Senior Director, Technology ANZ

Driving Zip’s next era of engineering excellence, AI innovation, and cybersecurity leadership
Champion collaboration across architecture, security, and intelligent automation to elevate delivery at scale
Hybrid working with team connect days in our Sydney office

Write your story with a career at Zip

Join Zip’s Technology function, responsible for building and maintaining seamless, secure, and sustainable platforms that enable customers to shop with confidence and merchant partners to grow their brands.

As the Senior Director, Technology, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the engineering and cybersecurity landscape for Zip. Reporting to the CIO ANZ, this role leads a central enablement and standards function designed to drive engineering quality, resilience, and consistency across our technology ecosystem.

You’ll set the bar for technical excellence, governing architecture, uplifting delivery maturity, and embedding intelligent automation and AI-enabled development across Zip’s engineering practice. This is a rare opportunity to lead the evolution of technology foundations that underpin millions of customer and merchant experiences every day

What you’ll own

Define, govern, and uplift Zip’s engineering and security standards across architecture, coding, testing, and deployment
Lead the development and maturity of Zip’s Cyber Security, Site Reliability, and AI Engineering Practices
Embed “security by design” and proactive defence mechanisms into all aspects of our delivery
Partner with the CIO and Principal Architect to shape and manage Zip’s target-state architecture, ensuring strategic alignment across platforms
Drive continuous improvement in developer experience, automation, and delivery velocity through standardised tooling and frameworks
Champion responsible AI governance and the ethical use of AI in engineering practices
Mentor and develop future technology leaders, building a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration

What you'll bring to the team

12+ years in leadership across software engineering and technology, with experience leading across multiple domains
Deep technical expertise in systems design, software engineering practices, and enterprise architecture governance
Proven success driving large-scale transformation, platform modernisation, and uplift in engineering quality and productivity
Experience in cyber security governance, cloud architecture, and operational resilience
Track record of introducing intelligent automation and AI-driven delivery enablement
Confident communicator and mentor who can inspire and align diverse technical teams toward a shared vision
A mindset that embraces AI and new tools to adapt, learn and grow.
An aptitude for identifying and managing risks. Whether you are a People Manager or an Individual Contributor, we are all leaders at Zip, therefore effective risk management is important to how we run our business and part of all our roles.
Our values in your DNA: Customer First, Own It, Stronger Together and Change the Game

What you’ll get in return

As we write this next exciting chapter in our story, we will continue to move at pace and embrace change. For you, this might mean opportunities to learn new skills with hands-on experience, broader responsibilities, or the buzz of seeing your work impact customers faster.

Zip is a place where you’ll get out exactly what you put in. When you join the team, we'll do our best to make sure you can be yourself and surround yourself with smart, friendly colleagues and leaders who have your back, so that you can make the big things happen.

Zipsters tell us these are just some of the best things about working here. You’ll also receive:

25 days paid leave annually, including birthday leave and quarterly wellbeing days
16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers, and 4 weeks for supporting carers
Family support policies including miscarriage bereavement leave and domestic violence leave
Mental health and wellness initiatives, including $299 annual wellbeing allowance, free access for you and family members to our EAP service Sonder, discounted private health insurance and great rates on fitness sessions through ClassPass
Access the Flare Benefits Hub & Novated Leasing: Save on groceries, fuel, tech, fashion, dining and more, with exclusive health perks, wellbeing guidance and potential tax savings on car ownership.
2 days paid volunteering leave per year
Fee-free Zip products, and discounts with Zip merchant partners
Team social events, epic offices, free breakfast daily, and weekly free lunches

Be a part of a team that reflects the diversity of our customers

We pride ourselves on being a workplace that provides equal opportunities to people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities, veteran status, and everything else that makes you unique.

Equally, we’re committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive. Please let us know If there are any adjustments that need to be made to ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

And finally…get to know us

Zip Co Limited (ASX: ZIP) is a digital financial services company, offering innovative, people-centred products that bring customers and merchants together.

Operating in two core markets - Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) and the US, Zip offers point-of-sale credit and digital payment services, connecting millions of customers with its global network of tens of thousands of merchants.

We’re proud to be a values-led business and our values - Customer First, Own it, Stronger Together and Change the Game - guide us in everything we do.

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