Product Governance Manager

Westpac New Zealand Ltd; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks standard holiday

Wellbeing leave

WFH option

Private banking benefits

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Ltd. is seeking an experienced Product Governance Manager to shape and strengthen product governance across the organisation. The role partners with senior leaders to provide governance oversight, advice, and challenge to support compliant decision-making and improved customer outcomes.

You will drive governance excellence, manage forums and papers, and lead continuous improvement across the business to ensure strong governance practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, risk, compliance, audit, legal or product-related roles.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, controls and oversight.
• Excellent written communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance oversight, review and challenge on product changes and reviews.
• Manage governance forums, approval processes and key registers.
• Prepare high-quality committee papers, reporting and governance packs.
• Partner with stakeholders to provide practical governance advice and guidance.
• Facilitate governance meetings and ensure actions are delivered.
• Monitor governance performance and report insights to senior leaders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen governance and customer outcomes.

Skills

Governance

Stakeholder influence

Reporting

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Experience in governance, risk, compliance, audit, legal or product roles

Job description

Competitive salary + range of leading employee benefits

Hybrid role + centrally located offices in Britomart + WFH available 5 days wellbeing leave on top of annual leave

At Westpac, we're committed to delivering fair customer outcomes and maintaining strong governance practices across our products and services. We're looking for an experienced governance professional to join our Product, Sustainability and Marketing team and play a key role in supporting effective product governance across the organisation.

Mō te tūranga | About the Role

As Product Governance Manager, you'll help shape and strengthen product governance across Westpac. Partnering with senior leaders and product teams, you'll provide trusted advice, constructive challenge, and governance oversight to support strong decision-making, regulatory compliance, and better customer outcomes. This is a high-impact role where you'll influence key stakeholders, drive governance excellence, and help continuously improve governance practices across the business.

What you’ll do:

• Provide governance oversight, review and challenge on product changes and reviews.
• Manage governance forums, approval processes and key registers.
• Prepare high-quality committee papers, reporting and governance packs.
• Partner with stakeholders to provide practical governance advice and guidance.
• Facilitate governance meetings and ensure actions are delivered.
• Monitor governance performance and report insights to senior leaders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen governance and customer outcomes.

Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?

You're a governance professional who thrives in a complex, regulated environment and is confident influencing senior stakeholders. Whether your background is in governance, risk, compliance, audit, legal, product management or financial services, you'll bring a passion for doing the right thing and driving strong customer outcomes.

You'll have:

• Experience in governance, risk, compliance, audit, legal or product-related roles.
• A strong understanding of governance frameworks, controls and oversight.
• The confidence to provide constructive challenge and influence senior leaders.
• Excellent written communication and reporting skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage competing priorities while delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Experience in banking or financial services would be an advantage.

Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac

Immerse 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!

Tono mai ināianei!

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 neurodiverse, 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

Applications close: 28 September 2026

Our culture is rich with stories of how our people like to help, our customers, our community and each other. This is reflected through flexible working arrangements to ensure that our people have a balance in their life with those things that are important to them.

Through ensuring that we provide opportunities to everyone regardless of what society throws at them, we are a safe place to work where you are treated equally and appreciated.