Risk owners without specialist training can now be walked through a full risk assessment by an embedded AI agent. That is the pitch behind a risk management platform launched into Australia and New Zealand this week.
OneAdvanced released the platform on 2 September. Its differentiator is Risk Assist, an integrated AI-powered agent that guides users through risk processes and enforces standardisation.
Risk Assist helps standardise risk descriptions to align with international frameworks such as ISO 31000. It can also align descriptions to an organisation's own risk taxonomy.
The intent is to cut the time spent drafting assessments and reduce inconsistency between them. The AI engine also provides real-time, proactive recommendations for controls and mitigation strategies.
Those recommendations are aimed at helping organisations identify safeguards and reallocate resources more effectively. The company says risk owners can complete assessments quickly and consistently without specialist risk expertise.
The platform consolidates strategic, operational, program and project risks into centralised registers. OneAdvanced positions this as a single source of truth intended to remove departmental silos.
Reporting is built around one-click reports, interactive dashboards and dynamic red-amber-green heatmaps. Those are pitched at executive teams and boards needing a current view of risk exposure.
Controls and actions are tracked automatically, including review dates, custodians and outstanding actions. Proactive email prompts are used to chase accountability and reduce administrative overhead.
Security controls include role-based permissions, multi-factor authentication and detailed audit logs of all changes. OneAdvanced cites audit readiness as the reason for the logging depth.
On AI governance, the company says Risk Assist runs on OneAdvanced AI, a secure self-hosted platform. No customer data is used to train the underlying large language model.
OneAdvanced also points to its recent ISO 42001 certification, the international standard for responsible and trustworthy artificial intelligence management. It says the certification places it among the first global SaaS providers to meet the standard.
Adam Bowles, country director for Australia and New Zealand, said managing risk can no longer be a manual, reactive exercise. He said local organisations face mounting pressure to demonstrate compliance and operational resilience.
"Our new Risk Management Platform is designed to simplify this complexity and democratise risk ownership," he said.
"By embedding Risk Assist directly into workflows, we are empowering every team member to contribute to risk identification while giving risk managers the strategic oversight they need to drive better business outcomes," Bowles said.
The company is targeting sectors including logistics, government, education, healthcare and finance. Its stated aim is to move organisations off disconnected spreadsheets and manual administrative tasks.
OneAdvanced frames the timing around increasing regulatory expectations, audit scrutiny and operational complexity across those sectors. The platform is intended to embed proactive risk management across teams rather than confining it to a risk function.
Customers and availability
The company serves more than 20,000 customers globally. Its ANZ customer list includes TAFE Queensland, the University of Melbourne, Glencore Coal, Tourism Australia and NSW Health. Super Retail Group, QUBE Logistics, CDC Buses, DP World and Iron Mountain are also customers.
Global customers include Virgin Money, the NHS and Care England. OneAdvanced also supplies procurement, workforce management and operational software across government, education, aged care, logistics, mining and manufacturing.