Risk and Assurance Lead

Job Title

Risk and Assurance Lead

Job Description Summary

The Risk and Assurance Lead provides senior risk‑informed assurance delivery and advisory leadership, leading complex assurance activities end‑to‑end, applying expert judgment to risk areas, and delivering insight‑led outputs that inform management decisions. Operating with a high degree of autonomy, the role shapes assurance approaches, drives continuous improvement, and develops team capability through coaching and leadership.

Job Description

About the Role:

• Lead the identification, assessment, and monitoring of operational and compliance risks across multiple or complex areas, applying expert risk judgment and ensuring follow‑up actions are driven through to resolution.

• Lead the design, enhancement, and execution of complex, high‑impact risk‑informed assurance reviews, setting clear expectations for depth, quality, consistency, and insight, and ensuring robust end‑to‑end delivery.

• Interpret assurance outcomes to identify systemic issues, emerging risks, and strategic implications, using advanced analysis and trend assessment to provide clear, forward‑looking insights and strengthen proactive risk visibility.

• Deliver senior‑level, decision‑grade outputs that clearly articulate issues, evidence, impacts, and options/trade‑offs for management consideration, translating complex topics into actionable, executive‑ready narratives.

• Act as a trusted risk partner to senior stakeholders while strengthening the assurance function, driving the development, standardization, and continuous improvement of frameworks, methodologies, and quality standards, and coaching team members to build capability, succession, and resilience.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Risk, Business Administration, Economics, or a related discipline; professional certification is an advantage.

• Typically 7–10 years of relevant experience, or equivalent capability gained through senior roles in risk management, assurance, audit, compliance, or a regulated professional environment.

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross‑functional assurance activities with significant business or stakeholder impact.

• Strong risk judgment and analytical capability, able to translate complex issues into clear, decision‑relevant insights, including through effective use of data and analysis.

• Clear and confident communicator in professional English, able to engage senior and cross‑functional stakeholders with integrity, accountability, and effectiveness in a dynamic environment.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

Cushman & Wakefield is a global powerhouse in real estate services, known for its entrepreneurial spirit, collaborative culture, and relentless focus on client outcomes. Our partnership with this client—a top 10 fortune 500 healthcare company ranked among America’s Most Innovative and the World’s Most Admired offers an incredible opportunity for the right person to make a real impact. working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from:

• Being part of a growing global company.

• Career development and a promote from within culture.

• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion
  

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment. We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status. As part of our ongoing commitment to RAP, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island Islanders are highly encouraged to join us! (For AUS only)

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.

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