Compliance Lead
Compliance Lead
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 millions of customers.
The Central Compliance team supports ANZ’s management of its domestic licensing obligations, with a particular focus on Australian Financial Services Licence and Australian Credit Licence requirements across ANZ entities.
About the Role
As the Manager, Central Compliance - Licensing, you will manage and monitor ANZ’s compliance with domestic licensing obligations, particularly its Australian Financial Services Licence and Australian Credit Licence requirements.
You will oversee licensing frameworks, regulatory submissions and documentation, while supporting effective governance and the management of licensing-related risks. You will also act as a key point of contact for stakeholders across Legal, Risk, Compliance and the business.
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
What will your day look like?
As a Manager, Central Compliance - Licensing, you will be accountable for:
- Managing and monitoring ANZ’s compliance with domestic licensing obligations, with a focus on Australian Financial Services Licence and Australian Credit Licence requirements.
- Supporting ongoing compliance with regulatory conditions, reporting obligations and licence-specific requirements across relevant entities.
- Establishing, maintaining and continuously improving licensing frameworks, policies and procedures.
- Implementing controls to identify, assess and mitigate licensing-related risks.
- Leading and managing Australian Financial Services Licence submissions and interactions with regulators on behalf of ANZ BGL entities.
- Overseeing the preparation, review and timely submission of licence applications, variations, and regulatory notifications.
- Maintaining accurate and current licensing records, including licence conditions, registers, attestations and supporting evidence.
- Ensuring licensing documentation is audit-ready and meets regulatory expectations.
- Providing licensing advice and support to Legal, Risk, Compliance and business stakeholders.
- Building effective relationships with regulators and external advisers where required.
What will you bring?
To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications.
- Substantial financial services experience in legal, compliance or audit roles.
- Extensive knowledge of licensing obligations and practices.
- Experience working with banking products and processes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with close attention to detail.
- The ability to build open, collaborative working relationships with senior stakeholders.
- People leadership experience.
- Strong communication, influencing, critical thinking, consultancy and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Broad organisational knowledge and networks that support effective information gathering.
- Experience developing and improving governance processes would be advantageous.
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 122200 .
Job Posting End Date
23/09/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)