Operational Risk Specialist

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Get To Know Us:

SS&C delivers end-to-end superannuation administration, combining advanced technology with deep industry expertise to ensure accuracy, compliance, and exceptional member experiences. Our services cover everything from contributions and benefit payments to risk management and regulatory reporting, giving clients confidence and operational efficiency. By joining SS&C, you’ll be part of a team that drives innovation and excellence in financial services administration.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model

• Your Future: Income Protection Insurance

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Time Off

• Your Wellbeing: Private Health Insurance discount, Primary & Secondary Paid Parental leave, Death & TPD Insurance

• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity

• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised, including SS&C University

• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Operational Risk Specialist to join our team in the superannuation administration industry. This role is critical in strengthening our risk management framework and ensuring operational resilience. You will be responsible for:

• Performing risk assessments across operational processes and projects.

• Designing, implementing, and monitoring controls to mitigate operational risks.

• Maintaining and updating the Operations Team risk profile, ensuring alignment with regulatory and business requirements.

• Managing and coordinating incident management, including root cause analysis, rectification, remediation and client engagement.

• Overseeing financial crime management activities, ensuring compliance with AML/CTF obligations.

• Preparing and delivering risk reporting to senior management and stakeholders, highlighting trends and emerging risks.

• Facilitating and attending client meetings relating to Operational risk matters as required.

What You Will Bring:

• Experience in operational risk management within superannuation or financial services.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to coordinate work across multiple teams and maintain positive stakeholder relationships.

• Knowledge of risk frameworks, incident management processes, and financial crime compliance.

• A commitment to fairness, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing environments.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.

Thank you for your interest in SS&C! If applicable, to further explore this opportunity, please apply directly with us through our Careers page on our corporate website @ www.ssctech.com/careers.

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services.

SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.