Senior Lawyer - Treasury Legal

Permanent full-time opportunity | Sydney Based
Mid-level or Senior Lawyer | Treasury Legal 

We have a unique opportunity for a Mid-level or Senior Lawyer to join our Group Treasury Legal team, supporting complex and high-profile legal work across Westpac's Treasury function.

What's the role?

Working closely with Treasury stakeholders, you'll play a key role in supporting funding activities and strategic transactions across Australia, the US, the UK and other jurisdictions. This is an opportunity to work on sophisticated matters while partnering directly with the business and contributing to strategic decision-making from the outset.

The collaborative and highly regarded legal team advises on a broad range of matters spanning debt capital markets, securitisation, corporate and equity capital markets, M&A and broader Westpac activities. You'll have the opportunity to expand your expertise across these areas while building strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.

Key responsibilities:

• Support Westpac’s domestic and international funding activities, including debt capital markets, securitisation, and corporate and equity capital markets.
• Partner with Treasury stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams on strategic projects and transactions.
• Identify and manage legal risk while supporting business outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and external advisers, counterparties and regulators.
• Continue to develop and broaden your expertise across Treasury Legal's diverse practice areas.

What do I need?

Ideally, you'll have experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Debt capital markets
• Securitisation
• Corporate or equity capital markets
• Banking and finance, particularly where connected to Treasury funding or capital markets activities.

Just as importantly, you'll be someone who:

• Brings strong technical capability, sound judgement and a commercial approach to legal problem-solving.
• Enjoys building trusted relationships and partnering closely with stakeholders.
• Has a willingness to learn and a genuine interest in broadening your expertise within a dynamic in-house environment.
• Thrives in a collaborative team environment where knowledge sharing and support are valued.
• Can navigate complexity, balance competing priorities and deliver practical, commercial outcomes.
• Is looking to combine high-quality legal work with long-term career development opportunities within a large and supportive organisation.

Supported by an experienced leader and a team that genuinely invests in each other's success, you'll have the opportunity to broaden your expertise across multiple practice areas, build meaningful relationships with key stakeholders and develop a long-term career within one of Australia's leading financial institutions.

What do I need?

Strong grounding in lending and credit, you are someone who thrives on building meaningful client relationships and delivering outstanding customer outcomes. With a proactive mindset and commercial awareness, you bring both the drive to grow a portfolio and the discipline to manage risk effectively.

• Proven experience in business banking, with solid lending knowledge and deal structuring capability
• Strong understanding of credit risk, compliance, and regulatory frameworks
• Passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences and tailored financial solutions
• Ability to build, manage and deepen long-term client relationships
• Proactive approach to identifying and converting new business opportunities

Why join us?

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave. 
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank. 
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

Create your future today.

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We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website.