Rabobank New Zealand is part of a global co‑operative bank with a deep heritage in food and agribusiness. We combine the scale and strength of a global organisation with a locally focused approach, allowing us to stay close to our customers and deliver practical outcomes.
Our co‑operative roots shape how we work. We focus on building long-term relationships, supporting our customers and communities, and creating sustainable value. We aim to keep things simple, practical, and customer-focused, and we’re always looking for ways to improve how we work.
We are looking for an experienced, IT-savvy, data-confident Operational Risk Manager to join our second line team in a hands-on, trans-Tasman role supporting business units across New Zealand and Australia. This is an opportunity to step into a role with real ownership and influence, applying operational risk frameworks in practice, shaping how risk is managed day-to-day, and directly improving business outcomes.
If you enjoy working with systems, using data to generate insights, improving processes, and helping others make well-informed decisions, this could be a great fit.
About the role | Mō te tūranga
As Manager, Operational Risk Advisory, you will provide advice, insight, and constructive challenge to support how operational risk is managed across the business.
You’ll play an important role in embedding and continuously improving our Operational Risk Framework, taking ownership of key activities and helping ensure it is applied in a way that supports the business and delivers real value.
This role requires a balance of practical thinking, analytical capability, and strong stakeholder engagement, along with the confidence to ask questions and challenge where needed.
Key responsibilities
What you’ll need
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In return we can offer you:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a values-driven organisation with an ambitious growth strategy. We have a workplace culture that our people are proud of, where we embrace inclusion and belonging and strive to deliver positive experiences for our people and clients.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including personal and professional development opportunities, health and wellbeing initiatives, additional leave benefits, a flexible workplace and insurance and financial benefits.
If you are interested in Growing a better New Zealand together (kia ngātahi te tipu o Aotearoa) please follow the link and apply online or visit www.rabobank.co.nz./careers.
Applications close Sunday 24 May 2026
Our Values | ō mātou uara
Rabobank believe embracing inclusion, equity and belonging delivers positive experiences for our people and clients. Our great working conditions, broad learning and development programmes and the opportunity to work together for the greater good are reasons why our employees love working here.
At Rabobank New Zealand, we are committed to our values; we are client-driven, we take responsibility, we are professional and cooperative. We have an open culture, where you can be yourself and be valued for who you are. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, sex/sex characteristics, gender (Inclusive of all genders), gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or other diversity characteristics not mentioned. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Together, we can grow a better world.