Area Manager Agribusiness

Rabobank is the world’s leading specialist in food and agribusiness banking. One of our key strengths lies in our people who have a deep understanding of agriculture and are committed to adding long-term value for clients.

Our purpose is clear: we enable our clients to feed the world sustainably. Our commitment to our employees and customers is at the heart of everything we do.

About the role

In this pivotal role you will take responsibility for successfully leading a team to achieve business development and profitability outcomes across the region.

We are looking for a highly credible and experienced people leader, with the capability to get the best from their team, through effective coaching, mentoring and fostering a culture of best practice and high performance. You will have an open and collaborative working style, and quickly gain trust and respect.

It’s crucial that we find a candidate who has the ability, foresight, and acumen to lead the team and continue the great work within the region.

To thrive in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Exceptional leadership with the proven ability to achieve success through others.
• A strategic mind-set and ability to consider long-term and broader implications.
• A strong commercial acumen.
• Demonstrable experience in a similar senior-level role, ideally gained within rural banking.
• Strong customer-centric approach and a solid understanding of the rural sector.

This is a highly visible role, where you’ll have plenty of opportunity to achieve great results. You’ll be joining a values-led, inclusive bank, built on a strong cooperative foundation, and with an ambitious growth strategy.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including personal and professional development opportunities, health and wellbeing initiatives, additional leave benefits, a flexible workplace and insurance benefits.

This role will close Tuesday 20 May 2025

If you are interested in Growing a better world together please follow the link and apply online or visit www.rabobank.co.nz./careers.

Rabobank believe embracing inclusion, equity and belonging delivers positive experiences for our people and clients. Our great working conditions, broad learning and development programmes and the opportunity to work together for the greater good are reasons why our employees love working here.

At Rabobank New Zealand, we are committed to our values; we are client-driven, we take responsibility, we are professional and cooperative. We have an open culture, where you can be yourself and be valued for who you are. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, sex/sex characteristics, gender (Inclusive of all genders), gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, or other diversity characteristics not mentioned. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Together, we can grow a better world.