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Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we’re shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.Mō Te Tūranga -

About The Role

As Senior Technology Project Manager – Schemes, you will lead the end‑to‑end delivery of Card Schemes Compliance change across ANZ’s cards ecosystem. This is a technically complex delivery role, operating at the intersection of business compliance outcomes and deep, cross‑platform technology change.

This role provides orchestration, visibility, and assurance across quarterly releases and other approved scheme initiatives, bringing structure and clarity to a complex, multi‑team delivery environment.

You will act as a key link between business and technology, translating scheme mandates into executable delivery while providing transparent insights to senior stakeholders and governance forums.

Role Type: PermanentRole Location: Wellington or AucklandWork Hours: 37.5 hrsKa aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like?

You will be responsible for:

Lead end‑to‑end delivery of quarterly Card Schemes Compliance releases across multiple technology domains.

Act as the central coordination point across teams, systems, dependencies, and priorities.

Translate scheme mandates and compliance requirements into clearly sequenced technology delivery.

Maintain portfolio‑level oversight of scheme initiatives, including risks, dependencies, and constraints.

Contribute to schemes governance and prioritisation forums with clear, fact‑based reporting.

Provide resourcing oversight, proactively addressing contention and delivery risk.

Partner with business, technology, and vendors to deliver compliant outcomes at pace.

Lead or contribute to complex card switch and scheme‑related initiatives aligned to the broader portfolio.Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

Proven expertise in delivering technology initiatives within Card Schemes Compliance (Visa and/or Mastercard) in regulated environments, with a demonstrated track record of leading complex, cross-domain change at an enterprise scale.

The credibility and judgement to operate at portfolio level, providing clear, fact‑based insights across competing initiatives, dependencies, and constraints to support prioritisation and decision‑making.

You will bring:

Proven experience delivering complex, multi‑platform technology change across large, regulated environments.

Strong governance capability, including concise reporting on delivery status, financials, risks, and recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to bridge business and technology perspectives and translate compliance requirements into executable delivery.

Deep understanding of delivery frameworks, controls, and governance, with the pragmatism to adapt approaches to suit each initiative.

Strong organisational and leadership skills, including decision‑making, time management, and the ability to build trusted relationships across teams and vendors.

Resilience and adaptability in dynamic environments with shifting priorities and ambiguity, coupled with the ability to coach, mentor, and uplift capability across multi‑disciplinary teams.

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

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi.

This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 114442.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End DateMonday 13 July, 11.59pm, (NZ)