About this role
Create your best future and join Westpac as a Senior Manager, Risk Committee Governance
What’s the role?
You’ll play a key role in the smooth, end‑to‑end operation of Westpac’s most senior risk committees, to ensure they run seamlessly and meet the highest governance standards. You’ll coordinate agendas, forward planners and action logs, prepare and quality‑review papers, maintain key committee documents, and manage meeting logistics, including presenters’ flow and room administration. You’ll also support the broader Risk Committee Ecosystem by scheduling meetings, collating inputs across stakeholders, and keeping distribution lists and the intranet hub up to date.
This is a full‑time role based in Sydney, where you’ll partner closely with senior stakeholders, the CRO Office and Company Secretariat, applying sound judgement, meticulous attention to detail and calm under pressure, especially in peak periods leading up to meetings and regulatory submissions.
What do I need?
To thrive in this role, you’ll bring practical governance craft, stakeholder confidence and an eye for detail that lifts the standard of every committee interaction.
- Proven ability to operate or support senior committees, including drafting and maintaining terms of reference, agendas, forward calendars and action lists.
- Strong stakeholder management, with the confidence to engage senior leaders and influence outcomes respectfully.
- Advanced written and verbal communication, clear, concise and suited to executive and Board audiences.
- Exceptional organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and quality‑review complex papers.
- Sound judgement, discretion and a calm, team‑first approach.
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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Other facts
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
- You will coordinate the operation of Westpac’s senior risk committees, ensuring they meet governance standards. This includes managing agendas, preparing papers, and overseeing meeting logistics.
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