M tnei tranga mahi | About this role Te tranga - The role Our Legal Directorate provides legal services to Te Ptea Matua on wide ranging matters, including legislation administered by the Te Ptea Matua and on matters relevant to our functions and commercial transactions. We are looking for a Principal Legal Counsel to join our high performing Legal team. This is a leadership role, based on both legal expertise and experience.

In this role you will: Provide professional and thought leadership on complex and challenging legal issues. Mentor and coach junior team members and provide peer review. Act as the subject matter experts across finance, public law, insolvency, banking and commercial material.

Develop and maintain key internal and external relationships. pkenga - About you You are a highly experienced legal professional ideally from a financial or banking background. You will have expertise in the following areas: Thought leadership with the ability to operate independently across significantly complex, importance and urgent legal issues.

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills. Strong influencing skills and the ability to identity key audiences and implement effective strategies. 15 years PQE (desirable) Ng painga - What we offer We have a broad range of responsibilities and great opportunities to match people across all stages of careers.

We encourage an inclusive and positive workplace culture. We support flexible working and work-life balance. 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.

It's a great time to join us. We're growing and evolving. We're reaching for new heights.

Add your voice to impact change to improve lives and livelihoods. We're protecting our future. For future generations.

That's fulfilling. Ko wai matou - Who we are We're kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand's financial ecosystem - enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders. We do all we can to support, a sustainable, productive and efficient economy built on integrity, innovation and inclusion.

We're building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences seed our innovation and help us deliver our best work - reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Mori, Te Tiriti and Tikanga.

So come join us if you're wanting that something more Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most trusted and respected central banks. We'll invest in you.

And with you, we're investing in New Zealand. We are New Zealand's central bank. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Te Ptea Matua.

We're unreservedly for New Zealand. But we're not reserved. To find out more please review the position description for the Principal Legal Counsel and for recru.