About this role
Create your best future and join Westpac as a Senior Manager, Government Notices Unit Governance
- Permanent Full-time opportunity
- Sydney or Adelaide based
- Hybrid working model
The Senior Manager, GNU Governance will be responsible for the governance over Government Notices Unit’s (GNU) processing and responding to notice requests, and ensuring compliance, in line with financial crime regulations, privacy laws, and organisational policies.
The role requires collaboration with legal, risk, compliance, and senior leadership to ensure that responses are timely, accurate, and aligned with applicable regulations and policies. The Senior Manager, GNU Governance will also drive continuous improvement efforts, provide strategic guidance on managing legal notices, and oversee the training and development of the team. The role will support the Executive Manager, Government Notices Unit with integrating the strategic direction of the team and FCS into the operational functions of GNU.
You’ll develop and maintain a robust governance framework, ensuring alignment with AML, KYC, and privacy regulations, and supporting daily operations. This role also involves close collaboration with Compliance, Legal, and Risk teams, integration with broader financial crime functions, and oversight of documentation and audit trails to meet regulatory expectations.
What do I need?
- Extensive experience in responding to government or regulatory inquiries and managing relationships with law enforcement or regulatory authorities.
- Demonstrated experience in building, maintaining and reviewing governance frameworks and functions.
- Demonstrated experience in financial crime compliance, regulatory operations, or related fields, with significant experience in a managerial role overseeing the handling of legal notices.
- Strong understanding of relevant financial crime regulations, privacy laws, and legal compliance frameworks (e.g., AML, KYC, GDPR, CCPA).
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- A background in law would be highly desirable
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
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About Westpac Group
From rescue helicopters to signing the Equator Principles, from paying super during parental leave to adding 'Touch ID' biometric technology to our banking apps and being first on the scene with a helping hand in times of crisis... we have a proud history of stepping up to be first for our customers, communities and people. As Australia’s first bank and Australia’s first company we put service at the heart of everything we do and our people are our priority.
We've grown up as a company and expanded both in Australia and throughout Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Now we are made up of your favourite financial institution names including Westpac, BankSA, St.George Bank, BT Financial Group, RAMs and Bank of Melbourne, a change of job doesn’t mean a change of employer at Westpac Group.
We've made a commitment to put our customers first in everything we do. This means creating fundamentally superior customer experiences for each customer, every time. We promise that when you meet with someone from Westpac Group, you'll be touched by their genuine dedication to helping our customers prosper and grow.
Westpac Group acknowledges the traditional owners as the custodians of this land, recognising their connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Australia's First Peoples, and to their Elders, past and present.
What you'll do
- The Senior Manager, GNU Governance will oversee the governance of the Government Notices Unit's processing and ensure compliance with financial crime regulations and privacy laws. This role involves collaboration with various teams to ensure timely and accurate responses to notice requests.
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