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 Country Head, you will be part of the Pacific Leadership Team, which includes other Country Heads, Pacific enablers and Pacific functional heads. You will work with both country and matrix teams to set targets, maintain good governance and compliance, deliver revenue outcomes, identify regional cost saving opportunities and deliver sound capital returns, with a motto that ANZ comes first, Region second and Country third. Where there are matters that could have regional impacts, you are expected to work with the Regional functional heads.

The Country Head is expected to role model ANZ’s values and represent ANZ’s interests in Kiribati at all times. This end-to-end remit is expected to be reflected in a very robust well-managed business and control environment with a strong ANZ culture, effective business execution and high collaboration across all areas in-country, by:

• Ensuring the country stays on strategy, works within risk appetite and delivers on its commitments;
• Developing a culture that encourages speak up;
• Closely engaging all Product and Enablement leaders in executing actions aligned to ANZ and Pacific strategies; and
• Acting as a custodian of the bank’s reputation and the balance sheet.

As ANZ’s representative in Kiribati, serve as the primary ambassador for the bank, building and maintaining strong relationships with regulators, government bodies, NGOs, customers, business associations, and community stakeholders. Act as a trusted communication channel, effectively conveying ANZ’s strategies, policies, and performance updates locally, while providing timely insights on in-country risks, issues, and growth opportunities back to ANZ.

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 Location: ANZ Branch, Tarawa, Kiribati

Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

What will your day look like?

• Sustainably grow commercial market share in a value and return accretive manner.
• Oversee end-to-end customer experience in partnership with business, product, and enablement leaders.
• Strengthen ANZ’s reputation as a responsible corporate citizen in-country.
• Manage key relationships with government, regulators, private and public sector stakeholders, and community entities.
• Develop and execute country and business strategies with strong governance and controls alongside matrix leaders.
• Identify and share growth and improvement opportunities across the region.
• Ensure effective management of all operational requirements and business obligations.
• Maintain compliance with group, regional, regulatory, credit, operational, and local legal requirements.
• Lead and develop the in-country management team, serving as a role model and mentor.
• Attract, retain, and develop local talent while supporting localisation and cross-ANZ talent connectivity.

What will you bring?

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

• Demonstrated senior leadership with humility, strong values, and role model behaviours.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing teams and culture.
• Strong credit, risk, and business management expertise.
• Track record of running a well-managed business with sound conduct and governance.
• Ability to build and manage complex senior stakeholder relationships across diverse cultures and sectors.
• Collaborative leader who drives outcomes through effective partnership across functions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging executives, boards, regulators, government officials, and media.
• Strong external executive network and international experience with high cultural agility.
• Strong organisational, political, and self-awareness, with the agility to adapt to changing market conditions.
• Ability to grow and sustain the Kiribati business through economic cycles while improving returns.
• Proven focus on enhancing productivity and performance while maintaining positive stakeholder engagement.

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?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and 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 support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch 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 health and 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 the communities we serve. 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 or access requirement, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 120167.

Job Posting End Date

04/08/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)