Senior Associate - Strategynew

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our customers. Our Institutional bank helps our largest customers move trade and capital around the region, providing our people with great opportunities to build their technical expertise and their careers.

About the Role

As a Senior Associate, Strategy in our Insto Strategy & Execution team, you’ll play a key role in working closely with senior leaders across Strategy and Execution, you will provide support and guidance to Head of Strategy, Capability,  Marketing and Corporate Finance and to Associate Director Strategy to shape and drive the strategic direction and transformation of  Institutional, prioritised client and product proposition of Institutional, aligned with ANZ Group priorities and objectives. You will translate  market, regulatory and customer insights into targeted propositions and scalable business outcomes.

You will also analyse results to identify opportunities to improve growth outcomes, profitability and customer activity, aligned with the strategic direction of Institutional. You will work closely with stakeholders across Group Strategy, Transformation Office, Risk, T&C, Finance, Tech and Operations to support strategic execution consistent with sustainable cost expectations

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: Melbourne or Brisbane
Work Hours: Fulltime (Hybrid)

What will your day look like?

You will be accountable for:

• Support the development, communication and execution of Institutional strategy, priorities including clear goals and objectives aligned to enterprise strategy
• Support the alignment and coordination of strategic priorities across Business Units
• Support transformational priorities for the division from time-to-time 
• Through data analysis, identify new revenue pools, growth opportunities and foster innovation across the division, including B&PB uptiering, downtiering 
• Work closely with stakeholders and Group Finance to continue to improve metrics – eg CTI, ROE – and business performance
• Partner with Group Strategy to ensure Institutional’s priorities align with Group’s priorities
• Using clear data insights and observations, and working with key leaders across Strategy & Execution, support the coordination of major transformation initiatives across Strategy and Execution
• Ensure execution is disciplined, track progress, communicate outcomes, aligned with objectives
• Support cross-divisional progress to drive simplification, efficiency and growth
• Maintain good governance with Group Transformation Office and Group Strategy
• Analyse market trends, competitor activity and customer needs to inform strategy and decision-making
• Define target segments and sub-segments, and develop differentiated customer strategies and value propositions
• Provide deep insights to uplift customer-centric initiatives and opportunities to enhance engagement and outcomes
• Customer First focus consistent with ANZ’s FY30 objectives and values
• Grow collaborative working relationships across ANZ to ensure best value for customers and employees
• Assist colleagues and less experienced staff through sharing knowledge and coaching staff as required
• Mentor/coach more junior members of the team.

What will you bring?

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

•  Proven experience and understanding of the Institutional businesses. 
• Microsoft office skills, with a strong emphasis on building, creating PowerPoint, advanced excel, co-pilot, teams and SharePoint navigation.
• Tertiary qualified with a strong understanding of the Institutional, ideally with more than 10 years' experience is highly desirable.
• Strong data and analytical skills
• Strong problem solving and collaboration skills – an ability to quickly identify strengths and weaknesses of a problem, engage appropriate SMEs and bring together effective and realistic recommendations that lead to meaningful improvement across the business.
• Ability to execute improvements, navigating different teams, businesses and overcoming roadblocks.
• Well organised, able to manage and prioritise a large and fast-moving workload, coordinating and delivering multiple simultaneous initiatives. 
• Strong communication, collaboration and influencing skills - spoken, written and in person. Proven experience in building and maintaining strong sponsor and key stakeholder relationships. 

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?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number: 120578.
 

Job Posting End Date

19/08/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)