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, Governance & Framework, you will play a critical leadership role in strengthening how non‑financial risk is governed, escalated, and integrated into decision‑making across the NZ Division. You will lead the design, uplift and ongoing effectiveness of NFR governance frameworks, ensuring alignment to Group Risk standards, regulatory expectations, and the NZ risk appetite. You will take a leading role in coordination of risk assessment processes and maintain a view of the divisional risk profile and risk appetite.  

Working closely with senior business leaders, 1B NFR teams, and Line 2 partners, this role brings together complex risk information to deliver clear, actionable insights.

You will also play a key role in regulatory change, issue and event management, and building a strong, proactive risk culture across the division.

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, Fulltime

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

The Senior Manager, Governance & Framework position is a dynamic and impactful role with a broad range of responsibilities. Some of your day-to-day activities may include the below:

• Designing, embedding and continuously improving NFR governance frameworks, forums and decision‑making structures
• Overseeing divisional risk appetite statements, risk taxonomy alignment, and governance processes
• Aggregating and synthesising risk, control and assurance insights across business units, COEs and Controls Testing
• Coordinating risk assessment processes and monitoring material risks at NZ division level against risk appetite
• Providing high‑quality, decision‑ready insights to senior leadership and governance committees
• Provide key support to business unit 1B spokes, driving standardisation and supporting workflow.
• Acting as a trusted Line 1 risk partner to senior leaders, supporting clear ownership and accountability
• Coaching and uplifting governance and reporting team members, ensuring quality, consistency and capability growth

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

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

• Strong experience in non‑financial risk, governance, controls, audit or assurance within a complex organisation
• Deep understanding of risk governance frameworks, risk appetite, and regulatory expectations
• Proven ability to aggregate and translate complex risk information into clear executive‑level insights
• Sound judgement to identify emerging, systemic or out‑of‑appetite risks and drive appropriate escalation
• Experience leading or coordinating risk assessments, regulatory change or divisional initiatives
• Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders across business and risk
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly for governance and executive audiences
• Experience leading team members to improve quality and capability

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 114845.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

01/06/2026 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)