Compliance Manager - Risk Management & Independence

PwC South Africa; Auckland; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Wellbeing allowance

Life & income protection

Paid parental leave

Paid volunteering leave

Flexible working

Job summary

PwC New Zealand is seeking a Compliance Manager to embed regulatory obligations with practical controls and clear actions. You will lead risk monitoring, foster a culture of robust compliance, and leverage data and AI tools to improve insights and efficiency across the business.

You will work with stakeholders and offshore teams to strengthen controls and deliver concise leadership reporting, while guiding teams on adopting AI solutions. Flexible working and growth opportunities are highlighted.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in compliance, risk, legal, or regulatory roles in a regulated environment.
• Ability to use technology and data to improve compliance processes, with AI exposure advantageous.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and apply them in a practical business context.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Assess control design and operating effectiveness in a practical context.
• Experience preparing concise reporting for senior leadership.
• Strong analytical skills, judgement and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage remediation activity and maintain momentum across stakeholders.
• Constructively challenge and improve existing processes; lead with advisory skills on AI solutions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Perform compliance monitoring activities to assess adherence to obligations and standards.
• Maintain the obligations register and ensure accuracy and ownership.
• Analyse results and risk indicators to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare compliance reports, dashboards, and regulatory submissions for leadership forums.
• Partner with business and offshore teams to strengthen controls via technology and AI-enabled solutions.

Skills

Compliance monitoring

Regulatory interpretation

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled tools exposure

Analytical skills

Tools

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Management Level Manager Job Description & Summary Kia ora, Do more than take the next step. Take the next leap. Explore careers at PwC New Zealand. At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems. This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

About the role

The Compliance Manager supports the organisation to understand, interpret, and embed compliance obligations in a practical and effective way. The role provides trusted compliance advice, helping to ensure requirements are translated into clear actions, proportionate controls, and consistent business practices. This role contributes to the ongoing development of the compliance framework, supports effective risk management, and helps strengthen risk culture across the organisation. This includes taking a connected, enterprise wide view of compliance obligations and activity across the business, identifying opportunities to simplify, improve, and create efficiencies in how compliance is managed, monitored, and reported. This includes leveraging technology, data, and AI enabled tools to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of compliance processes and insights.

Your day-to-day could include

• Perform compliance monitoring activities to assess adherence to regulatory obligations, policies, and PwC network standards.
• Maintain the compliance framework and obligations register, ensuring obligations are current, accurate, and appropriately assigned.
• Analyse compliance results and key risk indicators to identify trends, control gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare compliance reports, dashboards, and regulatory submissions for leadership and governance forums.
• Partner with business stakeholders and offshore teams to strengthen controls and improve compliance processes through technology and AI-enabled solutions.

Skills you will bring or develop in this role

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in compliance, risk, legal, or regulatory roles within a regulated environment, ideally in financial services or professional services.
• Demonstrated ability to use technology and data to improve compliance processes, with exposure to AI enabled tools or digital solutions being advantageous.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret legislative and regulatory requirements and apply them in a practical business context.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Ability to assess control design and operating effectiveness in a practical business context.
• Experience preparing concise reporting for senior leadership.
• Strong analytical skills, judgement, and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage remediation activity and maintain momentum across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to constructively challenge and improve existing processes.
• Strong leadership and advisory skills to guide teams in adopting AI solutions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Highlights of working at PwC NZ

• Rewards – Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals
• Growth – Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways
• Wellbeing – $250 annual wellbeing allowance; Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)
• Reputation – PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.
• Flexibility – Flexible working; supportive coaching culture
• Time off – Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period; purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave
• Whānau & community – Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave

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Learn more on our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html.

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Travel Requirements

Up to 20%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No

Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We’ll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.