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 customers. Our Institutional bank helps our largest customers move trade and capital around the region, providing our people with great opportunities to build their technical expertise and their careers.

About the Role

As Director, Research & Analysis, Institutional, you will a play a key leadership role within Papua New Guinea across the end-to-end relationship credit management process; setting research direction to support origination support and transaction structuring; overseeing segment and client-specific analysis;  translating complex market, industry and financial information into insights and analysis that support Papua New Guinea Institutional decision making, risk assessment and strategic engagement and transaction delivery.

Your responsibility includes leading the development and delivery of high quality globally consistent, proactive credit analytics and insights across Papua New Guinea Institutional client segments, focused on Diversified Industries. In addition, the role will deputise in supporting the Head of R&A in their oversight of the Institutional Papua New Guinea Portfolio.

Papua New Guinea is a strategically important business within the ANZ Group, serving a diverse portfolio of multinational and local corporate customers.

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 Location: Level 10 Harbourside South Building, Stanley Esplanade, Port Moresby NCD, Papua New Guinea

Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

What will your day look like?

• Leadership of direct reports and their respective customer file management; risk analysis and assessment (including emerging risks), driving transactions to completion with the Relationship and Product teams;
• Setting direction and priorities for research within the segment and supports relationship, credit and strategic decisions including embedding research into client engagement and decision making;
• Diversified Industries portfolio oversight and management incl well managed frameworks, governance, NFR, stakeholder engagement.;
• Representation and leadership of the Papua New Guinea Institutional client business with key clients for origination and ongoing assessment purposes as well as supporting the Head of R&A at respective risk and governance forums including engagement with external stakeholders (auditors, regulators re all GCA & GIA reviews). Includes exercising Credit Approval Discretion;
• Training and development of R&A Diversified Industries team, including technical standards and front-line risk;
• Help lead and drive the Institutional Papua New Guinea’s growth strategy by driving change and efficiency improvement (gains) across policy, process and risk functions, leading required project work and role modelling ANZ’s values.

What will you bring?

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

• Extensive institutional banking experience with deep credit risk expertise across large corporates, strong relationship management, financial modelling, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong institutional banking credit credentials, including senior credit authority certification, formal credit delegation progression, or equivalent senior relationship and credit leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of risk governance, escalation frameworks, portfolio risk, RWAs, concentrations, and early warning indicators, with exposure to ANZ Risk & Compliance.
• Proven ability to support origination, structuring, and execution while balancing growth ambitions with sound credit discipline.
• Experienced in partnering with Relationship, Risk, Product, Legal, and Compliance teams.
• Highly commercial, collaborative, and self-directed, with strong communication skills and a growth mindset.
• Demonstrated leadership of senior professionals, with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of ANZ core products, multi-product structuring, and complex cross-border/offshore transactions.
• Proven track record managing large, high-risk or stressed exposures, including Papua New Guinea-related security and IP charge arrangements.
• Consistently exercises sound credit judgment on complex institutional exposures while maintaining governance, policy integrity, and regulatory compliance.
• Identifies emerging risks, concentration issues, and early warning signals, driving portfolio outcomes through proactive risk management.
• Leads, develops, and performance-manages teams, building sustainable succession pipelines and capability.
• Drives process standardisation, operational efficiencies, and consistent credit quality standards.
• Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Commerce, Law, or equivalent experience.

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 are a candidate with a disability or access requirement, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

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 120206.

Job Posting End Date

31/07/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)