- Company: Westpac
- Location: New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)
- Salary: Pay not listed
Westpac at a glance
westpac.com.au- Founded 1982
- Employees 37032
SEC filings mentioning "Westpac": 2,353 — search EDGAR
Westpac Banking Corporation is an Australian multinational banking and financial services group headquartered at Westpac Place in Sydney, with operations that include New Zealand (nationwide).
Public ticker WBK; founded 1982; about 37,032 employees. Overview: Wikipedia; site domain westpac.com.au.
6,493 Wikipedia views in July 2026 — a rough gauge of public visibility.
Risk and Compliance Manager | Westpac | Auckland, New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Risk and Compliance professional to join our Transformation and Customer Operations team at Westpac. As a key member of the Enterprise Fulfilment Operations across Mortgage Operations, Lending Services, and Transaction Banking Services, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our operations and ensuring regulatory compliance.
What You'll Do
- Partner closely with business units to ensure adherence to risk management policies and procedures.
- Conduct risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies for potential compliance issues.
- Stay updated on relevant regulatory changes and implement necessary adjustments within the organization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement in risk management practices.
Qualifications
- A minimum of 5 years' experience in Risk and Compliance, preferably in a financial services environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic organization.
- Strong analytical skills with the capability to identify potential risks and develop solutions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration across teams.
About Westpac
Westpac is one of New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)'s leading financial institutions, offering a wide range of banking products and services. Our commitment to excellence in risk management and compliance ensures that we maintain the highest standards in our operations. Join us as we continue to grow and innovate within the financial sector.
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What people say about Westpac
Available discussion is sparse and not role-specific: Hacker News threads touch banks versus tech firms and retail savings products rather than Westpac culture or this NZ risk role. Recent coverage includes Westpac IQ’s Australia and NZ weekly brief, a Yahoo Finance valuation note after share-price strength, and Reuters on first-half profit missing estimates amid flagged geopolitical risk.
- It's Getting Harder to Tell Banks from Tech Companies
- Walmart's effort to get customers to build up their savings accounts
- Late But Essential Review
- PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program
Recent news
- Affluent Families Are Paying Tens of Thousands for Financial Advice, and Still Carrying the Risk Alone, WestPac Wealth Partners Warns - PR Newswire
- Australia and NZ Weekly 6 July 2026 - Westpac IQ
- Westpac Banking Group (ASX:WBC) Valuation Reassessed After Recent Share Price Strength - Yahoo Finance
- Australian lender Westpac flags Iran war risks as first-half profit misses estimates - Reuters
- ANZ and Westpac lead broker usage across commercial lending - Broker Daily
Aggregated from public discussions and news; opinions are the authors’ own.
Working in New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)
Role location is New Zealand (nationwide) / Aotearoa—an island nation of North and South Islands plus many smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific, east of Australia across the Tasman Sea. Expect bank work tied to NZ’s regulated financial system rather than a single named city in the listing.
🇳🇿 Relocation safety for New Zealand (nationwide): Very Safe — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0
National unemployment rate in New Zealand (nationwide): 5.1% — via World Bank
GDP per capita in New Zealand (nationwide): $49,591 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in New Zealand (nationwide): 2.8% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in New Zealand (nationwide): 0.5% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in New Zealand (nationwide): 1,723 — via OECD
Build the skills for this role
Build depth in banking risk and compliance practice: regulatory mapping, control testing, issue management, and stakeholder communication. No certification family or costed resources were supplied for this listing.
Expect scenarios on how you identify, escalate, and remediate compliance or operational risk in a bank; how you balance commercial goals with regulatory obligations; and how you write clear risk papers for committees. Prepare concrete examples of policy design, assurance, and cross-team influence. Tie answers to Westpac’s scale as a major Australian–NZ banking group without inventing product or culture claims.
Strong fit if you already lead risk or compliance work in banking or similarly regulated finance and can operate in New Zealand (nationwide)’s environment within a large multinational bank. Thinner fit if you need remote work, published salary bands, or employee-review data—none of those appear in the listing data.
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Listing facts
- Role Risk and Compliance Manager
- Employer Westpac
- Location New Zealand (nationwide) (nationwide)
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) Pay not listed
- Posted August 2, 2026
- Apply by September 1, 2026
- Country New Zealand (nationwide)
- Overview Full job description on this page (239 words)
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- Hacker News — It's Getting Harder to Tell Banks from Tech Companies
- Hacker News — Walmart's effort to get customers to build up their savings accounts
- Hacker News — Late But Essential Review
- Hacker News — PSF has withdrawn $1.5M proposal to US Government grant program
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