Senior Associate, Markets NFR - Australia, Pacific & PNG - Syd, Mel or Bris

Company description:

ANZ Banking Group Limited

Job description:

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

This role drives the management of non‑financial risk across the Australia Markets business, Markets Pacific and Markets PNG, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management standards and regulatory expectations. The position plays a critical role in strengthening governance, reporting, and risk structures to support effective risk management and informed decision‑making across all Markets Front Office activities.

Working closely with the broader Markets Non‑Financial Risk (NFR) team, the role ensures that risks and controls relating to Markets Australia, Markets Pacific and Markets PNG are appropriately identified, managed, and transparently reported. It provides actionable, data‑driven insights across end‑to‑end business and customer journeys and acts as a trusted strategic partner to the business, promoting a strong and sustainable risk culture.

The role also contributes to the effective management of risks associated with these business activities by supporting the governance and oversight of thematic reviews and internal audits conducted by second and third lines of defence.

Role type: Permanent, full time

Role location: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane ANZ locations

What will your day look like?


This role is accountable for:

• Driving the management of non-financial risk governance and oversight in line with enterprise risk management standards and regulatory obligations, in partnership with the wider Markets NFR team
• Designing and implementing divisional governance matters, including attestations, aggregated risk profiles, risk reviews and risk issues.
• Supporting the governance and oversight of divisional and cross-divisional thematic reviews and internal audits conducted by second and third lines of defence.
• Providing actionable, data-driven insights with a lens on the end-to-end customer journey to inform decision-making and governance.
• Overseeing escalations and ensure timely resolution of key risk or governance issues across the business, escalating to the Senior Manager where appropriate.
• Coordinating effectively with enterprise and divisional stakeholders to maintain alignment, consistency, and clarity of governance practices.
• Preparing and reviewing governance papers, reports, and dashboards for senior leadership and relevant committees.
• Monitoring the implementation of risk and governance initiatives, ensuring compliance with policies, standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Facilitating collaboration between business units, risk teams, and assurance functions to strengthen governance and control practices.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance governance frameworks, processes, and reporting quality across the division.

What will you bring?

Critical knowledge, skills and experience required for this role:

• Knowledge of non-financial risk governance frameworks, regulatory obligations, and enterprise risk management standards within a Markets operating environment
• Effective communication skills to clearly convey insights, recommendations, and governance updates to senior stakeholders.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills to manage multiple governance activities, reviews, and escalations simultaneously.
• Ability to collaborate with divisional and enterprise stakeholders to drive alignment and embed governance practices.
• Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy, completeness, and quality of governance documentation and reporting.
  
  

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience required for this role:

• Experience in coordinating or supporting divisional governance, risk, and control forums or committees.
• Familiarity with second- and third-line assurance processes, including internal audits and thematic reviews.
• Exposure to data-driven insights and reporting tools to monitor risk, governance, and control effectiveness.
• Understanding of the end-to-end customer journey and its implications for divisional risk and governance practices.

We offer:

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 122834.