General Manager Data and AI
On-siteWellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand
Job Summary
Lead the implementation of ANZ's enterprise Data & AI strategy across New Zealand, translating strategic direction into practical outcomes that create value for customers, colleagues, and the business. Establish robust data governance, ownership, and operating models to strengthen data quality and accountability. Shape the responsible adoption of AI and advanced analytics while balancing innovation with risk, governance, and regulatory obligations. Provide leadership across data risk, compliance, and vendor partnerships to ensure services remain secure and resilient. Partner with senior leaders to embed the Data & AI agenda, influence enterprise priorities, and support strategic decision-making. Build and lead a high-performing Data & AI function, developing capability and attracting top talent. This role reports to the CIO New Zealand & Pacific and is based in Wellington or Auckland.
Required Qualifications
- Executive leadership experience shaping and delivering Data, AI or Analytics strategies within a large, regulated organisation
- Deep expertise in data governance, operating models, risk management and regulatory compliance, with the ability to create trusted and sustainable enterprise outcomes
- Experience shaping the responsible adoption of AI and emerging technologies, with the strategic acumen to unlock value while maintaining appropriate governance, controls and trust
- Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders, regulators and senior leaders, building alignment and driving enterprise-wide change across diverse and complex environments
- Demonstrated success leading high-performing teams and building organisational capability across data, analytics, AI and technology disciplines
- The judgement, resilience and leadership presence to balance innovation, customer outcomes, risk and regulatory obligations in a highly regulated environment
Desired Qualifications
- You're 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'd love to hear from you.
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