When a full-time CRO isn’t feasible... Our Virtual Risk Officer (VRO) service provides organisations with on-demand or at pre-agreed times access to senior-level risk and compliance expertise.
When you should use VRO Services
Fractional need, full time stakes
A small-to-large enterprise recognises it must meet growing customer and regulatory expectations, yet the risk workload is too light (or cashflow too tight) for a permanent CRO. A VRO gives you senior-level oversight a few days a month—enough to set up frameworks, run quarterly reviews, brief the board, and keep auditors happy—without the commitment of a fixed FTE salary.
Leadership Gap
Your CRO or Risk Manager has left, and you need senior cover now—without the delay or cost of hiring a permanent replacement.
system Implementation
You’re rolling out (or rescuing) a GRC tool like SAI360, Protecht, or Archer and need an experienced hand to steer design, migration, and user adoption.
board or arc wakeup call
Recent incidents, near-misses, or insurance renewals exposed risk gaps; the board wants an independent review and 90-day action plan.
readiness based spike
Specific initiatives—M&A due diligence, cyber-resilience testing, or CPS 230 readiness—demand specialist expertise for a fixed period, not a full-time head.
third party surge
A wave of new suppliers or SaaS platforms means your vendor-risk workload suddenly spikes; a VRO can stand up a fit-for-purpose TPRM process without adding permanent staff.
Regulatory crunch
An APRA, ASIC, or ISO audit is looming and your in-house team lacks the depth to prepare responses, uplift evidence, and front the regulators.
entering a new jurisdiction
Expanding into a market with unfamiliar rules (e.g., Singapore PDPA, EU GDPR) and needing rapid localisation of policies, controls, and reporting.
Rapid Growth / Funding Round:
The business is scaling fast, adding new products or geographies; investors are asking for a mature risk framework but head-count is frozen.
crisis after-action uplift
Following a cyber-attack, service outage, or compliance breach, you want an independent expert to run the post-mortem, reset controls, and brief the board—while the day-to-day team stays focused on recovery.
