Senior Counsel – Legal & Corporate Governance

About the role

As a Senior Counsel in ANZ’s Legal & Corporate Governance division, you will partner with business, risk and product teams across New Zealand to provide high‑quality, commercially pragmatic legal advice. You will support the Institutional and broader ANZ business, helping to manage legal risk, strengthen governance and enable confident decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver legal services to ANZ Institutional and other business units, leveraging internal and external resources.
• Provide clear, concise, cost‑effective legal advice that aligns with commercial objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Offer expert corporate governance guidance to mitigate risk and support strategic decisions.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments, contribute to risk forums and drive process improvements.
• Collaborate on joint projects across the ANZ legal team that impact the wider organisation.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in banking and financial services law.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to translate complex legal issues into plain‑language guidance.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of legal risk, governance and the balance between regulatory requirements and business objectives.

Required skills