Manager Scheme Compliance

Westpac; New Zealand; Sur place; NZD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

4 weeks holiday

Wellbeing leave

Additional paid leave

Banking benefits

Superannuation

Career growth

Parental leave top up

School holiday subsidy

Volunteer days

Résumé du poste

Westpac New Zealand is seeking a Manager Scheme Compliance to lead the day-to-day oversight of card scheme obligations across acquiring and related activities. You will ensure compliance with Visa, Mastercard and other schemes and translate requirements into actionable ownership across business, technology and vendors.

You’ll manage governance, audits and remediation, maintain the obligations register, monitor scheme changes and report on risks.

Qualifications

• Experience in payments, card schemes, acquiring, issuing, risk or compliance.
• Understanding of Visa, Mastercard and card scheme operating rules, mandates and compliance obligations.
• Ability to interpret complex requirements into clear business, technology, operational and vendor outcomes.
• Experience managing governance, risk, audits, attestations, waivers and remediation activities within a complex environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across business, technology, operations, risk, vendors and partners.
• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent industry experience.

Responsabilités

• Lead day-to-day management of card scheme compliance obligations across Westpac NZ.
• Maintain register of scheme obligations, waivers, exemptions and remediation commitments.
• Translate scheme requirements into clear business, technology, operations and vendor accountabilities.
• Monitor upcoming scheme changes and assess impacts, risks and implementation requirements.
• Operate scheme compliance governance, reporting and assurance processes.
• Manage compliance reporting, risk escalation, breaches and remediation activities.
• Oversee delivery of scheme obligations across Westpac NZ and third‑party providers.
• Maintain scheme compliance policies, controls and supporting evidence.
• Act as operational liaison with Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay and other schemes.
• Identify, escalation and coordinate remediation of scheme compliance risks and breaches.
• Represent Westpac NZ in scheme forums and industry working groups.

Connaissances

Payments

Card schemes

Risk management

Compliance

Governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Formation

Tertiary qualification

Description du poste

Manager Scheme Compliance

Company : Westpac Job Type : Full Time New Zealand

Job Description - Manager Scheme Compliance

Mō te tūranga | About the Role

Responsible for the day-to-day management of Westpac’s card scheme compliance obligations, ensuring scheme rules, mandates, bulletins and compliance requirements are identified, assessed, governed and implemented across acquiring and related payment activities.

Maintain oversight of scheme compliance governance, waivers, assurance activities and vendor delivery to support compliance with card scheme obligations.

• Lead the assessment and management of card scheme rules, mandates, bulletins and obligations that apply to WNZL.
• Maintain WNZL's register of scheme obligations, compliance actions, waivers, exemptions and remediation commitments.
• Translate scheme requirements into clear business, technology, operational and vendor accountabilities.
• Monitor upcoming scheme changes and assess impacts, risks and implementation requirements.
• Operate scheme compliance governance, reporting and assurance processes.
• Manage compliance reporting, risk escalation, breaches and remediation activities.
• Oversee delivery of scheme obligations across WNZL and third‑party providers, validating compliance outcomes and managing dependencies.
• Manage scheme waivers, dispensations, attestations, audits, reviews and information requests.
• Maintain scheme compliance policies, standards, controls and supporting evidence.
• Act as WNZL's operational liaison with Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay and other card schemes.
• Identify, escalation and coordinate remediation of scheme compliance risks, control weaknesses and breaches.
• Represent WNZL in scheme forums and industry working groups as required.

Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?

• Experience in payments, card schemes, transaction banking, acquiring, issuing, risk or compliance
• Understanding of Visa, Mastercard and card scheme operating rules, mandates and compliance obligations.
• Proven ability to interpret complex requirements and translate them into clear business, technology, operational and vendor outcomes.
• Experience managing governance, risk, audits, attestations, waivers and remediation activities within a complex environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to drive outcomes across business, technology, operations, risk, vendors and external partners.
• Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent industry experience.

Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac

Immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, and receive some of the best banking, and lifestyle benefits in the market along with:

• 4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
• Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
• Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
• Career growth – we promote internal capability; we have programmes that recognise star performers
• Generous parental leave – and top up government paid parental leave
• School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
• 2 Volunteer days per year

Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.

What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!

The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodivergent, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.

Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater

Applications close:

11 November 2026