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 the Associate Director - AML/CTF Institutional you will be responsible for effective risk management and uplift of the financial crime and fraud risk for the Insto division ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations, adherence to enterprise risk management standards and uplifting financial crime and fraud capabilities in the business. The role delivers financial crime and fraud risk management advice to support the value chains and promote a strong control environment.

This role leads top-down risk identification, assessments, regulatory or policy change implementation, escalates gaps where controls or frameworks are not effective, and partners with business teams to sustainably design and embed robust financial crime and fraud controls.

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 Type: Permanent
Role Location: Melbourne or Brisbane
Work Hours: Full-time, 40hrs/week

What will your day look like?

Your key accountabilities will include:

• Lead Financial Crime and Fraud risk management activities across business processes, products, and value chains.
• Translate complex financial crime requirements into practical business solutions that drive value and compliance.
• Apply and embed Group Risk policies, standards, and regulatory obligations within the division.
• Integrate financial crime requirements into customer-focused business processes and support the implementation of regulatory and policy changes.
• Conduct risk assessments, including control effectiveness reviews and residual risk analysis, to strengthen the risk environment.
• Partner with stakeholders to embed effective AML/CTF controls and enhance financial crime risk capability and culture through coaching and guidance.

What will you bring?

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

• Deep SME knowledge across AML/CTF obligations, risk management frameworks and regulatory obligations (strong SME across other L1 and L2 risk themes is required).
• Strong ability to apply risk expertise practically within business and operational contexts across multiple teams or processes; and strong capability in risk analytics, tooling and automation.
• Demonstrated ability to support the evolution and embedding of risk frameworks in financial services environments; and ability to translate data and insights into practical risk mitigation strategies, including uplift initiatives.
• Strong understanding of controls design, assurance and testing.
• Experience supporting advice to senior leaders and risk committees on operational and regulatory issues.

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 119895 .

Job Posting End Date

29/07/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)