Strategic Lead Domestic Payments & Industry Standards

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

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday

Wellbeing leave

Purchased leave

Banking benefits

Career growth

Parental leave top up

School holiday subsidy

Volunteer days

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Ltd is seeking a senior leader to own and drive the domestic payments rails, standards and ecosystem partnerships. You will champion regulatory alignment, industry collaboration and enterprise resilience while shaping the future of payments in New Zealand.

Collaborating with Product, Digital, Risk and Operations, you will translate industry changes into strategic actions, oversee governance and drive continuous improvement of payment capabilities to support growth and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in domestic payments, clearing and settlement processes.
• Proven ability to engage regulators and industry bodies on policy matters.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across teams.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate industry changes into business actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead Westpac New Zealand's domestic payments domain and ecosystem engagement.
• Own the strategic position, payment rails, standards and operating frameworks for domestic payments.
• Represent Westpac in industry forums, regulators, and standards bodies.
• Drive compliance, resilience and operational effectiveness across the payments stack.
• Collaborate with Product, Digital, Technology, Risk and Operations to enable new business opportunities.

Skills

Domestic payments

Transaction banking

Clearing systems

Regulatory requirements

Industry engagement

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Job description

Westpac New Zealand Ltd is seeking a senior leader to own and drive the domestic payments rails, standards and ecosystem partnerships. You will champion regulatory alignment, industry collaboration and enterprise resilience while shaping the future of payments in New Zealand.

Collaborating with Product, Digital, Risk and Operations, you will translate industry changes into strategic actions, oversee governance and drive continuous improvement of payment capabilities to support growth and