Head of Strategic Change Oversight

What you'll be doing:

Strategic Change Risk Oversight

• Lead second line risk oversight of strategically material program(s), applying a risk based and proportionate approach across design, build and implementation phases.
• Assess and form independent views on material operational, compliance, technology, conduct and delivery risks associated with the change program(s).
• Evaluate the adequacy and sustainability of risk management, governance and control arrangements supporting the program(s).

Independent Challenge & Voice of Risk

• Provide effective, well reasoned challenge to first line program leadership on risk decisions, trade offs and delivery pace.
• Escalate concerns where risk exposures exceed appetite or remediation progress is insufficient.
• Articulate a clear, concise Voice of Risk to Steering Committees, Operational Risk forums, Executive committees and, where required, Board Risk Committee.

Risk Assessment, Insights & Reporting

• Deliver structured risk assessments, deep dives and thematic insights aligned to key program milestones and risk inflection points.
• Provide high quality written and verbal risk reporting that supports informed decision making and transparency.
• Identify systemic issues, control weaknesses and cross program interdependencies, to be tracked and addressed.

Governance & Lifecycle Oversight

• Support effective risk governance by contributing to, and where required attending, relevant program governance forums.
• Monitor risk commitments, actions and remediation activity, ensuring clarity of ownership and timely escalation of delays or slippage.
• Ensure oversight activity is appropriately documented, defensible and aligned with regulatory expectations.

Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

• Build strong, credible relationships with program leadership, line 1 risk owners, Compliance, Internal Audit and other second line teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor on strategic change risk, balancing constructive partnership with independence.
• Support regulatory and assurance engagement related to the program(s), including provision of risk insights and evidence where required.

Team & Capability Leadership

• Provide leadership, coaching and quality oversight to managers and risk staff supporting strategic change oversight.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of Strategic Change Oversight frameworks, tools and methodologies.
• Role model strong risk culture, judgement and ANZ values across all interactions.

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

• Extensive experience delivering independent second line oversight of large scale, complex strategic change and transformation programs within a regulated financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of end to end operational risk management, including risk identification, assessment, control effectiveness, issue management, escalation and governance across program lifecycles.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, challenge and prioritise material risks (operational, compliance, technology, conduct and delivery), applying sound judgement and a risk based, proportionate approach.
• Proven capability to provide a clear, concise and defensible Voice of Risk to senior executives and formal governance forums, including Steering Committees, Executive Risk Committees and Board or Board Committees.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience constructively challenging senior leaders in complex environments characterised by delivery pressure and competing priorities, while maintaining independence.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce high quality risk papers, executive summaries, insights and deep dives to support informed decision making.

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