Senior Adviser

Senior Adviser – New Zealand Financial Benchmark Facility Limited (NZFBF)Wellington preferred location

NZFBF provide trusted, transparent and well-governed financial benchmarks that support market integrity. As regulatory expectations evolve and the market continues to shift, NZFBF are looking to strengthen their leadership capability with a new Senior Adviser role.

This is a senior opportunity, with the possibility of being part time (4 days), for someone who brings depth of market experience, strong judgement, and a steady hand across operational, regulatory and strategic domains.About the roleReporting to the General Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in the leadership and resilience of NZFBF. You’ll provide strategic advice, support benchmark governance, and help ensure the organisation can continue to meet licensing and regulatory obligations with confidence.You’ll also act as a senior escalation point, contribute to day-to-day operations, and step in to lead the organisation when required. Your ability to build strong relationships will help you achieve real success in this position. With a small, specialised team, this role blends hands-on delivery with high-level oversight.

• Supporting the General Manager in the overall management of NZFBF - and leading in their absence.
• Providing strategic advice on benchmark priorities, emerging risks and opportunities.
• Ensuring accurate, timely calculation and publication of NZFBF’s benchmark suite.
• Monitoring performance against KPIs, governance frameworks and regulatory obligations.
• Supporting compliance with the FMA benchmark administrator licensing regime.
• Enhancing governance, controls, documentation and assurance frameworks.
• Helping manage and mitigate key-person risk.
• Supporting and, where appropriate, chairing committees and working groups.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders including FMA, RBNZ, NZFMA, contributors, brokers, benchmark users and international administrators.
• Representing NZFBF at meetings, forums and external engagements.

You’re someone with deep credibility in wholesale financial markets and a strong understanding of interest rate products, market infrastructure and benchmark governance. You’re comfortable operating across strategic, regulatory and operational levels - and you know how to communicate clearly, influence effectively and maintain trusted relationships.Essential experience

• 10+ years’ experience in wholesale financial markets, with strong exposure to interest rate products.
• Strong understanding of financial benchmarks, including construction, application and governance under NZ regulations (Schedule 28 FMC Regulations and FMC Act 2013, IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks).
• Proven experience working with Boards, committees and working groups.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in policy and regulatory material.
• Credibility and confidence engaging with regulators, market participants and industry bodies.

Desirable experience

• Experience within or alongside a benchmark administrator.
• Experience engaging with international market or regulatory bodies.
• Ability to balance operational delivery with strategic leadership.

Personal attributes

• High judgement, professionalism and discretion.
• Collegial, collaborative working style.
• Comfortable being hands-on when needed.
• ·Able to operate confidently across operational, regulatory and strategic domains.

You’ll be part of a small, social, specialised organisation that plays a critical role in New Zealand’s financial markets. This tight knit team are looking for someone who can engage and become an important part of what they do. This is a chance to bring your expertise to a role with genuine impact - strengthening market integrity, supporting regulatory confidence, and helping shape the future of benchmark administration in Aotearoa.