About Us

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 customers. Our Institutional bank helps our largest customers move trade and capital around the region, providing our people with great opportunities to build their technical expertise and their careers.

About the Role

What will your day look like?

• Deliver Financial Crime and Fraud risk management activities (focused on Sanctions) across processes, products and customer journeys  
• Translate financial crime requirements into clear business outcomes and value  
• Apply Group Risk policies, standards and regulatory obligations within the division  
• Embed financial crime requirements into business processes in a practical, efficient and customer-focused way  
• Support impact assessments and implementation of regulatory, policy and risk standard changes  
• Conduct risk assessments, including control effectiveness and residual risk analysis  
• Partner with the business to design, uplift and embed effective Financial Crime and Fraud controls  
• Identify control gaps and emerging risks, supporting development of remediation actions  
• Provide guidance on risk applicability, controls, issues and events management  
• Deliver data-driven risk insights, including risk appetite across customers, channels and products  
• Monitor control effectiveness and escalate risks outside appetite  
• Support governance through risk reporting, insights and analysis  
• Escalate material risks, control failures and non-compliance in line with protocols  
• Act as a trusted Line 1 risk partner, driving ownership and accountability  
• Ensure alignment with Group Risk and COE stakeholders across expectations and requirements  
• Support uplift of Financial Crime and Fraud capability and risk culture through guidance and coaching  
• Promote Line 1 accountability in risk management practices 

What will you bring?

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

• Deep Sanctions SME and strong knowledge of financial crime risk, risk management frameworks and regulatory obligations covering Financial Crime Risk (L1 and L2 risk themes is required). 
• Strong ability to apply risk expertise practically within business and operational contexts across multiple teams or processes. 
• Strong understanding if the NFR Framework  
• Ability to make judgement calls that balance business and customer outcomes. 
• Strong capability in risk analytics, tooling and automation. 
• Demonstrated ability to support the evolution and embedding of risk frameworks in financial services environments. 
• Demonstrated ability to translate data and insights into practical risk mitigation strategies, including uplift initiatives. 
• Strong understanding of controls design. 
• Demonstrated ability to think pragmatically and take risk-based approaches to accelerate effective and efficient execution of initiatives. 
• Decision-making authority for risk appetite and mitigation.  
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills. 
• Experience supporting advice to senior leaders and risk committees on operational and regulatory issues. 
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive cross-functional collaboration. 

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. 

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and 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 support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch 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 health and 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 the communities we serve. 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're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 118415 .
 

Job Posting End Date

05/07/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)