Project Manager

at  WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION

HOW WILL I HELP?

With an increased number of projects and a commitment to further building their capability, we are looking for an engaging Project Manager to join our team.
From day one your role will be within the Regulatory & Change project team to manage the project lifecycle and delivery for regulatory/legislative and mandatory changes for Mortgage Operations, Group Operations. You will be working closely with a diverse range of stakeholders to deliver the right solution and business outcomes.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE REQUIRED:

• Demonstrated experience in managing and achieving results from low complexity projects with the following characteristics:
• Indicative cost up to $1MProject duration up to 14 monthsTeams typically ranging up to 3-4 resourcesProject Risk: Medium - High
• 3+ years’ experience within regulatory projects and/or delivery of business/IT project delivery.
• 3+ years’ experience in the financial services industry.
• Demonstrated ability to understand business practices.
• A strong strategic and operational understanding of technology and business systems.

HOW DO I APPLY?

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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.

ROLE - PROJECT MANAGER

• 14 Months - Max-Term
• Lockleys, SA
• Hybrid working model

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reporting to the Regulatory & Change Project team - Senior Manager.
• Assist Senior Manager translate business strategy into executable program of delivery including maintenance of detailed project plans covering all deliverables (process, people, IT, control) to drive change and achieve objectives.
• Lead delivery of project, resource scheduling and optimisation of usage.
• Delivering regulatory reporting solutions to satisfy a number of regulatory initiatives.
• Developing detailed project documents including, but not limited to, project plans with deliverables and dependencies, project mandates, communication plan and status reporting.
• Ensuring that all stakeholders are aware of the Regulatory Change programme scope, the benefits that it expects to deliver, the benefits it realises and the programme timelines.
• Executing and/or managing the progress of the Regulatory Change programme against quality standards, targets and budgets, and challenging actions, results and activities where necessary.
• Resolving or (where appropriate) escalating issues and risks and ensuring that appropriate corrective action is taken.
• Effectively communicating with key stakeholders on project progress.
• Ensure quality assurance within the program by overseeing that PEFm and Risk frameworks, standards and auditor procedures are implemented and maintained.
• Manage and support information reporting to senior stakeholders, including transparency in status communication and advising on ad-hoc senior stakeholder requests.
• Facilitate workshops and chair working groups with senior stakeholders.