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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 Business Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the Enterprise Risk team, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and strengthening ANZ’s risk governance environment. You will provide advice on Risk frameworks, Policy Governance and ensure alignment with evolving regulatory expectations and the bank’s strategic priorities.

This role operates with significant autonomy and influence, working across business domains and senior stakeholder groups to uplift governance maturity and drive clarity and consistency across the enterprise. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, governance forums and policy owners, and contribute to the forward design of ANZ’s enterprise risk governance model.

Role Type: Permanent 
Role Location: Melbourne or Sydney
Work Hours: Full-time

What will your day look like?

As a Business SME, you are accountable for: 

•    Supporting the strategic uplift and ongoing optimisation of the enterprise risk governance framework, ensuring it supports effective oversight, accountability, and decision-making.
•    Serving as a senior advisor to business units and risk functions, guiding interpretation, implementation, and application of risk governance requirements across the enterprise.
•    Shaping and oversee the production of governance insights, reporting and analysis for senior leadership, executive committees and board-level forums, ensuring high-quality, forward-looking content.
•    Driving alignment with regulatory expectations and industry best practice, proactively identifying regulatory trends, risks and opportunities for uplift.
•    Influencing and enhancing governance processes and committee effectiveness, recommending and enabling improvements that uplift transparency, clarity and operational efficiency.
•    Leading enterprise-wide initiatives or workstreams related to governance and policy uplift, ensuring consistent execution and strong stakeholder engagement.

What will you bring?

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

•    Deep expertise in enterprise risk governance, risk frameworks and policy management, with the ability to advise senior executives on complex governance issues.
•    Proven track record in managing enterprise governance processes, supporting executive or board-level committees, and delivering high-impact insights.
•    Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and influence at senior levels.
•    Strong stakeholder leadership capabilities, with experience navigating diverse and sometimes competing priorities across large organisations.
•    Excellent judgement, analytical capability and the ability to anticipate emerging issues and drive proactive solutions.
•    Prior experience presenting to or managing interactions with governance bodies, regulators or senior risk committees.
•    Strong grounding in risk management principles and practices.

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 113782 .
 

Job Posting End Date

21/04/2026 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)