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

This is an important role within the Non-Financial Risk (NFR) Framework governance team. The role has a focus on ensuring the NFR framework is being applied consistently and as intended across the organisation and that the desired risk management outcomes are achieved. The role supports the communication of clear expectations for desired framework outcomes, NFR maturity and provides oversight of framework implementation. 

As a Senior Associate, you will monitor effectiveness through insights and metrics, and drive continuous improvement to strengthen risk and control practices. Acting as a trusted partner to Line 1 and Line 2 stakeholders, you will promote high-quality decision making through clear guidance and escalation where gaps or outliers in Non-Financial risk management or effectiveness are identified, including across value chains. 

Role Type: Permanent
Role Location: Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane
Work Hours: Full-Time
 

What will your day look like?

• Partner with business teams to design, uplift and embed sustainable NFR framework practices aligned to enterprise frameworks and regulatory expectations. 
• Integrate risk requirements into business processes in a practical, efficient manner that supports customer outcomes and business process re‑engineering. 
• Influence, translate data insights and frameworks into business language, support the business to implement frameworks and provide feedback to GGM Operational Risk on what is working well and what could be improved. 
• Identifying and measuring in line with Group standards, the data risk and the quality of data that is used for business decisions (including issues with accuracy, completeness or timeliness which impact data quality, inappropriate data use or lineage gaps). 
• Interact with data teams in the division to triage and NFR issues. 
• Influence and monitor the effectiveness of the NFR Framework with upstream and downstream Risk / Control owners and alignment to governance frameworks.  
• Advise and influence the business to improve overall NFR Framework adherence and build understanding of capture controls, risk, issues and events. 
• Cascade and support monitoring of RAS and Indicator metrics to support overall meaningful risk and control effectiveness monitoring. 
• Prepare risk analysis, insights and materials to manage governance forums, support assurance activities and influence management decision‑making. 
• Managing remediation planning and delivery by working with business teams to address identified risk and control issues. 
• Leverage analytics and automation to identify risk indicators, emerging trends, and root causes as well as enable predictive risk management. 
• Support consolidation of risk insights, themes and emerging issues across the ANZ Enterprise. 

What will you bring?

• Strong knowledge of ANZ’s NFR Framework and the desired outcomes being sought 
• Understanding of enterprise risk governance, escalation and reporting arrangements. 
• Strong ability to apply Non-Financial risk expertise pragmatically within business contexts (including value chains). 
• Strong analytical skills to assess risks, evaluate controls and identify risk themes and insights. 
• Ability to interpret and translate regulatory and risk requirements into practical business outcomes. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of materials for governance and management decision‑making. 
• Sound judgement and a risk‑based mindset, balancing customer, business and regulatory outcomes. 
• Strong knowledge of data governance and data quality measurement. 
• Ability to map and understand data lineage. 
• Skilled overseeing the capture of risks and controls.

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 123115 .
 

Job Posting End Date

15/09/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)