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

What will your day look like?

As an Associate Director, Operational Risk, you will; 

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Institutional business. 
• Partner with Enterprise stakeholders to ensure risk frameworks, policies and processes are effectively implemented across the Division.  
• Drive continuous improvement in risk management practices, controls and governance outcomes.  
• Provide insight, oversight and constructive challenge on risk profiles, control effectiveness and risk in change.  
• Build strong relationships with business leaders, risk partners and control functions to support effective risk management outcomes.  
• Ensure risk appetite is clearly understood, monitored and managed through meaningful metrics and indicators.  
• Strengthen the control environment through enhancements to controls, tools, data and processes.  
• Support the delivery and embedding of the PACT program, driving uplift in risk capability, processes and controls.  
• Contribute to team capability, talent development and a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.  
• Represent the Division in governance forums and partner with stakeholders to support strategic, regulatory and resilience initiatives. 

What will you bring?

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

• Extensive expertise in change risk management, execution risk and non-financial risk frameworks, including the ANZ Delivery Framework.  
• Strong understanding of institutional banking, including Markets, Transaction Banking, Corporate Finance and Coverage business models and operating environments.  
• Proven ability to identify, assess and manage non-financial risks through strong analytical thinking and practical risk solutions.  
• Experience leading risk, control or regulatory change initiatives within complex financial services environments.  
• Knowledge of prudential, conduct and operational risk regulatory expectations relevant to institutional banking.  
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex risk matters into clear and actionable insights.  
• A curious, adaptable and growth-oriented mindset, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivering strong risk outcomes.  
• Experience using data, management information, visualisation tools and risk systems to support governance, reporting and decision-making.  
• Familiarity with enterprise governance tools, control monitoring frameworks and risk management practices.  
• Tertiary qualifications in risk, finance, commerce, law, business or a related discipline are desirable, with relevant professional qualifications highly regarded. 

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 119891.

Job Posting End Date

29/07/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)