Head of Non-Financial Risk, Transaction Banking & Corporate Finance

Req ID: 117543

Department: Insto - Non-Financial Risk - Governance & Reportin

Division: Institutional

Location: Docklands

About Us

Role Location: Melbourne, Australia
Role Type: Full-time, Permanent

ANZ Institutional provides world class solutions for customers that move goods and capital across the region, and helps them sustainably grow their businesses

As Head of Non-Financial Risk, Transaction Banking and Corporate Finance, you will lead non-financial risk across Transaction Banking and Corporate Finance, acting as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders to enable sustainable growth. You will ensure non-financial risks are identified, assessed and managed within appetite, while supporting effective decision-making, regulatory compliance and sound customer and business outcomes.

You will provide strategic risk counsel, drive robust governance and embed a proactive risk culture across the portfolio. The role also focuses on strengthening the control environment and delivering the PACT program through appropriate tools, processes and governance. In addition, you will build and lead a high-performing team, partnering closely with business and risk stakeholders to anticipate emerging risks, provide constructive challenge and continuously uplift the maturity and effectiveness of the non-financial risk framework.

Your key accountabilities in this role will include:

Act as the senior trusted advisor to Transaction Banking and Corporate Finance leadership on non-financial risk, supporting strategic decision-making and sustainable growth within appetite
Provide constructive challenge and oversight on business risk profile, key risk themes, control effectiveness and risk in change
Build strong partnerships across the business, 2LOD and control functions to ensure aligned and effective risk outcomes
Lead the non-financial risk governance framework, including forums, reporting, escalation and decision-making processes
Ensure material non-financial risks are identified, assessed, managed, monitored and reported within appetite, with clear ownership and timely escalation
Drive uplift of the control environment through improvements to controls, tools, data and processes to enhance risk management maturity
Provide oversight for the successful delivery of the PACT program, ensuring milestones, dependencies and outcomes are effectively managed
Ensure program delivery is supported by fit-for-purpose controls, robust governance, strong stakeholder engagement and disciplined implementation
Monitor program-related risks, issues and dependencies, escalating material concerns to senior stakeholders and governance forums
Build, lead and retain a high-performing non-financial risk team, driving capability uplift through hiring, coaching and development
Represent the business on non-financial risk matters with senior stakeholders, including risk partners, Internal Audit and governance forums
Maintain regulatory readiness by ensuring strong governance, high-quality documentation, effective issue management and proactive response to emerging risk and regulatory themes

What will you bring?

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

Extensive experience in institutional banking, with strong understanding of Transaction Banking and Corporate Finance business models, products and operating environments.
Deep expertise in non-financial risk management, governance frameworks and control environments within large and complex financial services organisations
Proven track record operating as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, influencing strategic decisions while balancing commercial outcomes with sound risk management
Strong experience designing and overseeing risk governance, risk appetite, issues and incidents management, control uplift and risk reporting
Demonstrated ability to lead complex change or uplift programmes, with disciplined execution and strong stakeholder engagement
Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with executive presence and the ability to distil complex risk issues into clear, actionable insights
Strong people leadership capability, including building high-performing teams, developing talent and fostering a proactive risk culture
Experience delivering major risk, control or business transformation programmes such as PACT or similar enterprise-wide initiatives
Knowledge of prudential and conduct-related regulatory expectations relevant to institutional banking and non-financial risk management
Ability to leverage data, management information and visualisation tools to generate risk insights and support decision-making
Exposure to cross-border or multi-jurisdiction institutional banking environments
Familiarity with enterprise risk systems, governance tools and control monitoring frameworks

About ANZ

This is an exciting time to be a leader within one of Australia's biggest banks as we unlock our potential to win the preference of customers, shareholders and the community.

Our culture is critical to making this happen and we bring this to life by embracing these values:

Put customers first: by providing better outcomes every day;

Deliver with excellence: by setting high standards and delivering on commitments;

Own the outcome: by taking accountability and doing what’s right; and

Work as one: by bringing the best of ANZ together to succeed.

We ask our leaders to role model our values, which shape how we work together, make decisions and manage risk.

We support our leaders with tools, tips and online coaching so that they can help their teams focus on these things too, helping them to grow and succeed in their roles.

ANZ recognises the value of an inclusive and diverse work environment. We take pride in the diversity of our people and encourage applications from diverse candidates. If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support. Our recruitment decisions are based on the key inherent needs and requirements of each role, and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and characteristics. We work flexibly at ANZ. Talk to us about how this role can be flexible for you.

To find out more about working at ANZ or to view other opportunities visit www.careers.anz.com. You may apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 117543 .

Job Posting End Date

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