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

Being part of the Markets Legal team that provides legal advisory and OTC derivatives documentation support globally for ANZ, the successful candidate will assist with the administration and maintenance of the legal agreement database (Markets Counterparty Hub) and provide other legal administrative support for the Markets Legal team. Responsibilities include loading, recording, and checking all agreements and ancillary documents in the Markets Counterparty Hub and preparing regular and ad hoc reports.

Role Location: Sydney NSW
Role Type: Permanent, Full time

What will your day look like?

As a Legal Analyst, you will provide paralegal and administrative support to the Markets Legal team. These include:

• Markets Counterparty Hub: efficiently administer and maintain the Markets Counterparty Hub used by the Markets business. This includes uploading executed agreements and supporting documents, entering and checking relevant metadata and preparing regular and ad hoc reports from the Markets Counterparty Hub.
• Monthly reports: provide on-going support for the preparation of monthly and ad hoc reports/updates for the Markets business.
• Execution copies: assist team members to produce execution copies of relevant master agreements.
  e-mail inboxes: assist with checking and responding to queries received in the MAT Admin and Market Legal Documentation Team inboxes.
• Amendment Agreements: assist with preparation and/or review of amendment agreements with global investment managers and other simple markets related agreements and ancillary documentation.
• Close-out netting workflow: assist with completing close-out netting reviews in Appian.
• Document management: assist with updating and loading documents in Confluence, MS Teams and iManage.
• Comply with relevant ANZ policies, processes and internal standards.
• Non-Financial Risk: identify and address risks and opportunities, building non-financial risk skills, engaging in regular discussions, and knowing where to seek support and escalation when needed.
• Strategic objectives: participate in internal projects and assist the Global Markets business to achieve its strategic objectives. 
• Team focus: provide other ad hoc administrative assistance and support to the Markets Legal team as necessary. 

What will you bring?

Essential skills
•    A highly motivated, organised individual with excellent Microsoft office skills, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.  
•    Excellent written and verbal communication skills and good attention to detail.
•    Strong interpersonal skills with the confidence to liaise and collaborate effectively with business and team members at all levels.
•    Team-focused and customer-focused with a willingness to learn and go the extra mile.
•    Demonstrated capacity to work under pressure and in a changing environment in an accurate, calm and timely manner with the ability to reprioritise work to meet changing demands.
•    An ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment regarding risks and mitigants associated with the various tasks.

Desired skills
•    Common sense and an ability to learn on the job. 
•    General understanding of legal, regulatory, operational and commercial risks relevant to the Markets business, products and customers
•    Aptitude for developing a risk radar and has the confidence to speak up and escalate risks appropriately
•    Aptitude for developing the ability to work at pace with care
•    Some paralegal or legal training or experience would be ideal, although not essential. 

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.

Reports to Senior Lawyer/Senior Manager, Markets Legal, Institutional Legal
Role is based in Sydney

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 96954 .
 

Job Posting End Date

09/06/2025 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)