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 Senior Wellbeing & Safety Specialist (Australia), you will play a key leadership role within the Wellbeing & Safety team, partnering with the Manager, Wellbeing & Safety Australia to deliver practical, risk-based safety outcomes across the organisation. You will act as a trusted advisor to the business providing advice as a technical expert, providing guidance on complex safety matters, supporting team capability and influencing positive safety outcomes through strong stakeholder relationships.

The role requires an experienced safety professional with strong operational and strategic expertise, the ability to provide technical leadership, support team priorities and contribute to a high-performing team culture. Success will come from combining safety expertise, stakeholder influence and collaborative leadership to achieve sustainable safety outcomes across ANZ.

Role Location: 833 Collins Street, Docklands VIC 3008
Role Type: Permanent, Full-Time

What will your day look like?

As a Senior Wellbeing & Safety Specialist, you will:
 

• Partner with leaders and stakeholders across ANZ to provide expert operational and strategic safety advice, identify and manage risks, and influence practical safety outcomes.
• Act as a trusted technical subject matter expert, leading complex safety activities including incident management and investigations, regulator engagement, risk assessments, learning reviews, evaluations, and safety management system reviews and improvements.
• Support the Manager, Wellbeing & Safety Australia in delivering team priorities, strategic objectives, governance activities and leadership responsibilities, including providing leadership support during periods of absence.
• Lead and contribute to key Wellbeing & Safety initiatives, projects and continuous improvement activities, including systems, technology and audit programs that support regulatory and self-insurance obligations.
• Build strong partnerships across the Wellbeing & Safety function, including Mental Health & Wellbeing, Injury Management & Workers Compensation, and international Wellbeing & Safety teams, to deliver integrated safety outcomes.
• Provide leadership, coaching and capability development across the team, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing and a high-performing team culture.
• Represent the Wellbeing & Safety team in stakeholder forums, governance committees and project activities, promoting a proactive safety culture through visible leadership and effective engagement.
• Use data, insights and reporting to identify trends, support decision-making and drive continuous improvement, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements, governance frameworks, policies and standards.

What will you bring?

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Significant experience in workplace health and safety within complex, multi-site or national organisations, with demonstrated expertise in safety risk management and the practical application of safety legislation, risk management principles and contemporary safety practices.
• Proven ability to partner with leaders and stakeholders at all levels to identify and manage risks, influence decision-making and deliver sustainable safety outcomes.
• Strong leadership capability, including the ability to lead through influence, provide guidance on complex safety matters, support strategic objectives and contribute to organisational outcomes.
• Experience leading projects, programs and continuous improvement initiatives that have delivered measurable safety and business improvements.
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style, with demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring and developing others while fostering a high-performing, customer-focused team culture.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships, establish credibility and work effectively across diverse business groups.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with the ability to use data and insights to inform strategy and drive continuous improvement.
• Tertiary qualifications in Workplace Health and Safety, together with a commitment to ongoing professional development and maintaining current knowledge of safety legislation and industry best practice.

‘Good to Have’ knowledge, skills and experiences

• Experience working in a health and safety or a well-being team in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience in the banking and finance industry or other ASX 200 companies.
• Experience in ICAM investigations
• As a senior member of the team, flexibility and the willingness to mentor others and lend a hand where needed to help get things done.
• Experience with auditing to ISO450001
• Ability to pivot between priorities as needed

Capabilities

• Strategic thinking.
• Relationship Management.
• Excellent prioritisation skills.
• Consulting and advisory
• Risk Management & Problem Solving
  
  

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 122818 .
 

Job Posting End Date

25/11/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)