Lead, Open Finance & Payments Standards

Westpac New Zealand Limited; Wellington; Híbrido; NZD 170 000 - 210 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

4 weeks holiday + 5 wellbeing days

Banking benefits, insurance discounts,

Career growth programs

Generous parental leave with top-up

School holiday subsidy

2 volunteer days per year

Resumo da oferta

Westpac New Zealand Limited is seeking an Open Finance and Industry Standards Lead in Wellington to drive industry participation, payment-rail governance and standards alignment with the bank’s strategy. You will lead cross‑functional work across Open Finance, Digital Identity, Domestic Payments, and High Value/International Payments, coordinating regulatory change and ecosystem partnerships.

You will oversee governance frameworks, engage regulators and industry bodies, and lead a team of

Qualificações

• Experience in payments, transaction banking, Open Finance, Digital Identity, financial services or a related regulated industry.
• Deep understanding of payment systems, industry standards, participation frameworks, regulatory obligations and payment ecosystem governance.
• Demonstrated experience representing an organisation with regulators, industry bodies, standards organisations, payment networks and ecosystem participants.
• Experience developing enterprise strategies, influencing industry outcomes and shaping organisational positions on regulatory reform, standards development and ecosystem change.
• Strong leadership capability, including leading teams of specialist subject matter experts and delivering outcomes through others.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment across executive leaders, business units and external stakeholders.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical capability, with the ability to assess industry developments and translate them into enterprise recommendations and priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive papers, Board materials, consultation responses, submissions and strategic recommendations

Responsabilidades

• Lead industry participation and governance across Open Finance, Digital Identity, Domestic Payments and High Value/International Payments.
• Oversee payment rail strategies, standards, obligations and industry engagement with regulators and ecosystem participants.
• Provide executive oversight of industry position and change management to align with enterprise strategy.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing payments team delivering governance, representation and delivery outcomes.

Conhecimentos

Payments experience

Open Finance

Digital Identity

Regulatory governance

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Leadership

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Westpac New Zealand Limited is seeking an Open Finance and Industry Standards Lead in Wellington to drive industry participation, payment-rail governance and standards alignment with the bank’s strategy. You will lead cross‑functional work across Open Finance, Digital Identity, Domestic Payments, and High Value/International Payments, coordinating regulatory change and ecosystem partnerships.

You will oversee governance frameworks, engage regulators and industry bodies, and lead a team of