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Head of Lending

Penrose, Auckland City💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-28

Core

Lead a team of 24 lending professionals to manage wholesale and retail lending, ensuring high-quality credit decisioning and risk alignment.

Role type

Senior leadership Head of Lending

Builds

Wholesale and retail lending portfolios

Domain

Financial services / Lending

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Team leadership, credit risk management, strategic planning, stakeholder management, process refinement, model oversight

Preferred skills

Experience in New Zealand market, ability to balance growth and risk

Technologies

Wholesale rating models, retail scorecards

Responsibilities

Lead and inspire a team of approximately 24 lending professionals; Champion high-quality credit decisioning; Ensure lending decisions align with policy and risk appetite; Provide oversight of wholesale rating models and retail scorecards; Partner with stakeholders to balance growth, risk, and customer outcomes.

Seniority

Senior, executive leadership

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