Risk & Compliance Leadership

At ASB, we’re focused on helping our people and customers move forward with confidence. As part of an ongoing uplift across Personal Banking, we’re growing our Risk & Compliance capability and are looking for experienced leaders to join us.

We have multiple opportunities at Lead and Senior Manager level, partnering across key areas including Customer Channels, Lend & Protect, and Manage My Money.

These roles sit at the heart of the business, strengthening how risk is understood, managed, and embedded into day-to-day decision making.

Te Tūranga | The role

As part of our Risk & Compliance team, you’ll act as a trusted partner to the business, working closely with leaders to support safe, consistent and customer-focused outcomes.

You’ll:

• Provide clear, practical advice and challenge on risk and control design
• Partner with stakeholders to strengthen how risk is identified and managed
• Support incident and issue management, and guide teams through change
• Help uplift capability and build a strong, proactive risk culture

You may work across different environments, including digital and product delivery, frontline customer channels or lending.

Lead vs Senior Manager

We’re open to candidates at different stages, and level will be aligned based on experience and capability:

• Lead roles bring broader leadership accountability. You’ll partner closely with senior business leaders, shape how risk is embedded, and drive uplift initiatives to strengthen capability and outcomes across Personal Banking. You’ll also contribute to the leadership of the wider Risk & Compliance team and influence direction across the function.
• Senior Manager roles focus on delivering strong risk outcomes within a defined area or pod. You’ll act as a trusted partner to the business, providing practical advice and challenge, leading key risk activities, and coaching others to build capability. You’ll also support the delivery of uplift initiatives and contribute to team-wide outcomes.

Ngā mea kia whai angitū ahau? | What do I need to be successful?

We’re open to different backgrounds, but to succeed in these roles you’ll bring:

• Strong experience in risk and compliance within financial services
• A solid understanding of operational risk and compliance frameworks
• The ability to provide clear, practical advice and challenge
• Confidence building relationships and influencing stakeholders
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate risk into simple, actionable insights
• Experience working across complex environments and engaging with a range of stakeholders

For Lead roles, you’ll typically bring:

• Proven ability to partner closely with senior stakeholders and deliver strong risk outcomes across a broader portfolio
• Confidence influencing direction, driving uplift, and supporting capability across the business

For Senior Manager roles, you’ll typically also bring:

• Strong experience delivering risk outcomes within a defined area and leading key pieces of work
• Experience coaching others and contributing to team capability and delivery

Beyond this, we’re looking for people who take ownership, are great to work with, and bring sound judgement and curiosity to their role.

Te mahi ki ASB | Working for ASB:

At ASB, our values guide how we work and how we show up for our people, customers, and communities:

Kia Manaaki | Care – We put people at the heart of what we do and support each other to succeed

Kia Māia | Courage – We speak up, challenge when needed, and take accountability

Kia Mahira | Curiosity – We stay open, ask questions, and look for better ways forward

In our Risk & Compliance team, you’ll be part of a function that’s evolving, with a strong focus on building capability, strengthening controls, and supporting better customer outcomes across Personal Banking.

You’ll also have access to:

• Career growth through training, mentoring and internal opportunities
• Health & wellbeing support including Southern Cross Wellbeing One
• Meaningful benefits like discounted banking, insurance, and parental leave top-up

Me pēhea te tono | How to apply?

If this sounds like the kind of challenge you’re looking for, please apply with you CV and a cover letter with an overview of your experience… we’d love to hear from you.

We encourage you to apply early, as we may review applications as they are received and close the advert early if we find the right candidate.

Successful candidates will be required to complete pre-employment checks, which may include a Police Check, Credit Check, AML compliance checks, verification of qualifications, and relevant overseas checks if applicable.

Job details

Reference #

MC164586

Posted on

16 Jun 2026

Location(s)

Auckland, North Wharf

Expertise

Compliance, Operational Risk, Risk

Work type(s)

Full Time

Application closes on 30 Jun 2026 23:59