Listed 4 days ago
Head Of Operations
Waratah Recruitment Partners
Banking - Business
- Location
- Sydney, NSW
- Type
- Full-time
About the role
Head of Operations: Sydney Branch
Must-have
- Hands-on experience establishing a branch's operational framework, including procedures, SOPs and internal controls
- Solid banking operations and management experience, with strong knowledge of corporate banking operations
- Strong knowledge of core banking operations: deposits, loan drawdowns, remittances, clearing and payments
- Good understanding of Australian banking operational requirements, internal controls and operational risk management
- Proven ability to coordinate across functions and regions, including Head Office, Compliance, Risk Management and IT
- Fluent business communication in both Mandarin Chinese and English
- Full Australian working rights (no visa sponsorship available)
Preferred
- Previous Head of Operations, Operations Manager or equivalent senior operations role
- Banking operations experience in Australia
- Experience in new bank or branch setup, including system implementation, UAT, operational readiness and go-live
- Experience building operations teams, including recruitment, training and people management
- Familiarity with banking systems, SWIFT, payments and clearing, outsourcing and vendor management, and business continuity management
- Working knowledge of APRA, ASIC and AUSTRAC requirements, and experience with regulatory and audit reviews
- Taiwanese banking experience highly preferred, followed by Chinese banking experience (does not need to have been gained in Australia)
- Ability to start within a short timeframe
