Senior Specialist

• Permanent & temporary opportunities available across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
• Salary from $165,011 – $195,951 (depending on experience) plus up to 15.4% superannuation
• Work from home 50% of the time – flexible arrangements available

A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to ASIC’s vision for a fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians. We value what you will bring. We value those with sharp, analytical minds and are open to challenging the way things are done.

The team

Your team ASIC’s Enforcement and Compliance Group (E&C) is responsible for the conduct of ASIC’s initial inquiries, compliance and enforcement work across all sectors excluding markets. The E&C comprises Investigation and Enforcement Action, Enforcement Inquiries and Compliance, Enforcement (Evidence) Services and Enforcement Portfolio Coordination. The roles, one with Superannuation & Life portfolio responsibilities and the other with Investment Managers portfolio responsibilities are in the Enforcement Portfolio 1 Team and report to the Portfolio 1 Enforcement Portfolio Executive Leader.

The Enforcement Portfolio Executive heading up Enforcement Portfolio Team 1 is responsible for a portfolio of industry sectors: superannuation, life insurance, financial advice and investment managers as well as ASIC’s ESG Greenwashing enforcement team.

The role 

As a Senior Specialist you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Enforcement Portfolio Executive in their role;
• Delivering specialist portfolio reporting and analysis across sector and business plan lines;
• Liaison activities including: preparation of briefs; working with internal and external stakeholders; representing ASIC E&C in a range of forums, including as main point of liaison for other regulators and external stakeholders.
• Providing technical and strategic analysis and advice to E&C and Regulatory & Supervision teams on enforcement and regulatory matters;
• Provide technical and strategic leadership and advice to drive enforcement outcomes, including by monitoring and advising on enforcement referrals and scoping of enforcement matters, and ensuring alignment with ASIC’s enforcement and E&C’s business plan priorities;
• Lead, coordinate or contribute to project work of a strategic nature, including providing advice on law reform and policy and legislative developments from an enforcement perspective
• In consultation with E&C Executives and other enforcement and stakeholder leadership teams, contribute to developing appropriate enforcement strategies for new matters and emerging areas of work; and
• Managing ASIC’s strategic partnerships with external agencies and regulators.

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Law, Finance, Economics or Commerce.
• Significant experience in financial services (one or more of litigation, superannuation, financial advice, insurance, retail banking and, credit, insurance or policy development).
• Sound analytical judgement and the ability to make informed and forward-looking decisions.
• Proven experience exercising sound judgement in the identification of relevant issues, selection of the most appropriate regulatory solution and its implementation.
• Flexibility, drive and an ability to work effectively with levels of change and uncertainty.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively manage competing priorities and stakeholder interests.

About ASIC 

ASIC’s remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world.

ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system.

Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.

Through Moneysmart, we aim to improve the skills and knowledge of Australians and provide information and tools to help them in their decision making.

A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to achieving ASIC’s vision for a fair, strong, and efficient financial system for all Australians.

ASIC is committed to a providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply as well as applicants from all backgrounds and with different abilities.

To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen, and be prepared to complete an ASIC Suitability and Baseline Assessment which is issued ASIC’s Security team.

View the position description for more information or click ‘apply’ to start your application.

Applications for this role will close at 11:59pm on 20 October 2024

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