National Manager, Business Home Lending Property

Westpac Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac Bank is seeking a National Manager, Property, Business Home Lending, to guide the Property vertical across Australia from a Commercial Mortgage perspective. You will shape policy, improve lending quality, and partner with Commercial Property, Credit, Risk and Operations leaders to deliver customer-centric outcomes.

This strategic role stays closely connected to day-to-day work, handling complex transactions, building capability, and ensuring alignment with Westpac’s credit and risk

Qualifications

• Strong commercial or corporate banking experience with property lending expertise.
• Strong critical thinking and judgement for complex transactions and customer-focused solutions.
• Ability to lead and build capability across teams, supporting customer and lending outcomes.
• Sound understanding of credit risk, policy and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Property vertical nationally from a Business Mortgages perspective.
• Shape policy and processes to strengthen lending quality.
• Partner with senior leaders across Commercial Property, Credit, Risk and Operations.
• Translate insights from customers and bankers into practical improvements for the business.

Skills

Commercial banking

Property lending

Mortgage credit

Stakeholder management

Job description

National Manager, Business Home Lending Property

Create your best future and join Westpac as a National Manager Property, Business Home Lending.

What’s the role?

Here’s your opportunity to help shape the future of Property within Business Home Lending.

As National Manager Property, Business Home Lending, you’ll lead the Property vertical nationally from a Business Mortgages perspective, shaping a strong and sustainable proposition that delivers great outcomes for customers across Australia.

You’ll provide leadership and specialist expertise across complex property lending, partnering with senior leaders and teams across Commercial Property, Credit, Risk and Operations. You’ll help evolve policy and processes, strengthen lending quality and turn insights from customer and banker experiences into practical improvements across the business.

This is a strategic role that also keeps you close to the work. You’ll bring your expertise to complex transactions, help build capability and ensure our approach to Property supports customers while operating within Westpac’s credit and risk appetite.

This is a full time opportunity based in Sydney / Warrane, Gadigal Country or Melbourne / Naarm, Wurundjeri Country.

What do I need?

• Strong commercial or corporate banking experience, with deep knowledge of property lending, mortgage credit and commercial property requirements.
• Strong critical thinking and judgement, with the ability to navigate complex transactions and turn challenges into practical, customer focused solutions.
• The ability to lead and build capability across teams, creating clarity and supporting strong customer and lending outcomes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to partner effectively across Commercial Property, Credit, Risk, Operations and senior leadership.
• Sound understanding of credit risk, policy and regulatory requirements, with the ability to translate customer and banker insights into meaningful policy and process improvements.

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.