Head of Non-Financial Risk, International & Coverage

Req ID: 117542

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

Division: Institutional

Location: Hong Kong

About Us

Role Location: Hong Kong
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 a Head of Non-Financial Risk, International & Coverage you will be accountable for leading non-financial risk across the International business, operating as a trusted advisor to International business leads across 19 markets in Asia, Europe and the US. It supports sustainable growth by ensuring non-financial risks across Markets, Transaction Banking, Corporate Finance and Coverage are identified, assessed and managed within appetite.

Operating at a Managing Director / Executive Director level, the role provides strategic risk counsel, drives strong risk governance and embeds a proactive risk culture to support effective decision-making, regulatory compliance and sound customer and business outcomes. The role also engages proactively with regulators across jurisdictions, leads the regulatory change agenda, and ensures emerging requirements are understood and embedded effectively. In addition, it is accountable for delivering the PACT program and building and leading a high-performing non-financial risk team across the international footprint.

Your key accountabilities in this role will include:

Act as the senior trusted advisor to Institutional business on non-financial risk matters across 19 countries
Provide constructive challenge, insight and oversight on risk profile, key themes, control effectiveness and risk in change
Build strong relationships with business leadership, 2LOD and control partners to drive aligned risk management outcomes
Lead the non-financial risk governance framework, including forums, reporting, escalation and decision-making processes
Ensure material risks are identified, assessed, managed, monitored and reported within appetite with clear ownership and transparency
Drive uplift in controls, tools, data and processes to strengthen the control environment across markets
Partner with Regulatory Compliance to engage proactively with regulators and maintain a regulator-ready environment
Manage the regulatory change agenda, ensuring emerging requirements are understood, translated and embedded effectively
Anticipate emerging risk themes and regulatory expectations, driving timely response and continuous enhancement of frameworks
Lead delivery and embedding of the PACT program, ensuring effective and sustainable uplift in risk capability and processes
Build, lead and develop a high-performing international NFR team, strengthening capability and succession across key locations
Represent the International business with senior stakeholders and partner globally to ensure consistent risk standards with local nuance

About You

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

Extensive experience in institutional banking and non-financial risk across Markets, Transaction Banking, Corporate Finance and Coverage
Deep expertise in non-financial risk management, governance frameworks and control environments within complex financial services organisations
Proven ability to operate as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, influencing decisions across multiple jurisdictions
Strong experience engaging with regulators and translating regulatory expectations into practical and sustainable business actions
Demonstrated ability to lead regulatory change and risk or control uplift initiatives across international environments, including enterprise-wide programs such as PACT
Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to distil complex risk matters into clear, actionable insights
Strong senior leadership capability with experience building and leading high-performing international teams
Ability to develop talent, strengthen capability and foster a strong risk culture across multiple locations
Relevant tertiary qualifications in risk, finance, commerce, law, business or a related discipline
Professional qualifications or accreditations in risk, governance, compliance or finance are highly regarded

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 117542 .

Job Posting End Date

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