Executive Manager Product Practice Transformation

Westpac Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac Bank in Sydney is seeking an Executive Manager, Product Practice Transformation to shape the future of how we build products in an AI powered world. You’ll lead the evolution of product practices, turning bold ideas into practical operating models that help our teams deliver stronger customer and business outcomes.

You’ll influence senior stakeholders, drive transformation across product, technology, design and risk, and foster empowered teams, rapid experimentation and continuous

Qualifications

• Shaping and transforming product operating models across large complex organisations.
• Ability to translate strategic challenges into clear experiments and scalable interventions.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and cross-functional collaboration.
• Curiosity about AI enabled ways of working and translating learning into action.
• Financial services experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead evolution of product practices and operating models across the product, technology, design and risk domains.
• Drive transformation across organisational boundaries and bring diverse teams together around shared outcomes.
• Foster empowered teams, continuous discovery, and rapid experimentation while scaling what works.

Skills

Product transformation

Executive stakeholder influence

Cross-functional leadership

AI curiosity

Job description

Executive Manager Product Practice Transformation

Create your best future as an Executive Manager, Product Practice Transformation!

What’s the role?
This is an opportunity to help reimagine how we build products for an AI powered future. As Executive Manager, Product Practice Transformation, you’ll lead the evolution of how we approach Product at Westpac, turning new ideas into practical ways of working that help our teams deliver better customer and business outcomes. You’ll challenge established approaches, experiment with new operating models and help scale what works. You’ll explore how AI and agentic capabilities can reshape product workflows, roles and decision making, while creating the conditions for empowered teams, continuous discovery and rapid experimentation. You’ll work across Product, Technology, Design, Delivery, People and Risk, bringing teams together around meaningful change and helping shape the future capabilities of our Product community.

What do I need?

• Strong experience shaping and transforming product operating models, product practices or ways of working
• The ability to turn complex strategic challenges into clear experiments, practical interventions and scalable solutions
• Prior experience working closely with Senior Stakeholders with the ability to influence decisions
• Experience leading transformation across organisational boundaries and bringing diverse teams and stakeholders together around shared outcomes
• A strong understanding of contemporary product practices, including product discovery, experimentation, outcome based product management and empowered teams
• Curiosity about AI enabled ways of working, with the confidence to explore emerging approaches and translate learning into meaningful change
• Financial services experience is desirable but not essential

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

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.

We may close this job advertisement earlier than the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.