We want you to achieve your career aspirations and goals. Your success is our success. You fulfill your goals and it will help us fulfill ours.
Senior Analyst (Resolution)
A fixed term opportunity to help develop the Reserve Bank of New Zealands framework for dealing with distressed or failing deposit takers as we implement the resolution sections of the new Deposit Takers Act 2023.
Te tūranga The role
In this role you will help to develop implement test and operationalise our resolution function.
This will include working on frameworks processes and systems to ensure we fulfil our new responsibilities as Resolution Authority under the Deposit Takers Act 2023. Resolution is a wide-ranging creative and technical area of banking oversight that will enable you to build on or develop skills in:
the analysis of deposit-takers business models including data and balance-sheet analysis;
strategies for restructuring distressed and failing deposit takers;
the use and limits of a range of complex new statutory powers; and
the development of decision-making and operational processes for promoting the recovery and resolution deposit-takers
You will leverage your technical and communication skills to shape our recovery and resolution policies and processes support decision-making and proactively manage a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Ō pūkenga About you
You are excited by the challenge of a complex area of work where you can use your sound judgement to develop pragmatic solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. You are able to work proactively and collaboratively to deliver practical solutions as part of a small supportive high-quality team. You enjoy communicating complex technical ideas clearly and persuasively.
To be successful in this role you will have:
Professional experience in the fields of banking insurance financial markets law accounting macroeconomics economics or at other central banks or resolution authorities
Tertiary qualification in law economics finance or another resolution related discipline
Strong analytical and research skills
Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
Understanding of financial systems especially NZs banking and regulatory frameworks.
Experience designing data collections or performing policy analysis
Ko wai matou Who we are
Were kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealands financial ecosystem enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders. We do this by providing money and cash helping to keep prices stable and underpinning the financial system to allow New Zealand to spend save insure and do business.
We do all we can to support a sustainable productive and efficient economy built on integrity innovation and inclusion. Were building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences help us deliver our best work reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Māori Te Tiriti and Tikanga.
Ngā painga What we can offer you
We have so much to offer from flexible working to an inclusive and positive workplace culture. Our benefits include additional leave options a wellness package working-from-home equipment subsidy generous parental leave provisions learning and development opportunities and access to numerous social networking and sporting activities.
Find more information about our benefits here:
Kōrero tāpiri Additional information
We welcome all people and we want everyone to be able to equitably participate in our recruitment process. Check out the position description and get in touch with us: .
Me pēhea te tuku tono Interested
Applications close 25th January 2026. Please include a cover letter outlining why you think youll be a great fit for the acknowledging the growing use of AI we kindly ask that the information you provide authentically represents you.
Required Experience:
Senior IC