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 the Head of Financial Crime Systems & Capabilities, you will be part of the Financial Crime Threat Management (FCTM) team who is committed to safeguarding ANZ businesses and communities from financial crime risks. By utilising customer data and intelligence, FCTM identifies, investigates, and escalates potentially suspicious activities, including money laundering, terrorist financing, and dealings with sanctioned entities. FCTM specialists operate within the Financial Crime Portfolio, assisting businesses across the group in meeting their financial crime regulatory requirements.

As the Head of Financial Crime Systems & Capabilities, you will lead a team driving ANZ’s financial crime technology and transformation agenda. This includes migrating data, applications, systems, and tools to the cloud while supporting teams across FCTM to design and implement innovative detection and investigation solutions.

In this role, you will also collaborate with teams across Financial Crime, Risk Transformation, and Technology to define business requirements and contribute to the development of advanced financial crime capabilities aligned with ANZ’s financial crime strategy. Additionally, you will oversee the creation of new solutions, drawing on expertise from Financial Crime teams to strengthen control effectiveness and facilitate the migration of on-premises assets to the cloud.

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: 24 months Fixed-term Contract
Role Location: 833 Collins St, Docklands, VIC 3008
Work Hours: Full-time, 40hrs/week

What will your day look like?

Your key priorities and responsibilities include:

• Drive innovation by leveraging emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning, to enhance financial crime risk detection and investigations.
• Lead the migration of financial crime assets, including tools, data, applications, and systems, from on-premises to the cloud.
• Ensure solutions comply with ANZ policies and regulatory standards, maintaining a strong focus on risk management and compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define business requirements and align cloud migration initiatives with ANZ strategic objectives.
• Optimise data ingestion and management processes to support advanced analytics, detection algorithms, and investigative tools.
• Provide leadership and guidance to teams responsible for designing, developing, and deploying financial crime solutions.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of financial crime systems, continuously improving capabilities to address evolving threats and regulatory requirements.

What will you bring?

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

• Experience in financial crime, regulatory compliance, or financial systems, with a strong understanding of industry best practices.
• Proven ability to lead transformation initiatives, including financial crime, business, or technology projects, with expertise in change management and business integration.
• Strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of statistical and data concepts, with experience applying them in a financial crime context.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex issues clearly and concisely to non-technical audiences.
• A relevant university degree in a quantitative discipline such as Economics, Statistics, or Information Technology, combined with practical industry experience.
• Strong prioritisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage conflicting issues professionally and effectively influence stakeholders.

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 88926 .
 

Job Posting End Date

08/04/2025 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)