Amanda Chisholm
Amanda has placed candidates with some of the top companies.
Amanda is a Director at Kaizen Recruitment, bringing over five years of expertise in financial services recruitment. She specialises in Legal, Risk, and Compliance roles across Funds Management, Superannuation, Insurance, Asset Consulting, Banking, and Wealth Management.
Originally from a STEM background in environmental consulting, Amanda also served as a Team Lead at a leading genetics company in Canada before transitioning into recruitment in 2019.
She has completed the Governance Institute of Australia Certificate in Risk Management and has been an active and passionate member of Women in Super and Compliance, Risk and Executive Women (CREW) for nearly five years, regularly engaging with industry events and discussions.
As a published contributing author, her insights have been featured in Financial Standard and Money Management. She has also served as a keynote speaker at major industry events, including:
- Ardea Connect: Women’s Networking Event (How inclusion and equality begins with the hiring process)
- International Business Review Conference: (Superannuation Risk 2024 Conference: Navigating Risk, Securing the Future – Superannuation Insights)
- CREW: (How to Attract and Retain the Right People in Risk and Compliance)
- Women in Investments: (Financial Market Update)
- Kaizen Recruitment: (Care and Share: From Resume to Results – Elevate your Job Search Game)
She is a recognised champion of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), having presented on Saul Searching (Talent Diversity: How to attract it, leverage it, and retain it!) as a guest speaker and mentoring professional migrant women through Professional Migrant Women (PMW).
Amanda has earned national recognition, winning the SEEK SARA Award for Consultant of the Year and being a finalist for RCSA’s Recruitment Consultant of the Year. She has also been honored with Sourcr’s National and State Banking & Financial Services Consultant of the Year awards.
Known for her energy and passion for people, Amanda thrives on building strong relationships with clients and candidates. Beyond recruitment, she dedicates her time to volunteering with not-for-profits supporting animals, the environment, and family violence initiatives.
When she’s not working or volunteering, you’ll find Amanda reading, spending time in nature, or attempting to walk her very lazy Aussie Bulldog, Jim, around Melbourne.
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Financial Services Quarterly Market Update – November 2024
From the rise of specialised roles in marketing and investment operations to the increasing emphasis on risk management and ESG compliance, the financial services landscape has continued to transform in 2024. This year, several corporate restructures and the continued rise of private markets have further influenced each sector in distinct ways, reshaping strategies and operations…
Risk and Compliance Salary Guide
Kaizen Recruitment uses in-depth market knowledge to help guide and consult our candidates and clients within the financial services industries. To ensure this data reflects recent changes and trends our Director- Legal, Risk and Compliance Amanda Chisholm conducts a national yearly poll across our network of risk and compliance professionals. Overview The financial services industry…
Financial Services Risk and Compliance Market Update – July 2024
This past financial year has seen considerable changes in the risk and compliance market with demand for professionals remaining buoyant however the types of skillsets and levels of seniority in demand have seen a considerable shift from last year. As super funds continued consolidating and merging and external market pressures saw funds management organisations…
Case Study: Chief Risk Officer (CRO) – Executive Search Appointment
The Client Spaceship is an upscaling fintech organisation that has experienced significant growth and transformation since its inception in 2017 when it launched with a mission: to transform the way people think about and invest their money for the future. The Challenge With increasing capital and robust forecasted future growth, the focus was to…
A Diverse Workforce Starts With Diversity In Recruitment
Corporate Australia has been discussing gender diversity for many years, and the discussions have gone from being solely HR-driven initiatives to Boards under scrutiny. The argument for diversity in the workforce across a cross-section of facets is manifold, and not a new one. Other global markets have developed the maturity to incorporate addressing the intersectionality…
Risk and Compliance Market Update – February 2024
Demand for Risk and Compliance Professionals Prevailing in Financial Services 2023 was another demanding year of change and transformation within financial services risk and compliance teams. Regulatory demands remain persistent with no signs of slowing down and given the shallow pool of candidates with in-depth experience within the different facets of risk and compliance in…
Financial Services Market Update – February 2024
Financial Services Market Update It was a busy end to the calendar year, December 2023, with work being called in right up to Christmas Eve. The overall sentiment in the financial services employment market is very positive, with recruitment activity remaining very strong. Some areas remain a challenge to recruit for and highly sought-after skills…
Risk and Compliance Market Update | June 2023
The risk and compliance market has remained exceptionally strong throughout the entirety of this financial year. There has been a continued growth of risk and compliance teams within financial services organisations across multiple verticals with a continued focus on the importance of strong organisational governance to support robust ESG management enterprise wide. After the Royal…
Risk and Compliance Market Update – August 2022
There has been a continued growth of risk and compliance teams within financial services organisations. After the Royal Commission there is still a true commitment to creating a mature infrastructure of risk and compliance within these businesses. Regulatory demands have risen with no signs of slowing down and given the shallow pool of candidates with…
Risk And Compliance Salary Guide Financial Services 2022
Kaizen Recruitment’s Amanda Chisholm provides analysis and commentary on recent salary data trends within her specialisation (Risk and Compliance). Introduction The current Risk and Compliance market is especially buoyant, with a continued war for local talent proceeding as Australian borders remain closed. This theme is spread across financial services, including, as mentioned recently, in a…