24 September 2026
Senior Compliance Manager



About the Role
Are you an experienced compliance leader looking to drive material change and shape the risk culture of a leading financial institution? Consult Recruitment is partnering with a premier banking client to appoint a Senior Compliance Manager.
In this pivotal position, you will lead the Business Bank division on financial crime (FC) compliance-related matters. You will act as a trusted subject matter expert across Business Banking (BB) and Corporate Banking (CB) divisions, providing strategic advice, simplifying requirements, and building strong, collaborative working relationships.
Core Responsibilities

• Strategic Advisory: Lead on financial crime compliance matters across the Business Bank, delivering trusted advice and actionable guidance.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert on FC legislative requirements, ensuring compliance procedures are both effective and efficient in practice.
• Regulatory Horizon Scanning: Identify and evaluate the impact of new, proposed, or amended laws, regulations, and industry codes, recommending official submissions where appropriate.
• Project Delivery & Controls: Manage and support the implementation of bank-wide compliance and regulatory projects, defining and articulating risk and control frameworks to manage obligations.
• Product & Process Design: Evaluate compliance matters for new products, processes, and reviews, leading the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of monitoring and control systems.
• Capability Building: Design, develop, and deliver targeted training initiatives to enhance staff capability and ensure responsibilities are fulfilled effectively.
• Risk Reporting & Governance: Oversee compliance reporting to ensure team, divisional, and bank-wide risk priorities are consistently managed and achieved.
• Team & Workstream Collaboration: Support the broader Corporate and Business Banking compliance teams across various strategic workstreams and initiatives.

Key Outcomes You Will Deliver

• Simpler Compliance: Drive material change to make compliance simpler, clearer, and easier for front-line teams and operational partners.
• Risk Capability & Culture: Lift risk maturity and develop capability across Business Banking and the wider organization.
• Continuous Learning: Foster a continuous learning environment while actively demonstrating core organizational mindsets and values (Caring, Courage, Curiosity).
• Exceptional Risk Delivery: Lead and oversee compliance initiatives that ensure high-standard risk management and control.

What You Bring

• 7 years of financial services experience, with specialized expertise managing financial crime regulatory compliance within banking environments.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Proven ability to quickly diagnose complex compliance issues and proactively execute solutions.
• Communication & Negotiation: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write concise executive reports, commentary, and incident write-ups.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with a proven track record of influencing peers, senior management, and internal business partners.

 
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Applicants for this position should be currently living in New Zealand & have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit. Unfortunately, we cannot consider your application without this.
   
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