Risk Initiatives Lead

For over 165 years, CGU has been insuring ambition. Part of Insurance Australia Group (known as IAG), we’re a leading commercial, rural and personal lines insurer and a top-three provider of workers compensation insurance.

Step into a leadership role where you turn risk insight into real, lasting change. As Risk Initiatives Lead, you’ll support IAG’s Intermediated Insurance business, working across well known brands including CGU and WFI. This role has been created to close the gap between identified risks and meaningful action, bringing structure and pace to how we deliver improvement. You’ll lead risk input for key business initiatives from concept through to implementation and handover, ensuring risk is not just understood, but embedded into the way the business operates. If you enjoy leading teams, cutting through complexity and seeing change land well, this is your opportunity to make a visible impact. 
This is a permanent full-time role based in multiple locations across Australia.

What You'll Do

• Lead the end to end delivery of risk in change support for business initiatives, ensuring clear outcomes, strong governance and smooth transition into business as usual ownership.
• Own the intake and prioritisation of initiatives, acting as the front door for risk support for change across the business.
• Champion a compliance by design mindset, proactively aligning business initiatives with regulatory expectations.
• Embed risk in change practices, ensuring operational risks are identified, assessed and actively managed throughout delivery.
• Drive disciplined execution by managing milestones, dependencies, governance processes and handovers across complex initiatives.
• Lead and support team members to deliver high quality outcomes, building capability and maintaining strong engagement.
• Provide clear, timely reporting on progress, risks and outcomes to leadership and governance forums.

What You'll Bring

• Strong people leadership capability, building high performing teams, supporting development and driving accountability and performance.
• Ability to lead through change with clarity and momentum, while supporting team wellbeing in complex environments.
• Experience managing delivered risk across programs, projects or business transformation environments.
• A structured delivery mindset, with experience in project management or agile ways of working.
• Solid understanding of operational risk frameworks, governance and regulatory expectations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across business, risk and delivery teams.

What We Offer

• Boosted superannuation with 13% as standard.
• 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
• Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex.
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
• Partner discounts on private health insurance, tech & appliances, and many more.
• Industry-leading 20 weeks paid parental leave.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.
*employment type eligibility criteria apply

Applications close: Monday 22 June 2026 11:59PM AEST

Adjustments and Support 

 
If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to [email protected] for a confidential conversation. 

More About Us 

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees.