Senior Manager, Financial Crime Transformation

**He Waka Eke Noa | Creating Great Together** 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 have a fantastic opportunity for a senior financial crime professional with experience delivering transformational change to join our Financial Crime Operations (FCO) as **Senior Manager, Financial Crime Transformation & Delivery.** This is a critical tūranga (role) responsible for the implementation and delivery of the financial crime transformation roadmap to achieve our strategic ambition to be a market leading financial crime operations function. You will focus on the transformation agenda, including implementation of all aspects of a strategic target operating model. In return, you'll have the opportunity to play a significant part in helping to keep our ngā kiritaki (customers) and communities safe by helping to detect, deter and disrupt financial crime **Mō te Tūranga | About the Role** We sat down with our Head of Financial Crime Transformation & Delivery (who you'd report to), and they let us know the following about the tūranga: **What are 5 day-to-day tasks the person will complete?** - Shaping the transformation roadmap and then developing the design and delivery of key capabilities required to tautoko (support) the financial crime target operating model. - Establishing a strong operating rhythm and ensuring strong governance across the end to end change programme. - Working with key stakeholders, building consensus on changes required and tautoko the business through change including simplifying/enhancing processes and challenging as needed. - Defining critical enablers for each component of the roadmap and in collaboration with Financial Crime Delivery Managers and other delivery partners. - Coach and tautoko direct reports and delivery partners to manage the required change outcomes. **What is the **tīma (**team) culture and environment like?** We have a highly supportive open environment with a passion for delivering brilliant outcomes for our colleagues and ngā kiritaki. You will be working across Financial Crime Operations to help deliver target state business capabilities with a key focus on transactional services (including transaction monitoring, prescribed transaction reporting and payment screening). **What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity?** BNZ is starting on the next stage of its journey to develop a market leading financial crime operations centre of excellence. This provides a rare opportunity to play a leading role in our transformation from the outset. We are looking for a delivery focused person with a strong focus on both execution and benefits realisation. **What skills will the person have in order to be successful?** - Significant understanding of project delivery methodologies including Agile. - Demonstrable track record of delivering transformative change and achieving results in a highly complex regulated environment. - Financial Crime and operational/ delivery experience. - Knowledge of AML/CFT legislative requirements. - Outstanding relationship skills including business networking, senior stakeholder management, engagement and influencing skills. - Previous experience in coaching and developing a tīma. - Previous experience delivering or leveraging advanced analytics (including Machine Learning) to achieve business outcomes and ownership of models is highly desirable. - Exceptional risk management knowledge and experience. **Last but not least What is in it for you?** As well as being part of a fantastic culture, you will have six weeks annual leave and flexible/hybrid working make for a great work/life balance. We offer also offer great staff discounts from suppliers as well as on life and health insurances. You'll also have the ability to play a leading role in helping keep our ngā kiritaki and communities safe from the impacts of financial crime. **Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand