Open Finance & Payments Standards Lead

Westpac; New Zealand; Híbrido; NZD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Holiday leave

Wellbeing leave

Leave top-up

Banking benefits

Career growth

Parental leave

School holiday subsidy

Volunteer days

Descripción de la vacante

Westpac New Zealand seeks an Open Finance and Industry Standards Lead to steer industry participation, standards development and governance across Open Finance, payments and digital identity. You will shape enterprise positions, engage regulators and industry bodies, and oversee the delivery of industry change to reduce risk and improve customer outcomes.

You will lead a team of payment specialists, drive alignment with the bank's payments strategy, and coordinate cross-functional delivery with

Formación

• Experience in payments, Open Finance, Digital Identity, or regulated financial services.
• Deep understanding of payment systems, industry standards, and governance.
• Proven experience representing organisations with regulators, industry bodies, and networks.
• Experience shaping enterprise strategies and regulatory reform positions.
• Strong leadership delivering outcomes through teams and cross‑functional partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive papers and strategy material.

Responsabilidades

• Lead industry participation across Open Finance, Digital Identity, Domestic and cross-border payments.
• Develop and coordinate payment rail strategies and industry positions aligned to enterprise goals.
• Provide governance across payment rail domains and ensure regulatory obligations are met.
• Lead enterprise strategy and industry positions across Open Finance and payments domains.
• Establish governance frameworks for rails, standards, and participation obligations.
• Engage regulators, industry bodies and ecosystem participants to influence outcomes.
• Coordinate industry, regulatory and standards change with clear business impact.
• Provide executive oversight of payment rail strategies, governance and ecosystem evolution.
• Lead and develop a high-performing payments industry team.
• Perform related duties as assigned by senior leadership.

Conocimientos

Strategic leadership

Payments strategy

Stakeholder management

Regulatory liaison

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Descripción del empleo

Westpac New Zealand seeks an Open Finance and Industry Standards Lead to steer industry participation, standards development and governance across Open Finance, payments and digital identity. You will shape enterprise positions, engage regulators and industry bodies, and oversee the delivery of industry change to reduce risk and improve customer outcomes.

You will lead a team of payment specialists, drive alignment with the bank's payments strategy, and coordinate cross-functional delivery with