A well-established international banking institution is seeking an experienced Regulatory Compliance Manager to join its Sydney-based compliance function. This is a senior second-line role focused on regulatory interpretation, legislative advisory, and regulatory change management within a wholesale banking environment. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, translating complex Australian financial services and prudential requirements into clear, practical compliance frameworks. The Opportunity Reporting to the Head of Compliance, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the organisation's policies, controls, and governance frameworks remain aligned with evolving regulatory obligations and supervisory expectations. This position suits a legally trained compliance professional who enjoys deep legislative analysis while also partnering with business stakeholders to implement pragmatic, risk-based solutions. Key Responsibilities Interpret and analyse financial services legislation, prudential standards, and regulatory guidance Provide advisory support on licensing, authorisations, and regulatory perimeter matters Monitor regulatory developments and lead impact assessments and gap analyses Translate regulatory change into actionable business requirements Draft position papers, executive briefings, and formal advisory memoranda Support regulatory engagement activities and supervisory interactions Review and enhance compliance policies, frameworks, and governance documentation Deliver targeted compliance training to business stakeholders Provide subject matter expertise to monitoring, assurance, and control uplift initiatives About You You are a qualified legal practitioner with strong experience in financial services regulatory law and wholesale banking compliance. Skills & Experience: Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or Juris Doctor (JD) Admission as a legal practitioner in Australia 5 years' experience in financial services regulatory advisory or compliance Strong knowledge of prudential regulation, conduct obligations, and compliance frameworks Experience in wholesale banking or complex cross-border banking environments highly regarded Excellent written advisory skills with the ability to draft clear, technically sound documentation Confident engaging senior stakeholders and governance forums Why Apply? High-impact advisory role with strong executive exposure Broad scope across prudential, conduct, and regulatory change themes Collaborative compliance team within a global banking network Permanent, Sydney-based opportunity Apply Today If you are a commercially minded regulatory lawyer or compliance professional seeking a strategic second-line role in wholesale banking, we welcome your application. Please send your resume by clicking on the apply button. Reference Number: ( 06800-0013391858 .) This is an on-site position. By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy. Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.
