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 Senior Manager, Fraud Risk, you’ll play a critical leadership role within ANZ’s First Line of Defence, partnering closely with business teams to manage financial crime and fraud risks across complex, end‑to‑end value chains.

You’ll lead financial crime and fraud risk assessments, support regulatory and policy change, and work with the business to design and embed effective controls into processes, systems and customer journeys. With a strong commercial and customer lens, you’ll translate financial crime requirements into practical business outcomes, influence governance and decision‑making, and help ensure activity operates within risk appetite.

This role acts as a trusted adviser and risk partner, delivering high‑quality specialist first line risk management and assurance, strengthening accountability, building capability, and uplifting risk culture across the organisation.

Role Location: Auckland or Wellington

Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

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

As a Senior Manager, Fraud Risk, you will be:

• Leading and managing financial crime and fraud risk assessments across business processes, systems, data and end‑to‑end value chains
• Partnering with the business to design, uplift and embed effective financial crime and fraud controls aligned to enterprise and regulatory expectations
• Translating financial crime and fraud requirements into clear, practical business language and advising on risk‑based decision‑making
• Supporting regulatory and policy change, including impact assessments and implementation of required changes
• Reviewing control design and effectiveness, identifying gaps and supporting risk-based improvements, remediation planning and delivery
• Providing risk insights, analysis and thematic reporting to governance forums and senior leaders
• Leveraging indicators, analytics and emerging trends (internal and external) to strengthen monitoring of risk and control effectiveness
• Acting as a trusted first line risk partner, reinforcing ownership and accountability for financial crime and fraud risk
• Leading, coaching and developing team members while building financial crime and fraud risk capability across the business

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

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

• Deep expertise in financial crime and fraud risk management frameworks, standards and regulatory obligations
• Experience leading complex risk assessments, control design and effectiveness reviews and risk remediation across financial services environments
• Strong judgement and a risk-based mindset, with ability to balance customer, business and regulatory outcomes
• The ability to interpret and translate technical financial crime and fraud requirements and framework standards into clear, business and customer centric embedded solutions
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to identify risk themes, trends and emerging issues
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, operating as a trusted first line risk adviser
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of materials for governance and decision‑making
• Proven leadership capability, with experience coaching others and driving capability uplift and a strong 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 114309.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

27/05/2026 , 11.59pm, (NZST)