Head of Specialised Transaction Management (STM) USA

The Head of Specialised Transaction Management (STM) USA will play a leadership role in credit and risk management for the US Project & Finance business, delivering sound commercial, customer, and risk outcomes.

What You Will Do

The role combines project finance expertise with financial and non-financial risk management, portfolio oversight, transformation, and people leadership. You will provide strategic and technical guidance on complex project finance transactions and help ensure the business operates within ANZ's risk appetite.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The role offers exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence outcomes across a globally connected, specialized finance business. You will have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

Requirements

• Significant experience in Project Finance, institutional lending, structured finance or a closely related field.
• Knowledge of project financing structures.
• Demonstrated experience structuring, executing or managing complex domestic and cross-border lending transactions.
• Strong understanding of financial and non-financial risk management, including credit risk, controls, governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience interpreting complex policy, prudential, capital, or risk grading requirements and applying them to commercial transactions.
• Sound commercial judgement and the ability to balance customer, revenue, risk, capital, and operational considerations.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders across business, risk, finance, treasury, legal, operations, and technology functions.
• A track record of leading complex cross-functional change, transformation, or process-improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical capability, including the ability to interpret portfolio information, identify emerging risks, and communicate clear recommendations.
• Proven leadership and people-development capability, including experience operating in a global or matrixed environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical matters for different audiences.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, economics, law, business, or a related discipline.

Benefits

• Access to health and wellbeing services
• Discounts on selected products and services from ANZ
• Flexible working arrangements
• Base salary range: USD275,000 – 310,000 annual