Regional Director – Waikato/New Plymouth

Westpac New Zealand Ltd; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks standard holiday

Wellbeing leave

Banking benefits and insuranceDiscount

Career growth programs

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Ltd in Hamilton is seeking a Regional Director for the Waikato and New Plymouth region, reporting to the Head of Corporate and Commercial. You will lead a high-performing team of Relationship Managers and Associates, steer credit risk, growth and customer outcomes, while upholding risk appetite.

This newly created role requires deep corporate banking expertise, senior stakeholder engagement, and the ability to deliver sustainable financial and people outcomes across the

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in Corporate, Institutional or Commercial Banking.
• Strong credit expertise at Responsible Officer level or with delegated authority.
• Ability to structure complex transactions and manage risk.

Responsibilities

• Maintain strong oversight of credit risk and portfolio quality.
• Provide senior credit leadership on complex corporate transactions.
• Lead and develop a high-performing regional team.
• Set performance expectations and provide coaching and career pathways.
• Develop and execute regional growth strategies.
• Represent Westpac in regional networks and maintain key customer relationships.
• Drive regional financial performance and risk-adjusted returns.
• Utilize market insights to identify opportunities and improve performance.
• Collaborate across banking teams to deliver integrated solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Credit leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

People management

Job description

Regional Director - Waikato/New Plymouth Hamilton location Full time, Permanent Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced banking leader to join Westpac as Regional Director, leading our Corporate and Commercial Banking business across the Waikato and New Plymouth region.Reporting to the Head of Corporate and Commercial, you will be accountable for the leadership, performance, strategy and sustainable growth of the regional business. You will lead a high-performing team of Relationship Managers and Relationship Associates, building a culture that enables our people to perform at their best and deliver outstanding outcomes for customers.As a senior leader within IBB, you will drive the execution of our Corporate and Commercial strategy across the region, strengthening our market presence, deepening customer relationships and delivering strong financial, people and risk outcomes. You will bring strong credit leadership and commercial judgement, supporting the team to structure complex transactions, resolve material credit issues and deliver sustainable customer outcomes within risk appetite.You will also act as the face of Westpac Corporate and Commercial Banking in the region, building trusted relationships with customers, business partners and the wider business community.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Maintaining strong oversight of credit risk and portfolio quality, including lending volume, concentration, risk profile, pricing, returns, regulatory obligations and responsible banking outcomes.
• Providing senior credit leadership on complex corporate and commercial transactions, guiding bankers through the credit and structuring issues that must be resolved to progress sound proposals and achieve appropriate risk‑adjusted returns.
• Leading, inspiring and developing a high‑performing regional team, creating a strong culture of accountability, collaboration and customer focus.
• Setting clear performance expectations and supporting capability and development through regular coaching, talent planning and meaningful career pathways for your team.
• Developing and executing regional growth strategies aligned to Corporate and Commercial Banking priorities and strategy.
• Maintaining a strong presence with key customers and representing Westpac across local business networks, industry groups and referral partners in your region.
• Taking accountability for regional financial performance, including revenue, profitability, balance sheet growth, return targets and portfolio quality.
• Using customer insights, market intelligence and data to identify opportunities, improve performance and grow market share.
• Driving continuous improvement, simplification and transformation initiatives that enhance customer experience and banker productivity.
• Collaborating across Corporate and Commercial Banking, wider IBB and Westpac to deliver integrated solutions and enterprise‑wide outcomes.

What will you bring?

You will bring extensive leadership experience within Corporate, Institutional or Commercial Banking, with a proven record of leading high‑performing teams and delivering strong financial, customer and people outcomes. You will have deep credit expertise, ideally at Responsible Officer level or with equivalent delegated authority, and the commercial judgement to navigate complex credit and structuring issues while balancing lending growth, risk profile and risk‑adjusted return. With a strong knowledge of corporate and commercial banking, you will confidently coach experienced bankers, develop talent, lead change and influence senior stakeholders through a courageous, accountable and data‑led leadership style. This is a rare opportunity to shape a newly created regional leadership role, build a high‑performing team and play a key part in strengthening Westpac’s Corporate and Commercial Banking presence in Hamilton and the wider region.

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 and insurance discounts 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. We’re a place where you can bring your whole self, your ideas and your ambition, and have the support and opportunities to keep growing. Here, you can do meaningful work, make a difference for our customers and be part of something bigger. Because when we each bring our best and bring it together, there’s no limit to what we can achieve. 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 build a team rich in different perspectives, experiences and abilities. 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, tē katia tātou

Together, we’re unstoppable Applications close: 23 November 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.