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.

About the Role

As a Compliance Specialist, you will be a critical player in investigating and assessing risk events raised by ANZ Australia Retail and Commercial divisions. Your main responsibility will be providing advice, guidance, and training to ASIC Reportability Specialist colleagues within the team. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Business Unit SMEs, Legal, Compliance, and other stakeholders, to assess for ASIC reportability and provide inputs into ASIC submissions. 

Your strong critical thinking, effective communication skills, and ability to navigate complex regulatory issues will be crucial in ensuring that the organization consistently meets its regulatory obligations and upholds high standards of risk management.
  

This role will support the centralised model by applying a specialised regulatory investigation and breach identification skillset.
 

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: 10 Months Fixed Term

Role Location: Anywhere in Australia

Work Hours: Full Time 

2 Available opportunities

What will your day look like?

Role accountabilities:

•    Lead and/or undertake regulatory investigations and make breach assessment decisions in relation to potentially reportable matters which may be in breach of core obligations. 
•    Contribute to the development of formal training, and provide guidance, quality review and oversight for junior staff.
•    Contribute to thematic and notice led regulatory responses.
•    Stay abreast of legislative, regulatory and judicial developments in the significant breach reporting space, anticipate and assist the team in adapting to forthcoming regulatory focus areas.
•    Work in partnership with Legal, Systemic Issues, Banking Code of Practice and other regulator facing teams to ensure ANZ Retail and Commercial divisions’ compliance with regulator expectations.
•    Build strong and influential relationships with key business, assurance and legal stakeholders.
•    Formulate response strategies to changing regulatory expectations and emerging industry best practice trends in complying with ASIC’s RG78 breach reporting regime.
 

What will you bring?

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

•    Extensive experience in a similar compliance, risk management or legal role within a large and complex organization. 
•    Comprehensive knowledge of ASIC’s RG78 requirements and familiarity with key breach reporting legislation (Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth)). 
•    Strong critical thinking, judgement and decision-making skills, including the ability to understand and simplify complex matters involving different products and root causes.
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex matters clearly and concisely.
•    Strong planning, prioritization, and organizational skills to handle multiple competing demands without compromising quality.
•    Problem-solving expertise, especially in risk and compliance contexts.
•    Strong relationship management skills and demonstrated ability to influence at different levels.
•    A focus on coaching, development and team skill uplift.
•    Ability to respond to challenges associated with a changing regulatory environment and identify pathways through uncertainty. 
•    Legal qualifications and/or experience working in regulators (e.g., ASIC) preferred.  

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 94658 .
 

Job Posting End Date

26/05/2025 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)