Line 2 Operational Risk & Compliance Manager – Distribution

ASB Bank; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ASB Bank in Auckland is seeking a Manager Operational Risk & Compliance to provide independent Line 2 monitoring, oversight and challenge across the Distribution Units. You will partner with stakeholders to strengthen risk practices and support informed decision-making within risk appetite.

You will monitor risk profiles, issues and control effectiveness, deliver insights, contribute to risk reporting and help lift risk maturity across the division.

Qualifications

• Experience in Operational Risk, Compliance, Enterprise Risk or related non-financial risk function.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, controls and governance practices.
• Experience in financial services or another highly regulated environment.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly, both verbally and in writing.
• Sound judgement, professional scepticism and the confidence to ask the right questions.
• A continuous learning mindset and a passion for improving risk outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring risk profiles, issues, incidents, control effectiveness and emerging risks.
• Providing constructive challenge and independent risk perspectives on material risk decisions.
• Supporting consistent application of operational and compliance risk frameworks and practices.
• Delivering insights and thematic analysis that improve risk awareness and business outcomes.
• Contributing to divisional and enterprise risk reporting.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders while promoting accountability and risk ownership.
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen control environments and improve risk maturity across the business.

Skills

Operational Risk

Compliance

Enterprise Risk

Non-financial risk

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Influencing skills

Communication

Judgement

Professional scepticism

Questioning

Continuous learning

Job description

ASB Bank in Auckland is seeking a Manager Operational Risk & Compliance to provide independent Line 2 monitoring, oversight and challenge across the Distribution Units. You will partner with stakeholders to strengthen risk practices and support informed decision-making within risk appetite.

You will monitor risk profiles, issues and control effectiveness, deliver insights, contribute to risk reporting and help lift risk maturity across the division.