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 the Head of Risk Appetite and Stress Testing in Risk Management NZ, you’ll play a key role in leading a world class Risk Analytics function delivering services to ANZ NZ Business and Risk Management function. These services include Stress testing, Climate risk quantification, Expected credit loss and Risk Appetite services to ANZ NZ business. This role will shape and transform these critical risk capabilities whilst meeting internal and regulatory compliance obligations through the in collaboration with NZ businesses, NZ Risk, Group Risk and external regulators. 

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 Type: Permanent - Full Time
Role Location: Auckland or Wellington

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

We need a talented leader to lead the function to a new height. You will lead a highly talented and analytical team based in NZ and India that produce important analysis for the bank and external stakeholders. The aspiration for the team is to be able to produce more insightful strategic analysis, produce it quicker to a better standard, whilst expanding into new areas such as climate risk.
 

Each day will be different – it will be dynamic, impactful and sometime challenging. This role combines technical credit risk outcomes, broader risk measurement, balancing stakeholders needs whilst transforming how we operate. The role will be accountable for the outcomes and processes as part of ANZ’’s capital management, Risk management and prudential compliance frameworks.

As the Head of Risk Appetite and Stress Testing, you will:

• Lead a multi-location team producing Risk Appetite statements, solvency stress testing, climate risk analysis, and credit provisioning settings.
• Leverage the insight from the above to improve Risk, customer, and shareholder outcomes. This will involve engaging with senior stakeholder groups such as the CFO, CRO, NZ Treasurer and Board to unpack the analysis, agree key settings and actions to mitigate risk. Simplify complex matters and address the “so what”.
• Lead, shape and execute complex work plans to deliver for multiple stakeholder groups. These customers are often senior stakeholder, regulators, external audit or Group, and therefore require robust delivery mechanisms.  
• Deliver new and insightful analytics for customer, risk and shareholder benefits. This includes using advanced methodologies such as ML/ AI.  
• Lead the team to transform these processes by re-engineering, automating and collaborating with Group and NZ on the business transformation activities.
• Given how important this information is to stakeholders, it must be accurate. Therefore, you will ensure that there is a robust control environment which delivers to all expectations and policy requirements (RBNZ BPR’s, I AM Framework, IFRS9 and others)

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• Strong knowledge of processes and analytical solutions landscape across credit portfolios
• Excellent delivery, planning and execution. Proven ability to deliver in a fast paced, senior stakeholder, multi deliverable environment. 
• Strong numerical and analytical background, preferably with strong knowledge of IFRS9/Basel/Stress testing/APRA/RBNZ capital frameworks
• Able to build strong, open, collaborative working relationships with senior stakeholders, regulators and third parties
• Excellent people leadership - Proven ability to build, lead, develop and engage a high performing team exhibiting ANZ behaviours across multiple geographies
• Proven ability to design, shape and delivering transformation of analytical capabilities and teams through the introduction of new processes, data and operating models. 
• Proactive, adaptable whilst being comfortable with ambiguity and solving complex problems. The role and activity of the team is constantly changing.

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 87180.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

Monday 3rd March, 11.59pm (NZST)