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Our people Ō mātou tāngata

Being a Guardian means knowing you are valued for your unique skills and identity.

We welcome all kaitiaki

The Guardians is a welcoming place for everyone, and we make sure our people feel supported, respected and part of the team.

Our culture
Tō mātou ahurea

Our people define our culture. Teamwork, respect and collaboration are part of the Guardians’ DNA.

Our values

Our values guide everything we do at the Guardians.

We support each other

We are open and honest, celebrating the good times and supporting each other in the hard times.

Behaviours

We look out for each other in the good times and the hard times
We are open and honest
We give and welcome constructive feedback
We are aware of how our behaviour affects others, and act with care

We bring our best

We aim for excellence, continuing to learn and evolve for the future.

Behaviours

We set high standards and challenge ourselves to keep getting better
We create a shared understanding of what great looks like
We stay curious and treat mistakes as something to learn from together
We do what we say, so people can rely on us
We consider risk when making decisions

We are one team

We put the Guardians first when making decisions, understanding how our work connects to our purpose and strategy.

Behaviours

We work across the Guardians to achieve our purpose
We constructively debate, sharing and considering different perspectives
We share our views then move forward together
We align our effort behind what matters most
We put the success of the Guardians ahead of personal or team interests

Diversity and inclusion
Te kanorau me te whakauru

The Guardians is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment where our people feel fully engaged and included. We pride ourselves on an environment where people are confident to be themselves, are respected and have a voice that matters.

What our people say
He aha nga kōrero a to tātou kaimahi

James Li
Portfolio Manager, NZ Equities

James talks about his experience where diverse perspectives are key to generating good investment ideas at the Guardians.

What our people say
He aha nga kōrero a to tātou kaimahi

Transcript

We're a fund and everything that we do is about intellectual property and therefore it's people.

So it's the people that make it really interesting here.

There's a really diverse crowd in terms of professional experience, personal background, cultures, beliefs and interests.

From our perspective we try and find opportunities with things to invest in, and there's not just one way to do it.

So really a lot of the time it's just about having a good idea and I think you just need that natural interaction with other people who've thought about things from a different angle or with different experience or a different lens on something that gives you that idea.