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Welcome to the Squirrel Group career opportunities page
Before arriving here, hopefully you’ve taken a good look around our website and you have a strong sense of what Squirrel is all about, in terms of our work, our brand and our people. Maybe you know us well already and you’re just keeping an eye on the current opportunities that we have across our offices.
At Squirrel, we’re all about making a difference for Kiwis everyday. So, if you are thinking of applying to work at Squirrel, then please be sure to tell us up front: what difference do you think you would make?
We’re setting out to change the game of the financial services industry in NZ. You’ll find at Squirrel Group a company built on authenticity and dependent upon it’s people. A culture that doesn’t just respect curiosity, fairness and freedom but lives it. And in a community where the path you choose is your own, the places you can go are limitless.
It’s not only the work that defines a great company but also the people
We have a really strong culture and people often comment on our genuinely friendly and informal style. This, combined with a real passion for making a difference, makes Squirrel an exciting place to work.
Squirrel Mortgages is one of the most awarded mortgage brokers in NZ. We are truly authentic and strongly believe in being real and true to ourselves and our clients. We’re always looking for like-minded people so if this is you, get in touch by emailing work@squirrel.co.nz.
We’re passionate about developing our people
We are committed to professional development and our approach to training. We have a dedicated team performance specialist for training and mentoring and our people regularly participate in external industry training courses.
We’ve also introduced our Professional Development Planning initiative, which gives our staff the opportunity to get whatever help they need to develop in their roles and personally, and has proven to be very successful.
In 2015, the entire company flew to the Gold Coast, Australia for a 3-day team building and training conference.
We’re also open to more innovative development opportunities such as sending a Squirrel Money staff member to San Francisco to attend a P2P lending conference.
You don’t always need to make big gestures to make meaningful changes
Squirrel Kids is our financial literacy programme run voluntarily by our advisers in schools. It′s all about teaching kids how to be smart with money from a young age. This project is in hot demand from local schools and it’s our plan to roll this out more widely.
We also sponsor several local sports teams and various activities close to the hearts of our people.
We believe in doing our bit
Whilst we’re not a big carbon producer, we believe in doing our bit to be green. We’ve come up with a set of core actions to get measures in place to track our carbon footprint and our improvement in reducing it.
Lots of Squirrels want to make a difference and our team is dedicated to maintaining our stance on this.
See why our clients love us
See for yourself what our clients think with over 1249 5 star reviews on Shopper Approved.
Margaret
Christchurch, New Zealand
I haven't had much interaction with squirrel but from what i have had , it has been really good and also informative.M
Kara
Auckland, New Zealand
Very Professional - always willing to go above and beyond to help with what was a difficult situation.K
Michelle
Auckland, [New Zealand]
Lindsey was recommended to us by my brother and he was excellent. Very knowledgeable and efficient and easy going to deal with. We will be back to see him later this year.M
Doreen
Christchurch, New Zealand
we never used a broker before but htey made it so easy. Helped with all the challengers, Gave the best advice.D
Monaliza
Auckland, New Zealand
broker gave us good advice , was so professional and to the point. SO helpful and so responsive. Wouldn't own a house without our broker.M
Guy
New, United States
I don't remember the name of the broker but i thought she was fantastic. This Woman went above and beyond. She suggested things that made her life harder but made ours alot better.!!G
Jay
Auckland, New Zealand
It was initially scary as we didn't know what to do but squirrel adviser helped me get what i was entitled to and im really thankful for that.J
Natalie
Tauranga, New Zealand
For first time buyers we felt totally in good hands , everything was easy and once we supplied information the process just flowed. Paul was incredible , he kept us informed and kept checking in. We were offered so much advice when buying.N
