Open Finance Strategy & Ecosystem Lead

Westpac New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday leave (4 weeks)

Wellbeing leave (5 days)

Parental leave top up

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand seeks a senior Open Finance leader to own the Open Finance rails, standards and ecosystem frameworks, ensuring they remain effective, compliant and fit for purpose. You will shape Westpac's position in data sharing, industry standards and regulatory engagement, interfacing with regulators, industry bodies and fintechs.

You will coordinate responses to regulatory consultations and lead governance, risk and oversight activities across the Open Finance domain, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Experience in Open Finance, payments, banking, financial services or a related industry.
• Strong understanding of Open Finance frameworks, API ecosystems and associated regulated obligations.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance, risk and oversight activities associated with Open Finance and industry participation obligations.
• Represent Westpac in industry forums, working groups and stakeholder engagements with regulators, industry bodies, standards organisations, fintechs and ecosystem participants.
• Own Westpac New Zealand's Open Finance rails, standards, obligations and ecosystem frameworks, ensuring they remain effective and compliant.
• Develop and maintain Westpac's strategic position on Open Finance, data sharing, industry standards and ecosystem developments.
• Coordinate enterprise-wide responses to regulatory consultations, discussion papers, policy proposals and industry submissions.

Skills

Open Finance

API ecosystems

Regulatory engagement

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Job description

Westpac New Zealand seeks a senior Open Finance leader to own the Open Finance rails, standards and ecosystem frameworks, ensuring they remain effective, compliant and fit for purpose. You will shape Westpac's position in data sharing, industry standards and regulatory engagement, interfacing with regulators, industry bodies and fintechs.

You will coordinate responses to regulatory consultations and lead governance, risk and oversight activities across the Open Finance domain, collaborating with