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Country Business Risk & Compliance Manager

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  • Tempe, New South Wales, Australia
  • Zarządzanie ryzykiem i zgodnością
  • Pełny etat

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  • Identyfikator oferty: 339421

  • Data publikacji: 06/05/2026



    • Are you a dedicated expert passionate about ensuring safety, security, and driving organisational resilience through robust risk management? As our Country Safety & Security Leader for Australia & New Zealand, you will be pivotal in safeguarding our co-workers, customers, and assets.

    About this work area

    At IKEA, our CFO function acts as a strategic partner, dedicated to optimizing long-term business performance, driving good growth, and enhancing customer value. We empower the organization to proactively grasp opportunities and take responsible risks. By seamlessly integrating robust risk and compliance frameworks, we ensure efficiency and a risk-aware culture, enabling better business decisions aligned with financial and business strategies. Our commitment is to safeguard and strengthen our people, customer relationships, assets, and the IKEA brand, securing strong financial performance within a safe, secure, and fully compliant environment.

    As the Country Business Risk & Compliance Manager for IKEA Australia & New Zealand, you will be at the heart of safeguarding our business whilst enabling growth and opportunity. You will lead the country Business Risk & Compliance function, ensuring we operate with integrity, meet regulatory requirements, and build a risk-aware culture that supports our vision of creating a better everyday life for the many. You will be a strategic, solution-oriented leader with a deep understanding of risk management and compliance. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
    • Leads, reviews, supports, and secures the risk and compliance aspects of businesses and operations across the country, implementing standard processes and ways of working for the risk and compliance area.
    • Creates and executes the country Business Risk & Compliance plan based on the country risk register, priorities, and business needs, ensuring solid integration and partnership with the business to grasp opportunities and enable a risk-based approach.
    • Develops country-specific risk and compliance insights to identify and act on risks and business opportunities, providing management with relevant tactical and strategic insights to support business planning and decision-making.
    • Maintains the country Risk Register to identify, assess, and manage risks at country level, documenting and reporting findings to Country Management and Country Matrix Leader.
    • Leads Crisis Management work, securing that routines and response plans are implemented to ensure crisis preparedness throughout the country.
    • Implements standardised and automated ways of working to create efficiency through 'right by design' and alignment throughout the country.
    • Secures the implementation of effective global Business Risk & Compliance frameworks based on country risk appetite and context, business needs, local regulation and legislation, with sign-off by Group Business Risk & Compliance.
    • Leads and develops a high-performing Business Risk & Compliance function and matrix in the country, based on set goals, KRIs and KPIs, resulting in an efficient, professional organisation with identified talents.
    • Inspires a risk and compliance performance mindset, raises risk awareness, and promotes a risk culture throughout the country organisation, supporting growth and maximisation of business value.



    You are a passionate, highly motivated leader with a strong sense of integrity and commitment to ethical business practices, thriving in dynamic environments that blend strategic thinking with practical action. You understand that effective risk and compliance management enables business growth rather than constraints it, and as a true business partner, you integrate risk and compliance seamlessly into operations through 'right by design' approaches. You bring extensive knowledge of risk management, compliance frameworks, and regulatory requirements, with the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable insights. Your excellent communication, listening, and influencing skills enable you to lead through co-creation, inspire performance, and promote a positive risk culture throughout the organisation. You excel at managing stakeholders, leading change initiatives, and handling ambiguity with confidence. Above all, your understanding of IKEA's values and vision drives your commitment to creating a better everyday life for the many, empowering people to make well-informed decisions that balance business growth, people development, and ethical considerations, enabling IKEA to grow sustainably whilst staying true to our values.

    To be considered for this role you will have:
    • University degree and/or proven experience in risk management, compliance, internal control, or internal audit.
    • At least 5 years of proven experience in leading and managing leaders and teams.
    • Extensive risk management knowledge with proven ability to assess and mitigate risks.
    • Extensive knowledge of compliance procedures, including assessing, evaluating, and monitoring compliance with laws, regulations, and guidance.
    • Demonstrated experience in creating and implementing change initiatives and managing stakeholders effectively.
    • Broad knowledge in occupational safety, fire safety, security, and crisis management.
    • A demonstrated ability to make well-balanced decisions, considering diverse business, people, and ethical perspectives.
    • A strong sense of integrity and high ethical standards.

    Additional information

    • Permanent, full-time, 76hrs/fortnight.
    • The location for the role is Service Office, Tempe NSW, with a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.
    • If you are successful for this role, you will be required to obtain a national police check.
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