Operational Risk and Compliance Manager

Operational Risk and Compliance Manager

UDC Finance has grown alongside the businesses that have built our country’s economy like transport, forestry, agriculture and manufacturing, and we’re proud to be New Zealand’s finance company. We are one of the largest finance companies operating in the New Zealand market.

We are currently looking for an experienced Operational Risk and Compliance Manager to join our Risk team based at our Auckland CBD Head office location.

The opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Operational Risk and Compliance, you will be a trusted adviser and constructive challenger, embedding UDC’s operational risk, compliance and financial crime frameworks while turning regulatory requirements into practical action. Working closely with leaders and risk owners, you will strengthen assurance, remediation and reporting, build risk capability, and support sustainable growth and fair customer outcomes.

What you would do

• Embed operational risk, compliance and financial crime frameworks, policies and controls across the business.
• Advise on incidents, issues, losses, complaints and emerging risks, driving effective root-cause analysis and remediation.
• Monitor regulatory change and translate new obligations into practical updates to policies, processes and controls.
• Lead risk-based assurance, control testing, attestations and regulatory reporting, identifying clear improvement opportunities.
• Deliver insightful reporting on risk indicators, incidents, issues, assurance findings and actions, escalating material or overdue matters.
• Build risk capability and culture through practical guidance, learning and constructive challenge, while coaching team members and supporting a high-performing function.

Preferred Qualifications

A tertiary qualification in business, law, risk or a related discipline would be advantageous. Relevant professional certification in risk, compliance, financial crime, assurance or analytics would also be valued.

We are proud of our heritage, but focused on future growth alongside our customers’ success. As part of our team you’ll have access to a range of people focused benefits like flex working, a strong team culture, competitive salary, KiwiSaver, life insurance and trauma protection, subsidised medical cover and banking, and enhanced parental leave and childcare support. We value our teams diversity and offer a friendly and professional welcoming environment where we work together to help you be successful and develop your potential and your career.

What you will bring

Ideally you have:

• at least five to seven years’ experience in operational risk, compliance, financial crime, audit, legal or regulatory change, ideally within financial services.
• strong knowledge of New Zealand financial services obligations, including consumer lending, AML/CFT, sanctions, fraud and privacy.
• proven experience developing and embedding risk frameworks, policies, controls and assurance activities, supported by strong analytical, investigation and reporting skills.
• a credible and collaborative communication approach to influence, coach and provide constructive challenge at all levels, with sound judgement and a commitment to fair customer outcomes.
• a highly organised, proactive and delivery-focused work ethic, with proficiency in Microsoft 365, Teams and the effective use of AI-enabled tools and productivity measures.

We are proud of our heritage and focused on future growth alongside our customers’ success. As part of our team you’ll have access to a range of people focused benefits like flex working, a strong team culture, competitive salary, KiwiSaver, life insurance and trauma protection, subsidised medical cover and banking, and enhanced parental leave and childcare support. We value our teams diversity and offer a friendly and professional welcoming environment where we work together to help you be successful and develop your potential and your career.

Applications close COB Friday 6th November 2026.

Recruitment Agencies: Our Talent team do not require any recruitment agency support.