Senior Risk Analyst

Job Type: Full-time | Location: Sydney, Australia | Department: Risk & Compliance | Reporting to: Risk Director | Work Location: Hybrid

IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider, delivering large-scale data centers and GPU clusters for AI training and inference.

IREN’s platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and power in renewable-rich regions across North America, Europe and APAC.

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high-performance compute.

We believe that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way – responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in.

Job requirements

• Maintain risk registers and support risk identification, assessment, and treatment activities.

• Develop and enhance risk profiles, reporting, dashboards, and insights for senior leadership and the Board.

• Administer and improve GRC systems and risk management processes.

• Conduct control testing and assurance reviews, including remediation tracking and closure.

• Identify control gaps, strengthen control frameworks, and drive continuous improvement.

• Manage incidents, issues, and remediation actions, ensuring root causes are addressed.

• Support risk maturity and transformation initiatives across the business.

• Prepare risk reports for senior management and Audit & Risk Committees.

• Build strong stakeholder relationships to embed effective risk management practices.

• Leverage GRC technology and AI tools to improve risk reporting, analysis, and assurance activities.

Job responsibilities

• 4+ years’ experience in risk, compliance, governance, audit, or similar roles, with expertise in risk registers, reporting, control testing, assurance, and remediation activities.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk frameworks, third-party risk, business resilience, and GRC platforms, gained within large, complex organisations and ideally multi-jurisdictional environments.

• Highly analytical with strong documentation and reporting skills, able to develop dashboards, processes, and governance artefacts while translating complex information into actionable insights.

• Commercially minded and tech-savvy, with demonstrated success leveraging technology and AI to improve risk outcomes, automate manual processes, and deliver results autonomously in complex environments