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 Lawyer, you’ll join ANZ’s accomplished Legal team to provide high-quality, commercially focused legal advice to deliver ANZ’s strategy. This role will partner closely with stakeholders across ANZ Personal and the wider business to identify, manage and mitigate legal and regulatory risks. You’ll contribute to delivering strategic objectives by ensuring legal considerations are embedded in business decisions and customer solutions.

Working across a broad range of matters, you’ll build trusted relationships, provide pragmatic advice, and support a strong risk-aware culture across the organisation.

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 or Wellington

Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

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

You’ll provide timely, practical legal support across a range of initiatives, partnering with business and risk teams to enable sound decision-making and manage legal risk effectively.

• Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice to support business initiatives and manage risk
• Partner with stakeholders across product, risk and other business areas to identify and address legal issues early
• Support regulatory and policy requirements, ensuring alignment with legal obligations and internal standards
• Build and maintain strong relationships across ANZ, contributing to effective collaboration and outcomes
• Contribute to external stakeholder interactions where required, supporting ANZ’s interests
• Help promote a proactive, risk-aware culture through guidance and thought leadership

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

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

• At least 5 years’ post-qualification experience from a top-tier NZ law firm or large organisation, ideally with a focus on banking, financial services or another regulated industry
• Proven ability to provide pragmatic, commercially relevant legal advice in a complex environment
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels
• A curious and pragmatic problem-solving mindset, with the ability to make sound judgements and manage competing priorities
• A collaborative approach, with the ability to build strong relationships and contribute to an inclusive workplace 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 116125.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

12/06/2026 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)