Associate Director GCC Markets NFRnew

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About the Role

As an Associate director, Markets NFR-, you will be accountable for leading a dedicated and experienced team that provides support to the wider Markets NFR team in the management of non financial risk across the global Markets business, ensuring alignment with enterprise risk management standards and regulatory expectations. The position plays a critical role in strengthening governance, reporting, and risk structures to support effective risk management and informed decision making across all activities

Working closely with the broader Markets Non Financial Risk (NFR) team, the role ensures that risks and controls relating to the Markets business are appropriately identified, managed, and transparently reported. It provides actionable, data driven insights across end to end business and customer journeys and acts as a trusted strategic partner to the business, promoting a strong and sustainable risk culture

The role also contributes to the effective management of risks associated with these business activities by supporting the governance and oversight of thematic reviews and internal audits conducted by second and third lines of defence.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Type: Permanent
Role Location: Bengaluru
Work Hours: 7 AM to 4 PM

What will your day look like?

As an Associate director, Markets NFR, you will:

• Leadership and development of the team, ensuring that we are continuing to recruit and retain talent to evolve and grow the team
• Lead the team to support the wider Markets NFR team in the management of non-financial risk governance and oversight in line with enterprise risk management standards and regulatory obligations, in partnership with the wider Markets NFR team
• Design and implement divisional governance matters, including attestations, aggregated risk profiles, risk reviews and risk issues.
• Support the governance and oversight of divisional and cross-divisional thematic reviews and internal audits conducted by second and third lines of defence
• Provide actionable, data-driven insights with a lens on the end-to-end customer journey to inform decision-making and governance
• Oversee escalations and ensure timely resolution of key risk or governance issues across the business, escalating to the Senior Manager where appropriate.
• Coordinate effectively with enterprise and divisional stakeholders to maintain alignment, consistency, and clarity of governance practices.
• Prepare and review governance papers, reports, and dashboards for senior leadership and relevant committees
• Monitor the implementation of risk and governance initiatives, ensuring compliance with policies, standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Facilitate collaboration between business units, risk teams, and assurance functions to strengthen governance and control practices.
• Identify opportunities to enhance governance frameworks, processes, and reporting quality across the division

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• Knowledge of non-financial risk governance frameworks, regulatory obligations, and enterprise risk management standards within a Markets operating environment
• Effective communication skills to clearly convey insights, recommendations, and governance updates to senior stakeholders
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills to manage multiple governance activities, reviews, and escalations simultaneously
• Ability to collaborate with divisional and enterprise stakeholders to drive alignment and embed governance practices
• Strong attention to detail to ensure accuracy, completeness, and quality of governance documentation and reporting
• Experience in coordinating or supporting divisional governance, risk, and control forums or committees
• Familiarity with second- and third-line assurance processes, including internal audits and thematic reviews
• Exposure to data-driven insights and reporting tools to monitor risk, governance, and control effectiveness
• Understanding of the end-to-end customer journey and its implications for divisional risk and governance practices

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

ANZ is a place where big things happen as we work together to provide banking and financial services across more than 30 markets. With more than 7,500 people, our Bengaluru team is the bank's largest technology, data and operations centre outside Australia. In operation for over 33 years, the centre is critical in delivering the bank's strategy and making an impact for our millions of customers around the world. Our Bengaluru team not only drives the transformation initiatives of the bank, it also drives a culture that makes ANZ a great place to be. We're proud that people feel they can be themselves at ANZ and 90 percent of our people feel they belong. 

We know our people need different things to be great in their role, so we offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid work (where the role allows it). Our people also enjoy a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services.

We want to continue building a diverse workplace and welcome applications from everyone. Please talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability or access requirements, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.com/careers/. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 121382.

Job Posting End Date

14/08/2026, 11.59pm, (Indian Standard Time)