Operational Risk Lead

The role

Reporting to the Group Risk Manager, this role plays a key part in strengthening risk governance across the business, with a strong focus on policy oversight, control design and testing, risk data quality, and embedding effective risk practices. You’ll work closely with leaders across the organisation to support regulatory expectations, enhance risk insight, and ensure operational risks are identified, assessed, monitored, and managed appropriately.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the operation and continuous improvement of Avanti’s operational risk framework
• Assisting with policy management, control design, testing, and assurance activities
• Partnering with the business to embed sound risk practices across teams
• Supporting risk governance, reporting, and data quality
• Contributing to the identification, assessment, and monitoring of operational risks
• Using risk data and systems to provide meaningful insights and support decision‑making

What you’ll bring

• 2–5 years’ experience in financial services or a similarly regulated environment, with exposure to operational risk across any of the three lines of defence
• Experience working with risk frameworks, control environments, policy management, and/or assurance activities
• A solid understanding of key risk categories within a financial services organisation
• Familiarity with enterprise risk management systems (e.g. Protecht or similar) and confidence working with risk data and reporting tools
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
• High attention to detail, with strong analytical and numerical capability
• Well‑developed stakeholder engagement skills and the confidence to work across all levels of the business
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate risk concepts into practical business guidance

What's in it for me?

Within the Avanti Finance Group, you can look forward to flexible and hybrid working as we offer up to two days working from home following your initial training period. We give back to our communities through our support of Duffy Books, and by offering an Annual Volunteer Day for you to use for a purpose that's close to your heart. We believe in celebrating diversity, and we also celebrate talent and development by working with you through an established capability framework that puts you in the driving seat of your development while achieving business goals. You won't find a gender pay gap here, as we have great remuneration packages but as we all know there's more to an awesome job than the money. If you are happy and fulfilling your potential, while feeling supported, valued and empowered, then that’s a win for us! Fresh fruit, My Everyday Wellbeing Memberships, and increased Kiwisaver match is there for you to feel good from the inside out.

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