Senior Manager| Regulatory Affairs

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Permanent Full-time
Sydney or Melbourne
Fantastic opportunity to join the Group Regulatory Affairs team
How will I help?

As a Senior Manager in the Group Regulatory Affairs team, you will help drive effective engagements with our key regulators (primarily focussing on the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)) and assist in delivering Westpac’s regulatory strategy. You will be responsible for interpreting and articulating the regulatory landscape to senior internal stakeholders, as well as maintaining a strong relationship with our regulators.

Other major accountabilities include:

Leveraging relationships and industry expertise to assist with effective regulatory decision-making, risk management, and providing strategic advice on regulatory matters
Analysing the regulatory landscape and providing strategic insights into materials for stakeholders, outlining current and emerging regulatory risks and trends
Providing advice and guidance to stakeholders on regulatory engagements, including input into briefing sessions before key interactions
Attending meetings with regulators and facilitating effective interactions, including through input to, and the review of, meeting materials
Assisting with responses to regulatory requests and working closely with business areas to ensure Westpac understands and delivers against regulatory expectations
Developing an understanding of relevant regulatory policies and guidance and maintaining operational excellence when following internal processes
What’s in it for me?

You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.


What do I need?

To be successful in this role you must have prior regulatory/prudential affairs experience within a financial services organisation, or within a key regulator, i.e. APRA, ASIC, AFCA etc. You must also have exceptional communication skills and the ability to easily interpret and clearly explain new and current regulations.

Other important attributes include:

Having good knowledge of regulators and their expectations, the regulatory landscape, and experience in directly engaging with regulators
Ability to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels (including senior and executive stakeholders), and a good understanding of the practical business implications of regulatory activities and expectations
Ability to exercise judgement and offer constructive challenge in managing regulatory engagements
Demonstrates a high degree of flexibility and easily adjust to changing priorities and tasks
Excellent oral and written communication skills, planning and organisational skills, and the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines and with autonomy
What’s it like to work there?

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

We’ll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.

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How do I apply?

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At Westpac, we’re all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone—our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you’re interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.

We invite candidates of all ages, genders, ****** orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au .


Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au