Avanti Finance
HQ
Auckland, New Zealand
NZ Employees
150-250
Industry
non-bank specialist lending
Open Positions
7
NZ Presence
Headquarters at 30 Daldy Street, Auckland Central; regional operations NZ-wide with dedicated relationship managers (e.g., Auto RM in Christchurch, Waikato/Bay of Plenty)
AI Focus Areas
AI Maturity Evidence
Actively hiring Senior Data Scientist (Auckland) and Risk Manager Modelling & Analytics; Data & Analytics Lead in place (Tim Reed); FinTech via Motorcentral Technologies; recent mobile app for self-service; API integrations for efficiency.
Transformation Opportunities
| Area | Opportunity | Impact | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics | Develop ML models for automated credit scoring, fraud detection, and default prediction to speed approvals and reduce losses. | high | moderate |
| Operations | AI-driven underwriting automation with OCR for docs and decision engines for loan payouts. | high | moderate |
| Customer Service | Enhance mobile app with AI chatbots, personalized loan offers, and predictive servicing. | medium | simple |
Decision Makers
Fred Ohlsson
Group CEO
Strategic oversight of growth and tech investments to scale to $5B assets
Mena Eskander
CTO
Leads tech roadmap including AI/ML; co-founder Motorcentral FinTech
Tim Reed
Data & Analytics Lead
Manages nascent data science team; key for AI model deployment
Ben Anderson
Chief Risk Officer
AI essential for advanced risk modelling in lending
Tech Stack Signals
Competitive Landscape
NZ non-bank peers (e.g., Harmoney) and banks adopting AI for lending automation, risk, personalization; fintechs pressuring with faster decisions; banks modernizing legacy for AI.
AIA Fit Assessment
- --NZ HQ with high growth/budget signals
- --Adopting AI maturity (hiring DS team) but needs expertise to scale
- --High-impact opps in core lending processes
- --Accessible CTO/CEO for decisions
Hiring Signals
Total Roles
6
Remote
No
Levels
senior
Skills Sought
Company Timeline
First tracked
Updated with open roles and leadership
Open Positions (7)
| Title | Location | Salary | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
Senior Data Scientist | Auckland | - | Rebrand 2025 growth, ambitious lending double; no specific **GenAI** announcements, financial_services, high, senior, onsite |
Title Senior Data Scientist Location Auckland Tags Rebrand 2025 growth, ambitious lending double; no specific **GenAI** announcements, financial_services, high, senior, onsite Posted 1 day ago Listing View listing | |||
Data Analyst | Auckland CBD, Auckland | - | Full time, permanent; see work move from analysis to pricing changes, responsibilities scale with capability, learn from leaders., financial_services, low, mid, unknown |
Title Data Analyst Location Auckland CBD, Auckland Tags Full time, permanent; see work move from analysis to pricing changes, responsibilities scale with capability, learn from leaders., financial_services, low, mid, unknown Posted 7 days ago Listing View listing | |||
Software Developer | - | - | Full time job. Scaling business investing in technology. Opportunities to experiment, innovate, upskill. Strong culture of trust, autonomy, growth., financial_services, low, mid, unknown |
Title Software Developer Tags Full time job. Scaling business investing in technology. Opportunities to experiment, innovate, upskill. Strong culture of trust, autonomy, growth., financial_services, low, mid, unknown Posted 1 day ago Listing View listing | |||
Senior Software Developer | Christchurch Central, Canterbury | - | Full time. 5+ years .NET Core / .NET Framework, Angular/SPA, Entity Framework/ORM, RESTful APIs, Azure DevOps/CI/CD, SQL/relational DBs, Agile. Perks: wellbeing, financial, development, community programs., financial_services, low, senior, unknown |
Title Senior Software Developer Location Christchurch Central, Canterbury Tags Full time. 5+ years .NET Core / .NET Framework, Angular/SPA, Entity Framework/ORM, RESTful APIs, Azure DevOps/CI/CD, SQL/relational DBs, Agile. Perks: wellbeing, financial, development, community programs., financial_services, low, senior, unknown Posted 1 day ago Listing View listing | |||
Senior Automation Test Engineer | Auckland CBD Auckland | - | Full time, office, financial_services, low, senior, onsite |
Title Senior Automation Test Engineer Location Auckland CBD Auckland Tags Full time, office, financial_services, low, senior, onsite Posted 0 days ago Listing View listing | |||
Lead Automation Test Engineer | Auckland CBD, Auckland | - | Full time; Brand new building with ocean views in Wynyard Quarter; Join a high-growth ANZ finance company at a pivotal stage of transformation; Newly created role within a growing team, financial_services, low, leadership, onsite |
Title Lead Automation Test Engineer Location Auckland CBD, Auckland Tags Full time; Brand new building with ocean views in Wynyard Quarter; Join a high-growth ANZ finance company at a pivotal stage of transformation; Newly created role within a growing team, financial_services, low, leadership, onsite Posted 0 days ago Listing View listing | |||
Senior Software Engineer | - | - | Full time, exposure to high-impact business improvement, work on complex technology-enabled programmes, newly created role. |
Title Senior Software Engineer Tags Full time, exposure to high-impact business improvement, work on complex technology-enabled programmes, newly created role. Posted 1 day ago Listing View listing | |||
Engagement Angle
As you build your Data Science team with the new Senior Data Scientist hire, how can AI-powered credit scoring accelerate your path to $5B assets while cutting risk?
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