Head of Risk & Controls — Home Lending

Westpac Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Special mortgage offers

Flexible work arrangements

Learning & development opportunities

Volunteer initiatives

Job summary

Westpac Group in Sydney invites applications for a Head of Business Controls and Monitoring, Home Lending. You will lead the First Line Risk agenda, shaping controls, monitoring and remediation across the end-to-end Home Lending Delivery Unit.

Reporting to senior leadership, you’ll embed risk management in operations, balance customer outcomes with regulatory obligations, and guide a ~30-person team through mortgage origination, assessment, fulfilment and servicing in a complex banking

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience within a First Line Risk function in banking and financial services, with a strong preference in home lending / mortgage domain.
• Deep understanding of mortgages, lending operations, external risks in home lending and the regulatory environment governing Australian home lending.
• Demonstrated success leading business controls, risk management, monitoring, governance or remediation programs within a large and complex organisation.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders at GM and Group Executive level, and drive accountability for risk ownership across the business.
• A track record of building high performing teams and embedding strong risk culture, customer outcomes and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the First Line Risk agenda for the Home Lending Delivery Unit and set strategic direction for controls, monitoring and remediation.
• Embed risk management in all business activities to balance customer outcomes, commercial performance and regulatory obligations.
• Provide leadership across mortgage origination, assessment, fulfilment and servicing, partnering with senior leaders to identify risks and drive uplift.
• Influence executive stakeholders to strengthen risk ownership and governance across the function.

Skills

First Line Risk

Mortgage domain

Risk governance

Executive stakeholder influence

Team leadership

Job description

Westpac Group in Sydney invites applications for a Head of Business Controls and Monitoring, Home Lending. You will lead the First Line Risk agenda, shaping controls, monitoring and remediation across the end-to-end Home Lending Delivery Unit.

Reporting to senior leadership, you’ll embed risk management in operations, balance customer outcomes with regulatory obligations, and guide a ~30-person team through mortgage origination, assessment, fulfilment and servicing in a complex banking