Ko Mātou – About Us

Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

As a Senior Manager, Data & AI Risk, you'll play a key role within ANZ's First Line of Defence, partnering with technology, data, AI and business teams to help ANZ safely and responsibly realise the value of data and emerging AI capabilities. You'll support the management of data and AI risks across the organisation while enabling innovation and strong customer outcomes.

This role exists to strengthen how data and AI are governed, protected, developed and used by embedding effective risk management practices, controls and responsible governance into business processes, systems and AI-enabled solutions. You'll provide expert guidance on data and AI risk, support regulatory and policy change, and help ensure data and AI are used safely, ethically, reliably and in line with organisational expectations.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll uplift data and AI risk capability, enhance decision-making through quality insights, and drive the adoption of robust governance and control frameworks. You'll also support the responsible adoption of AI, helping shape how emerging AI risks are identified, assessed and managed in a rapidly evolving environment. You'll contribute to a strong and sustainable risk culture across ANZ, helping the organisation realise the value of data and AI while managing risk appropriately and maintaining customer, regulatory and stakeholder trust.

Banking is changing and we're changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you'll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Location: Auckland

Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like?

You'll lead and embed data and AI risk practices across the organisation, working with business, technology and AI teams to uplift controls, improve data quality, strengthen AI governance, and ensure alignment with regulatory and enterprise expectations.

• Lead data and AI risk assessments across systems, models, processes and end-to-end value chains, helping ensure AI-enabled solutions are delivered safely and responsibly.
• Partner with stakeholders to design, implement and uplift sustainable data, AI and risk controls, governance frameworks, and responsible AI practices.
• Provide risk insights, thematic analysis and meaningful reporting to inform decision-making and support governance forums.
• Support regulatory and policy change through impact assessments, control reviews and implementation guidance across data and AI domains.
• Identify and resolve data quality, model risk and control issues in collaboration with data, AI, technology and business teams.
• Oversee the governance of AI use cases, ensuring they are developed, deployed and monitored in line with organisational standards and regulatory expectations.
• Drive the adoption of effective controls for data management, AI lifecycle management, model transparency, monitoring and ongoing risk management.
• Lead and develop team capability, fostering a strong risk, data and AI culture across the business.

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you’ll ideally bring:

• Experience in data risk, AI risk, operational risk, technology risk, or related disciplines within a complex or regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of data and AI governance, risk management and control frameworks, including areas such as data quality, lineage, model lifecycle management and regulatory expectations.
• Proven ability to lead risk assessments, control design, assurance activities and remediation programmes across data and AI domains.
• Understanding of emerging AI opportunities and risks, including responsible AI practices, model risk, bias, transparency, explainability and evolving regulatory expectations.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to identify insights, trends, control gaps and opportunities for improvement from complex data and risk information.
• Effective stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships across business, technology, data and AI teams.
• Experience translating complex data and AI concepts into practical risk outcomes and business-focused recommendations.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to develop diverse talent, uplift organisational capability, and foster an inclusive and high-performing risk culture.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.  

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.  

We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.    

At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 114849.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

06/09/2026 , 11.59pm, (NZST)