Governance Senior Manager, Group Investigations at Westpac Group

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

15 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Investigations, Governance, Quality oversight, Regulatory compliance, Audit, Risk management, Procedural fairness, Natural justice, Stakeholder influence, Data analytics, Automation, Artificial intelligence, Policy development, Evidence management, Financial services

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Governance Senior Manager, Group Investigations What’s the role? As Governance Senior Manager, Group Investigations, you’ll provide independent governance and quality oversight across investigations into serious misconduct and whistleblower matters. You’ll oversee investigations across the full lifecycle - reviewing plans, conducting tactical quality checks during delivery, and ensuring matters are closed with evidence, approvals, and documentation that can withstand regulatory, audit, or court scrutiny. During peak periods or highly sensitive matters, you’ll also personally lead investigations end‑to‑end, applying strong investigative judgement alongside governance discipline. Operating within Group Investigations, this role balances hands‑on investigative capability with strong governance oversight, working closely with investigators, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Legal to ensure outcomes are fair, factual, consistent, and defensible. The role has no direct reports, with a dotted‑line leadership responsibility for the Governance Manager. This is a Permanent fulltime role based in Sydney with flexible working arrangements (3 days in office) What do I need? * Strong experience conducting and overseeing investigations within financial services or another highly regulated environment * Demonstrated understanding of investigation methodologies, evidentiary standards, procedural fairness, and natural justice * Proven ability to provide independent governance, review, and challenge, while also leading investigations end‑to‑end when required * Experience developing or maintaining governance frameworks, policies, standards, and quality assurance processes * Strong judgement and stakeholder influence skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders, Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Legal * A curious, improvement‑driven mindset, with experience or interest in using analytics, automation, or AI to uplift governance and investigation practices Why join us? We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that: * Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates! * Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.  * Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.  * Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives Create your future today To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website [https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/inclusion-and-diversity/Inclusion-means-everyone-matters/disability-and-accessibility/].

Responsibilities

The Governance Senior Manager provides independent oversight and quality assurance for investigations into serious misconduct and whistleblower matters. The role involves reviewing investigation plans, ensuring documentation meets regulatory standards, and personally leading sensitive investigations when necessary.