Senior Manager TM Product Management

Westpac Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac is seeking a Senior Manager, Transaction Monitoring Product Management to shape and strengthen our monitoring capabilities, helping us stay ahead of financial crime risks and regulatory expectations.

You’ll partner with agile squads responsible for developing and maintaining automated Transaction Monitoring detection capabilities, and collaborate with Compliance, Operations and risk teams to drive strategy, optimisation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong Financial Crime expertise with knowledge of Transaction Monitoring risks and detections.
• Solid understanding of AML/CTF obligations and regulatory environment.
• Experience developing and improving Transaction Monitoring frameworks and governance.
• Broad understanding of banking products, processes and Financial Crime risk.
• Strong stakeholder management with cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Financial Crime

AML/CTF

Transaction Monitoring

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Senior Manager, Transaction Monitoring Product Management.

What’s the role?

You’ll play a key role in shaping and strengthening Westpac’s Transaction Monitoring capabilities, helping us stay ahead of evolving financial crime risks and regulatory expectations.

You’ll work closely with agile delivery squads responsible for developing and maintaining automated Transaction Monitoring detection capabilities. Partnering with Financial Crime Compliance, Operations and risk teams, you’ll help drive Transaction Monitoring strategy, optimisation and continuous improvement.

You’ll also bring your subject matter expertise to the Transaction Monitoring risk framework, ensuring our detection capabilities, controls and governance remain effective, sustainable and ready to respond to emerging risks.

This full-time, 24-month fixed term role is preferably based in Sydney, with Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra also considered. Flexible working arrangements are available.

What do I need?

• Strong Financial Crime expertise with deep knowledge of Transaction Monitoring risks, controls and detection capabilities.
• Sound knowledge of AML and CTF obligations, emerging financial crime risks, industry trends and the regulatory environment.
• Experience developing, assessing and improving Transaction Monitoring frameworks, detection scenarios, controls and governance.
• A broad understanding of banking products, processes and systems, and how they connect to Financial Crime risk.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide clear, practical advice on complex Transaction Monitoring matters and work effectively across multiple teams.

Why join us?

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.