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

As a Senior Compliance Manager, you will lead the UK Compliance team while supporting the effective operation of the Compliance Framework across ANZ’s UK & Europe Institutional activities.

You will also play a key role in supporting the broader European Compliance team on regional matters, providing independent second line compliance advice, review and challenge, regulatory engagement support and governance input. In addition, you will act as a senior delegate for the Head of Compliance and Operational Risk, UK & Europe, in relation to SMF16 compliance matters.

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: London
Role Type: Full-time, Permanent

What will your day look like?

As a Senior Compliance Manager, you will

• Provide practical, risk-based compliance advice to Institutional business lines and support functions across the UK, and support the broader European Compliance team where UK or regional input is required
• Advise on regulatory obligations, business initiatives, product proposals, and control design and implementation matters
• Lead the implementation of the compliance framework within the UK
• Manage obligation management, compliance risk assessments, planning, thematic reviews, management information and escalation of material issues
• Perform independent second line review and challenge of business activity, including controls, treatment plans, issue closure, event assessments and remediation
• Support regulatory change implementation
• Support UK and European regulatory engagement, including regulator meeting preparation, response coordination, commitment tracking and record keeping
• Contribute to governance forums through compliance reporting, risk committee input and escalation of regulatory, conduct, reputational or operational issues
• Support oversight of the UK accountability regime, including SMCR, Certification Regime and Conduct Rules activities
• Monitor UK and European regulatory developments, assess ANZ impact and support proportionate first line implementation
• Coordinate compliance training, communications, projects, thematic reviews and regulatory inspection activity for the UK, and support broader European activity where required
• Work with Compliance, Operational Risk, Financial Crime, Legal, Governance and Reporting and Group stakeholders to ensure advice and oversight are aligned, practical and documented

What will you bring?

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

• Strong working knowledge of the UK regulatory environment, including FCA and PRA expectations relevant to an international banking branch or institutional banking environment
• Demonstrated experience in a compliance, regulatory advisory, regulatory risk, legal, audit, assurance or business governance role within financial services
• Experience providing senior stakeholder advice, including explaining regulatory obligations, identifying practical implementation options and challenging constructively where risks are not appropriately managed
• Good understanding of second line oversight, including review and challenge, governance, regulatory obligation management, issue and event management, regulatory change and compliance monitoring or thematic review activity
• Ability to produce clear written advice, management information, committee papers and regulatory materials that distinguish facts, judgement, ownership, actions and risk considerations
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across business, risk, compliance, legal and operations teams
• Ability to operate with judgement, pace and independence, including prioritising competing demands and escalating material issues clearly and early
• Experience supporting or coordinating regulatory engagement, inspections, information requests or regulatory change implementation, and preparing senior committee papers or regulatory materials
• People leadership experience, including coaching team members, setting priorities, supporting delivery and building capability in a compliance, risk or regulatory environment
• Knowledge of Institutional banking products and services, relevant European regulatory regimes, and experience with SMCR, conduct risk, regulatory obligations, operational resilience or related regulatory frameworks
• Relevant tertiary qualification in law, finance, business, economics, risk management or a related discipline, and ongoing commitment to professional development in UK and European financial services regulation

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 are a candidate with a disability or access requirement, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

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 117918.

Job Posting End Date

25/06/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)