Director, SOCI & Cyber Compliance

Optus is a leading Telecommunications company that is known for delivering innovative solutions to its customers, disrupting the industry, and becoming a technology company with a diverse offering of products and services. With a strong commitment to excellence and a customer-centric approach, we’re committed to pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence and digital channels to accelerate our strategy.  

What You’ll Do 

Partnering closely with the SOCI & Cyber Compliance and leadership team, as well as multiple senior internal stakeholders across Optus, you will be responsible for: 

• Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of Optus’ Telecommunications Sector Risk Management Program (TSRMP) to meet SOCI Act obligations.  

• Provide enterprise governance and oversight of critical infrastructure risks across cyber, physical, personnel and supply chain hazard domains.  

• Advise and influence Hazard and Function Owners to ensure effective risk assessments, treatment plans, controls and auditable evidence are in place.  

• Design and execute the annual SOCI assurance program, including control testing, evidence collection, remediation tracking and Board attestation support.  

• Maintain regulatory readiness by coordinating SOCI notifications, regulator information requests, audits and evidence submissions.  

• Chair and manage the SOCI Risk and Compliance Committee, including agendas, reporting, governance materials and action tracking.  

• Deliver authoritative reporting and assurance to senior executives, the Board and Singtel Group on critical infrastructure risk posture and compliance status 

What You’ll Bring 

• Extensive seniorlevel experience in risk, compliance or regulatory leadership within large, complex or highly regulated organisations.  

• Strong SOCI and critical infrastructure expertise, with a practical understanding of TSRMP requirements and regulatory expectations.  

• Proven ability to lead enterprisescale programs, building and embedding fitforpurpose governance, assurance and control frameworks.  

• Exceptional stakeholder influence, confidently engaging executives, Boards, regulators and technical leaders across a federated environment.  

• Strategic and commercially minded judgement, balancing compliance, risk reduction and business priorities.  

• Demonstrated experience supporting Boardlevel assurance, including attestations, regulatory submissions and audit readiness.  

• Calm, credible leadership, able to make sound decisions in highpressure, highvisibility situations. 

The Good Stuff... 

• Competitive remuneration and employee discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and unique shopping discounts with our retail partners. 

• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home. 

• Vibrant and collaborative office campus that includes cafes, convenience store, chill out zones, GP, post office, gym and on-site childcare centre. 

• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected’ days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever’s important to you. 

• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks. 

• Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with Optus U’s industry-focused micro-credentials, developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities. 

• Build meaningful connections through employee-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+). 

• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video. 
   

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours. 

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity