Head of High-Value & International Payments

Westpac New Zealand Limited; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Wellbeing days

Additional leave options

Banking benefits

Career growth

Parental leave top up

School holiday subsidy

Volunteer days

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Limited is seeking a Senior Manager for High Value & International Payments to lead strategic initiatives, governance and ecosystem engagement for high-value domestic and cross-border payments. You will own payment rails, standards and operating frameworks while shaping regulatory and industry reforms.

The role requires deep experience in payments, regulatory interactions and cross-functional leadership across product, risk and technology to deliver resilient, compliant

Qualifications

• Experience in high value payments, transaction banking, international payments, correspondent banking, SWIFT or a related industry.
• Strong understanding of high value and cross border payment methods, clearing and settlement arrangements.
• Knowledge of payment-system rules, standards, participation obligations, operational risk, resilience and regulatory requirements
• Demonstrated experience engaging with regulators, industry bodies, standards organisations, working groups and external stakeholders
• Experience shaping organisational positions on industry change, regulatory reform, standards development, consultations or policy initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment across business, technology, risk, legal and compliance functions.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical capability, with the ability to assess industry developments and translate them into business impacts, recommendations and actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive papers, consultation responses, submissions and briefing materials.

Skills

High value payments

Transaction banking

International payments

SWIFT

Regulatory engagement

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Analytical capability

Executive communication

Job description

Westpac New Zealand Limited is seeking a Senior Manager for High Value & International Payments to lead strategic initiatives, governance and ecosystem engagement for high-value domestic and cross-border payments. You will own payment rails, standards and operating frameworks while shaping regulatory and industry reforms.

The role requires deep experience in payments, regulatory interactions and cross-functional leadership across product, risk and technology to deliver resilient, compliant