Head of Compliance

The Company is seeking a Head of Compliance to lead enterprise-wide compliance during a project development phase. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining compliance frameworks, policies, and culture; overseeing compliance registers, monitoring, reporting, and breach management; and ensuring effective systems and controls are in place. The role will work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders to embed compliance into operations, assess and mitigate risks, investigate breaches, and coordinate remediation. The Head of Compliance will also prepare reports and management attestations for senior leadership and audit committees. Candidates should have experience in compliance, risk, or governance within a complex or regulated organization, including at least three years in a legal and compliance function working with an audit and risk committee. A strong understanding of Commonwealth statutory requirements and relevant legislation and policies is required, along with experience establishing compliance registers, reporting, and breach management processes. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills are essential, as are relevant qualifications in law, business, finance, compliance, risk, or governance. Compliance certification is desirable, and applicants must be Australian citizens and able to obtain the required security clearance.