Project Director

Westpac Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Mortgage rate offers for employees

Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave

Learning and development opportunities

Volunteer initiatives

Job summary

Westpac Bank is seeking a skilled delivery professional to support a major transformation program, coordinating planning, prioritisation and dependencies across Delivery Units and Release Trains to turn plans into outcomes.

You will collaborate with product, technology, data, risk and assurance, surface risks, and help teams trade off decisions with clear reporting and tools like Jira, Confluence, and Planview.

Qualifications

• Strong project management capability with knowledge of product ownership and Agile and Scrum practices.
• Strong prioritisation skills to make value-focused decisions and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and influencing skills across business, technology and risk teams.
• Strategic thinking to navigate complexity and bring people together around clear outcomes.
• Experience with delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence and Planview, with financial services or regulatory change knowledge desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning, prioritisation and dependencies across Delivery Units and Release Trains.
• Collaborate across product, technology, data, risk, controls and assurance to enable informed decisions.
• Surface risks and blockers early and help teams trade off decisions with clear reporting and digital tools.
• Support the delivery of complex programs and ensure outcomes align with business goals.

Skills

Strong project management capability

Prioritisation skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic and critical thinking

Decision making under complexity

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Planview

Job description

What's the role?

Want to make an impact across one of Westpac's important transformation programs? This role puts you at the centre of complex delivery, connecting teams, priorities and decisions to help turn plans into meaningful outcomes.

You'll coordinate planning, prioritisation and dependencies across Delivery Units and Release Trains, working with teams across Financial Crime Transformation and the broader Group. You'll bring clarity to complex delivery, surface risks and blockers early and help teams make informed trade offs.

You'll collaborate across product, technology, data, risk, controls and assurance, while using evidence, transparent reporting and digital tools to help teams make better decisions and deliver with confidence.

What do I need?

• Strong project management capability with knowledge of product ownership and Agile and Scrum practices
• Strong prioritisation skills, with the ability to make value focused decisions and manage competing priorities
• Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation and influencing skills across business, technology and risk teams
• Strategic and critical thinking, with the ability to navigate complexity and bring people together around clear outcomes
• Experience with delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence and Planview, with financial services, risk, compliance, controls or regulatory change knowledge desirable

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.