk assessments across programs and projects to confirm key risks are identified and well managed.
• Review risk registers for quality, including clarity of risk descriptions, impacts, ownership, actions, due dates, and supporting evidence.
• Conduct risk-focused audits and assurance checks, documenting clear findings and practical recommendations.
• Escalate critical risks early through governance forums with clear articulation of impacts, urgency, and options.
• Track risks and actions through to closure, following up where progress stalls.
• Support delivery teams to strengthen controls, remove risk drivers, and embed proactive risk mitigation.
• Produce clear and concise portfolio-level risk reporting, including trends, hotspots, and emerging risks.
• Continuously monitor and improve risk management processes, frameworks, tooling, and overall risk maturity.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in risk management, assurance, audit, program controls, or portfolio/project governance in complex delivery environments.
• Strong risk assessment capability, including identifying material risks and realistically assessing likelihood and impact.
• Audit and assurance skills, including planning reviews, gathering evidence, and writing clear, actionable findings.
• The ability to translate complex risk information into simple insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Strong documentation discipline with attention to evidence, quality, and traceability.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without formal authority.

Nice to Have

• Experience with risk management software tools.
• Certification in risk management (e.g., PMI-RMP, ISO 31000).
• Familiarity with agile project management methodologies.

What We Offer

• Competitive remuneration and employee discounts.
• $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote.
• Vibrant office campus with cafes, convenience store, chill-out zones, GP, post office, gym, and on-site childcare centre.
• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected’ days.
• Inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Access to counselling and support services, 24/7.
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station.