Financial Crime Lead, Manila

About Us

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.

 

About the Role

As the Financial Crime Lead, you will be at the forefront of safeguarding ANZ’s reputation and operational integrity across global markets. Leading a large team based in the Philippines and as part of the global Financial Crime Threat Management team, this role is not only responsible for the design and operational management of both AML and Sanctions investigations, but also for leading strategic initiatives that strengthen our defences against financial crime. You will champion innovation, drive continuous improvement, and foster a culture of proactive compliance and resilience within the Financial Crime team in Manila.

 

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

 

Role Type: Permanent, Full-time
Role Location: Manila
Work Hours: Dayshift

What will your day look like?

Given your leadership will directly influence ANZ’s ability to anticipate, respond to, and mitigate emerging threats, ensuring our business remains agile and future ready, - you will be accountable for:

• Strategic Leadership: Lead the Financial Crime Team in Manila delivering world-class AML and Sanctions investigations, setting the standard for operational excellence and innovation across the region.
• Stakeholder Influence: Establish and nurture trusted relationships with senior leaders within the ANZ Group, serving as a strategic partner at the leadership table and actively shaping the organization’s success and growth.
• Transformation & Change: Drive transformation initiatives, leveraging technology and data analytics to enhance operational efficiency and regulatory compliance that will help enable a future-ready, industry-leading financial crime operations function.
• Talent Development: Cultivate a high-performing, resilient team, championing professional growth, technical expertise, and a culture of continuous learning. Empower strong lines of leadership to develop critical investigative and risk-decisioning mindsets, setting the standard for high quality execution.
• Risk & Compliance: Ensure robust governance and risk management frameworks are in place, proactively identifying and addressing emerging threats.
• Operational Excellence: Optimise processes to balance productivity and compliance, delivering consistent, high-quality outcomes meeting legislative, policy and service agreement requirements.

What will you bring?

 

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• Extensive, proven experience in financial crime, regulatory, and compliance operations management.
• Strong leadership, people management, and stakeholder management skills, with proven experience in coaching, mentoring, and leading high-performing operational teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and succinctly to non-technical audiences.
• A relevant university degree, supported by financial industry knowledge and practical experience in the banking or finance sector.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and conflicting issues professionally, supported by strong influencing skills and experience presenting to senior executive forums.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and lead large teams in a dynamic, time-sensitive, high-volume, high-accuracy, and high-consequence environment.

 

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.

So why join us?

 

ANZ provides banking and financial services and operates across more than 30 markets. We are among the top 4 banks in Australia, the largest banking group in New Zealand and Pacific, and among the top 50 banks in the world. With more than 2,000 people, our team in Manila play a critical role in executing our strategy and deliver what matters most to our customers and the bank. We continue to grow our professional services capabilities to support our customers around the world.  Our expertise and services make us a bank, and our people, purpose, and culture makes us ANZ. We're proud of the inclusive culture we're renowned for where 90 percent of our people feel they belong. 

 

We provide our people with a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services.  We also have flexible working options so that our people can 'make work, work for them'.

 

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 a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

 

To find out more about working at ANZ visit  https://www.anz.com/careers/. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 116298.

Job Posting End Date

01/06/2026 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)