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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 1054 5 star reviews on Shopper Approved.
Kyle
Emma was ultra responsive, very helpful and made the mortgage process for a first time buyer (from overseas) super simple and pain free. Would highly recommend her and Squirrel! Planning to get in touch on the next purchase.K
Laura
Auckland, NZ
We worked with Sam Ludbrook. He was great at securing a low rate and explaining the various options for us and tireless in chasing me up despite my travelling vastlyL
Ashlea L
Leigh , New Zealand
Shaun is AMAZING! I would highly recommend him to anyone. We are young investors and he assisted us in purchasing our first two investment properties and made the process that was so daunting so easy for us!AL
Kevin
Auckland, New Zealand
Really efficient and quick. Got a better rate than I could on my own and arranged a bigger loan on short notice. Thanks.K
Nuwan S
I have used Squirrel for several years and have brought a friend and family members for help with their mortgages.NS
Caleb S
Tauranga, New Zealand
We have always found Squirrel awesome to work with. They provide informed advice in a timely manner and make the whole process really easy!CS
Gerald V
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
We had fantastic service right from the word go. With just the right amount of backwards and forwards emailing and phone calls. Our broker was really friendly and professional.GV
Michelle R
Tauranga, New Zealand
Wanted to say: Tell Jess's boss to NEVER let her go, she is absolutely AMAZING! Always helpful, fast and friendlyMR
