Senior Risk Partner at Westpac New Zealand

, , New Zealand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Feb, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Senior Leadership, People Leadership, Risk Management, Risk Advisory, Assurance Activities, Complex Risk Advice, Compliance Issues, Conduct Issues, Strategic Decision Making, Risk Maturity Elevation, Relationship Building, Organizational Influence, Financial Services Experience, Regulatory Understanding, Change Management

Industry

Banking

Description

Mō te tūranga | About the Role We’re looking for a Senior Risk Partner to partner with our Everyday Banking Product team joining the wider Products Sustainability and Marketing (PSM) business unit within Westpac New Zealand. As an experienced and trusted senior leader and advisor, you’ll help enable Westpac New Zealand to deliver better, sooner, and safer experiences for our customers. You’ll lead a small team of skilled risk managers, operating within the broader PSM Risk and Compliance team to embed and mature risk management across PSM. Your expertise will see you enable strategic decisions, lead risk advisory and assurance activities for the Everyday Banking Product portfolio spanning consumer and business deposits, overdrafts, cards and loyalty. Advising on complex risk, compliance, and conduct issues, you’ll be crucial in enabling balanced risk, customer, and commercial outcomes. If you’re motivated by partnering with the business, shaping strategic decisions, and elevating risk maturity across a complex and dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you. Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring? Experience in senior leadership roles and a proven people leader capable of forming and leading high performing teams. Proven ability to build effective relationships and influence across all levels of the organisation, including senior management. Financial Services experience, with exposure to product, legal, risk management, audit or compliance. Understanding of the regulatory and conduct landscape within the financial services industry. Experience working with or within change and transformation programmes in senior roles. Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac In addition to immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, you'll receive some great job perks and benefits including: 4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme Growth and development – we provide opportunities for development and promote internal mobility Recognition - we recognise and reward our star performers School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday 2 Volunteer days per year Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together. What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you! Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now! Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter. The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities. Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater Applications close: 16 February 2026 Our culture is rich with stories of how our people like to help, our customers, our community and each other. This is reflected through flexible working arrangements to ensure that our people have a balance in their life with those things that are important to them. Through ensuring that we provide opportunities to everyone regardless of what society throws at them, we are a safe place to work where you are treated equally and appreciated.

Responsibilities

The Senior Risk Partner will lead a small team of risk managers within the PSM Risk and Compliance team to embed and mature risk management across the Everyday Banking Product portfolio. This role involves advising on complex risk, compliance, and conduct issues to enable balanced risk, customer, and commercial outcomes.