Scheme and PCI Compliance Lead

Westpac New Zealand Limited; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday

Wellbeing leave

Banking benefits

Career growth programs

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Limited is seeking a Scheme and PCI Compliance Lead to oversee end-to-end compliance with card schemes and PCI obligations across issuing, acquiring and related payment activities. You will establish a governance framework, manage scheme updates, and drive strategic actions with senior stakeholders.

You will lead a team, oversee third-party and vendor compliance, and partner with Risk and Audit to provide assurance that obligations are understood and met.

Qualifications

• Significant payments industry experience.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with proven ability to influence at multiple levels internally and externally.
• Proven leadership and culture-building skills.
• Banker experience with cards or transactional products.
• Payment industry and governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end scheme and PCI compliance for Westpac New Zealand Limited across issuing, acquiring and related payment activities.
• Establish and operate a governance framework for scheme compliance, with reporting, escalation and assurance.
• Drive the scheme compliance roadmap, translating updates into actionable business, technology and vendor steps.
• Provide senior management, Risk and Audit with visibility that obligations are understood and met.
• Oversee relationships with card schemes and third-party vendors; lead a high-performing team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Payments industry knowledge

Governance

Influence

Job description

Scheme and PCI Compliance Lead# Careers## Scheme and PCI Compliance LeadApply: Westpac on Takutai Square: Hapori Pōneke: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 12, 2026 (19 days left to apply): JR108176**Mō te tūranga | About the Role** This role will lead WNZL’s end-to-end compliance with card scheme and PCI obligations, ensuring clear accountability, strong governance, and effective oversight across issuing, acquiring and related payment activities.* Own WNZL’s enterprise card scheme and PCI compliance posture, ensuring Visa, Mastercard, PCI DSS and other relevant scheme obligations are identified, interpreted, assigned, tracked and met across acquiring, issuing, ATM, agency banking and related payment activities.* Establish and operate a clear governance framework for scheme compliance, including reporting, escalation, and assurance.* Lead the scheme and PCI compliance roadmap, ensuring new scheme bulletins, rule changes, PCI updates, as well as business and technical obligations are assessed, prioritised and translated into clear business, technology, vendor and operational actions.* Provide senior management, Risk, and Audit with confidence that scheme obligations are understood, tracked, and met.* Own relationships with card schemes from a compliance perspective. Oversee third‐party and vendor compliance where scheme or PCI obligations extend beyond the bank.* Lead a team of high performing professionals to deliver customer and banker outcomes, as well as reducing risk across Payments.* Perform related duties as assigned, within the scope of role and as required by senior leadership **Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?** * Significant payments industry experience* Strong stakeholder management skills with proven ability to influence at range of levels internally and externally* Proven leadership and culture building skills* Banker experience with cards or transactional products* Payment industry and governance experience **Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac**Immersing 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! | Apply Now!**Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter. 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 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, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater** **Applications close:**11 November 2026