Delivery Planning & Performance Lead

Westpac; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac is seeking a Delivery Planning & Performance Lead to plan, coordinate and deliver strategic initiatives across the bank. You will lead enterprise planning cycles, coordinate governance, manage dependencies and risks, and provide reporting to support decision-making.

The role emphasizes building strong stakeholder relationships, driving continuous improvement through technology, automation and AI capabilities, and creating an efficient planning environment across multiple delivery teams.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting portfolio planning, governance, PMO or delivery management activities in a complex environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and coordinate across multiple teams.
• Experience using portfolio, reporting or delivery management tools such as Planview, Jira or Power BI.
• A continuous improvement mindset and a passion for simplifying processes through technology and automation.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can enhance planning and delivery effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise planning cycles and coordinate governance forums.
• Help teams navigate dependencies, risks and challenges that impact delivery.
• Produce meaningful reporting and insights to support decision-making.
• Improve planning and governance processes across the bank through automation and AI approaches.

Skills

Portfolio planning

Stakeholder engagement

Delivery management

Process improvement

AI capabilities awareness

Tools

Planview

Jira

Power BI

Job description

What’s the role?

As a Delivery Planning & Performance Lead, you'll play a key role in helping Westpac plan, coordinate and deliver strategic initiatives across the organisation.

Working across multiple business and delivery teams, you'll bring people together to ensure planning activities run smoothly, priorities stay aligned, and delivery outcomes are visible and well managed. You'll lead enterprise planning cycles, coordinate governance forums, and help teams navigate dependencies, risks and challenges that can impact delivery.

You'll also be responsible for producing meaningful reporting and insights that support decision-making, while identifying opportunities to improve how planning and governance processes operate across the bank. Working with tools such as Planview, Jira and Power BI, you'll help create a more connected and efficient planning environment.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complex programs of work, building strong stakeholder relationships, and driving continuous improvement through technology, automation and emerging AI capabilities.

What do I need?

You’ll be a strong organiser and collaborator who enjoys working across teams to improve planning, governance and delivery outcomes.

• Experience supporting portfolio planning, governance, PMO or delivery management activities in a complex environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and coordinate across multiple teams.
• Experience using portfolio, reporting or delivery management tools such as Planview, Jira or Power BI.
• A continuous improvement mindset and a passion for simplifying processes through technology and automation.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can enhance planning and delivery effectiveness.

Our promise to you

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.

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