Product Governance Manager

Westpac New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday

5 wellbeing days

Hybrid work model

WFH available

Banking benefits

Superannuation

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand is seeking a Product Governance Manager to shape and strengthen governance across the organisation. You will partner with senior leaders and product teams to advise, challenge and oversee governance to support strong decision-making and better customer outcomes.

This high-impact role involves influencing stakeholders, driving governance excellence, and continuously improving practices across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, risk, compliance, audit, legal or product-related roles.
• 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.

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

Regulatory understanding

Influencing senior stakeholders

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Prioritisation

Tools

Risk/Compliance frameworks

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

• 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

Benefits

• 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!

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 Greater

Applications Close

28 September 2026