Executive Manager, Business and Wealth Risk

Westpac Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Westpac Group in Sydney, NSW, Australia, seeks an Executive Manager for Business Lending—Business & Wealth Risk to lead risk oversight and customer-focused decision making. The role partners with senior leaders to shape strategy, ensure regulatory readiness and strengthen risk management within the divisional framework.

You will drive transformational initiatives, oversee risk reporting, and promote a proactive risk culture while navigating complex banking environments.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience in senior risk or banking roles.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape risk decisions.
• Deep understanding of non-financial risk within complex banking environments.
• Experience partnering with risk and business leadership to deliver strategic outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior Business Lending and Risk stakeholders to support strategic priorities and sound customer-focused decisions.
• Provide second-line risk advice, oversight and constructive challenge across operational, compliance, conduct and financial crime risks.
• Embed sustainable controls and a strong risk culture across the Business & Wealth Division.
• Oversee issue identification, reporting and remediation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Non-financial risk

Business banking

Job description

Executive Manager, Business and Wealth Risk

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Job Description

Create your best futureas Executive Manager, Business Lending— Business & Wealth Risk

What’s the role?

Step into a senior leadership role at the centre of Business Lending’s customer experience and risk agenda. As part of the Business & Wealth Divisional Risk team, you’ll partner with senior leaders to shape decisions, strengthen risk management and support the delivery of the division’s strategy and operating plan. Your advice, oversight and constructive challenge will help ensure delivery of transformational customer experiences while operating within Westpac’s Risk Management Framework, risk appetite and regulatory obligations.

This is an opportunity to build trusted partnerships across the first and second lines, influence strategic priorities and play a meaningful role in transformational change. You’ll bring a practical, forward-looking risk perspective to major initiatives, help leaders navigate complexity and turn emerging risks and insights into clear, actionable outcomes.

• Partner with senior Business Lending and Risk stakeholders to support strategic priorities, operating plans and sound, customer-focused decisions.
• Provide effective second-line advice, oversight and constructive challenge across operational, compliance, conduct and financial crime risks, partnering with risk specialists and partners as required.
• Bring a strong risk lens to transformational initiatives, helping teams anticipate change impacts, resolve issues and embed sustainable controls.
• Oversee issue identification, reporting and remediation.
• Monitor control effectiveness and promote a strong, proactive risk culture across the Business & Wealth Division.
• Prepare clear, insightful non-financial risk and governance reporting for senior Risk leaders.

This is an 18-month max term opportunity based in Sydney, with hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

What do I need?

• Strong experience in business or consumer banking, with a sound understanding of non-financial risk in a complex environment.
• A proven ability to build trusted senior stakeholder relationships, work across organisational boundaries and influence senior stakeholders through constructive, evidence-based challenge.
• Experience supporting significant transformation or change, with the judgement to balance strategic objectives, customer outcomes and risk.
• Experience in business lending or customer facing roles is highly preferred.

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.

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 more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page , under the ‘Diversity, sustainability and flexibility’ section.