Senior Manager Models Corporate Analytics

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

Job summary

ASB Bank seeks a senior leader to drive the performance and evolution of its non-retail credit risk models within Corporate Analytics. You will oversee IFRS9 and IRB model monitoring, ensure regulatory alignment, and coordinate with technology, data, and business teams to deliver robust risk insights.

You will coach a team, influence senior stakeholders, and shape risk strategy across portfolios while delivering high-quality, data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Experienced credit risk professional with leadership, commercial thinking and stakeholder influence.
• 7+ years' experience within credit risk management, analytics or reporting environments.
• 3+ years' people leadership experience.
• Knowledge of banking and APRA and/or RBNZ prudential requirements.
• Strong mathematical, statistical or quantitative skills.
• Experience analysing large datasets and delivering actionable insights.
• Advanced SAS and/or SQL skills.
• Exposure to Tableau and Power BI.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead model performance monitoring across non-retail IFRS9 and IRB credit risk models.
• Drive regulatory change and model implementation initiatives.
• Improve and automate monitoring processes.
• Support transition to Snowflake and Databricks platforms.
• Translate complex model outcomes into clear business insights.
• Analyse emerging trends and influence strategic decision-making.
• Represent ASB on Group committees for model governance, development and validation.
• Partner with technology, data and business teams to enhance model and data capability.
• Coach and develop team members to build a high-performing culture.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical mindset

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

SAS

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Lead the performance and evolution of ASB’s Non-Retailcredit risk models

This is an influential senior manager opportunity within ASB’s Corporate Analytics team. You’ll lead the performance monitoring and strategic evolution of our non-retail IFRS9 and IRB credit risk models, ensuring they remain robust, fit for purpose and aligned with regulatory expectations and business objectives.

Your work will strengthen ASB’s risk measurement capability, support risk-informed decision-making and sustainable portfolio growth, and help maintain strong engagement with regulators and senior stakeholders.

You’ll be responsible for monitoring model performance, addressing findings and supporting the implementation of new Group IRB models across existing and future platforms.

Key focus areas include:

• Leading model performance monitoring and fit-for-purpose assessments across a suite of corporate credit risk models
• Driving regulatory change and model implementation initiatives
• Improving and automating monitoring processes
• Supporting the transition to Snowflake and Databricks platforms
• Translating complex model outcomes into clear and actionable business insights
• Analysing emerging trends and influencing strategic decision-making
• Representing ASB on Group committees responsible for model governance, development and validation
• Partnering across technology, data and business teams to improve model and data capability
• Coaching and developing team members while fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture

You are an experienced credit risk professional who combines strong technical capability with leadership, commercial thinking and stakeholder influence.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience developing and monitoring IRB and IFRS9 credit risk models
• 7+ years' experience within credit risk management, analytics or reporting environments
• 3+ years' people leadership experience
• Knowledge of banking and APRA and/or RBNZ prudential requirements
• Strong mathematical, statistical or quantitative skills
• Experience analysing large datasets and delivering actionable insights
• Advanced SAS and/or SQL skills
• Exposure to Tableau and Power BI
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts
• Strong relationship management skills and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders

He aha tā mātou | What can we offer?

You'll have the opportunity to influence critical risk decisions, shape the future of credit risk modelling and contribute to major strategic and regulatory programmes.

At ASB, our values are more than just words. They're anchors to who we are and where we've come from. They guide how we work together, how we show up for our customers and communities, and how we shape the future of ASB.

• Kia Manaaki | Care– Care is about lifting our people, customers and communities to reach their potential
• KiaMāia| Courage– Courage is about doing the right thing even when it feels hard
• Kia Mahira | Curiosity– Curiosity is about better decision making and applying judgement before we act.

We offer flexible ways of working, opportunities to deepen your expertise and a culture where you can bring your whole self to work.

To serve a diverse community, we need a diverse organisation. We encourage applicants from allbackgrounds who bring unique perspectives and thinking styles that add to the culture andperformance of our team.