Senior Property Finance Relationship Leader

Westpac New Zealand; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday + 5 wellbeing days

Additional leave options up to 4 weeks

Banking benefits and insurance

Career growth programs

Parental leave top-up

School holiday subsidies

Volunteer days

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand in Tauranga seeks a Senior Relationship Manager to lead a sophisticated Property Finance portfolio, delivering tailored lending solutions and building trusted adviser relationships with investors, developers, and property businesses.

You will manage risk, structure complex transactions across development, construction and investment lending, and drive growth in the Tauranga market within a high-visibility role.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing complex Property Finance or Commercial Banking portfolios.
• Strong understanding of commercial property markets, development cycles, and finance structures.
• Experience structuring and executing property finance transactions including development, construction and investment lending.
• Demonstrated credit capability with development projects, feasibility studies and valuations.
• Proven ability to originate new business and build long-term relationships with sophisticated customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a portfolio of Property Finance customers through proactive relationship management.
• Develop deep understanding of customers' businesses and capital structures.
• Structure and deliver property finance solutions across investment, development and construction lending.
• Identify profitable new-to-bank opportunities and increase Westpac's market presence.
• Build referral networks with brokers, accountants, solicitors, valuers, developers and investors.
• Act as trusted adviser through the lifecycle of investment and development projects.
• Prepare lending submissions with strong credit and portfolio management.
• Assess opportunities with feasibility, cashflows, valuations and lease structures.
• Represent Westpac across the property sector and provide market insights.
• Collaborate with Analysts, Credit, Risk and Product teams to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Relationship management

Credit risk

Commercial banking

Property finance

Developed lending

Job description

Westpac New Zealand in Tauranga seeks a Senior Relationship Manager to lead a sophisticated Property Finance portfolio, delivering tailored lending solutions and building trusted adviser relationships with investors, developers, and property businesses.

You will manage risk, structure complex transactions across development, construction and investment lending, and drive growth in the Tauranga market within a high-visibility role.