Third Party Governance Consultant

BNZ; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

BNZ is seeking a Senior Manager – Third Party Governance in Auckland. You will lead governance across the third‑party lifecycle, partnering with procurement, risk, and contract owners to ensure compliance and resilience. The role emphasizes data‑driven oversight and regulator‑driven frameworks.

You will influence senior stakeholders, navigate a fast‑paced environment, and contribute to BNZ's risk posture and regulatory readiness while supporting a dynamic team culture.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience of corporate governance, third party risk management, procurement or legal in a corporate environment.
• Direct involvement in overseeing policies, frameworks and compliance activities in a regulated industry.
• Excellent senior stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Exceptional communication skills with experience drafting executive and board level documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise across policies, systems, processes and tools for the third‑party lifecycle, including procurement and third‑party risk.
• Embed third party performance management across material contracts and support Contract Owners to understand requirements.
• Approve regulatory impacting third party contracts, ensuring governance compliance and accurate BS11 Compendium of outsourced arrangements.
• Prepare third party frameworks for emerging regulatory requirements including the DTA and Modern Slavery legislation.
• Use data and insights to monitor effectiveness and provide oversight of third‑party risk and procurement processes, policy and standards.

Skills

Corporate governance

Third party risk management

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Regulatory awareness

Education

Business or risk discipline

Legal degree (desirable)

Tools

Policy systems

Data/analytics tools

Job description

Worker Type:Maximum Term/Fixed Term (Fixed Term)Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions though our promise \"If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way.\"We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. No two days are the same.Ko mātou tēnei | This is UsThis is a key third party governance role within the Third Party Risk Management team. We enable BNZ to partner with confidence with third parties to deliver for our customers. Sound third party governance minimises disruption to business operations and improves customer experience by reducing third party incidents and breaches and helps BNZ to make better informed risk decisions.This is a full time, fixed term/secondment opportunity based in Auckland.Mō te Tūranga | About the RoleWe sat down with the Senior Manager – Third Party Governance (Who you’ll report to), and they let us the following about the role:What are 5 day to day tasks the person in this role will complete?Provide subject matter expertise across policies, systems, processes and tools associated with the third-party lifecycle, including procurement and third-party risk.Embed third party performance management activities across material contracts, including supporting Contract Owners to understand what is required.Approve regulatory impacting third party contracts, ensuring compliance to governance requirements and ensure the BS11 Compendium of outsourced arrangements remains accurate and up to datePrepare third party frameworks for emerging regulatory and legislative requirements including the DTA (Deposit Takers Act) and Modern Slavery legislation.Use data and insights to monitor effectiveness and provide oversight of third-party risk and procurement processes, policy and standards.What is the team culture and environment like?We are a supportive and friendly team who work collaboratively to achieve desired outcomes. We have a range of backgrounds and experience and enjoy helping each other to achieve goals and supporting each other with learning opportunities.What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity?This role can make a real impact on improving the maturity of third-party risk management at BNZ.What is the most challenging thing about this opportunity?This can be a very busy role, and we often have lots of priorities to juggle, so we’re looking for someone who is comfortable in a fast paced environment and good at managing stakeholder’s expectations.What attributes will this person display to be successful in this role?At least 5 years’ experience of corporate governance, third party risk management, procurement or legal in a corporate environment.Previous direct involvement in overseeing policies, frameworks and compliance activities in a regulated industry.Excellent senior stakeholder management and influencing skills.Exceptional communication skills, with demonstrated experience drafting executive and board level documents.Reporting and analytical skills including interpreting data from various systems/ sources and providing meaningful insights to senior leadersDemonstrated understanding of regulatory requirements specific to third parties and outsourcing.Tertiary qualification in a business or risk discipline, and/or a Legal degree would be desirableNau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New ZealandApplications close Wednesday 21 October at 11:59pm.This is an exciting opportunity to join us! We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it.Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini\" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.”Closing Date: 27 October 2026Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.