Director, Prudential Supervision

Jobtailor; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior leader to shape Te Pūtea Matua’s strategic priorities as a member of the Leadership Team in New Zealand. You will champion a one-team approach and drive organisation-wide outcomes at the top of the regulatory function.

You will lead frontline prudential supervision of licensed deposit takers and insurers, ensure risk-based assessments and decisions, and modernise supervision through cross-functional programs while developing high-performing teams and credible

Qualifications

• Accomplished senior leader with experience in prudential supervision, financial regulation, financial services, risk management or a comparable regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontline regulatory functions and supervision with credibility and sound judgement.
• Set clear priorities and deliver risk-based outcomes.
• Engage senior leaders, boards, regulated entities and government agencies on high-impact matters.
• Drive strategic capability and change to deliver future-focused delivery.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Change leadership

Prudential regulation

Job description

• Shape Te Pūtea Matua’s strategic priorities as a member of the broader Leadership Team
• Champion a one-team approach and organisation-wide outcomes
• Lead frontline prudential supervision of licensed deposit takers and insurers
• Ensure engagement, assessment, decisions and advice are risk-based, proportionate, forward-looking and aligned with statutory objectives and the financial stability mandate
• Modernise and strengthen prudential supervision through group-wide and cross-functional strategies and programmes
• Model exceptional leadership by living organisational values and developing high-performing people and teams
• Build constructive, credible and appropriately independent relationships with regulated entities, domestic agencies, peer regulators and other key stakeholders

Requirements

• Accomplished senior leader with experience in prudential supervision, financial regulation, financial services, risk management or a comparable regulatory environment
• Experience leading frontline regulatory functions
• Experience setting clear priorities and exercising sound judgement in complex environments
• Experience delivering consistent, risk-based outcomes
• Strong strategic capability
• Experience leading change and building people, systems and practices for future-focused delivery
• Credibility and judgement to engage senior leaders, boards, regulated entities, government agencies and other stakeholders on complex, sensitive or high-impact matters
• Sound understanding of prudential regulation, supervision, governance, risk management and financial stability matters, or ability to develop this knowledge quickly in the New Zealand context
• Cover letter explaining suitability for the role

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong strategic capability and leadership in prudential supervision and financial regulation, with a focus on risk management and stakeholder engagement. Proven ability to lead change and develop high-performing teams in complex regulatory environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Prudential Supervision
• Financial Regulation
• Risk Management
• Strategic Leadership
• Stakeholder Engagement

Hard Skills

• Prudential Regulation
• Governance
• Risk-Based Decision Making
• Regulatory Functions
• Change Management

Soft Skills

• Judgement
• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Relationship Building

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Financial Stability
• Regulated Entities
• Domestic Agencies
• Peer Regulators