Head of Domestic Payments Technology

Head of Domestic Payments Technology
- Permanent opportunity
- Sydney location
- Be a part of a world class team

**How will I help?**

Payments transformation continues globally. In Australia, the broadening of the New Payments Platform (NPP) usage and the support for the Federal Government's 2030 payments transformation agenda is seeing the need for ongoing investment to meet customer and industry expectations. Within Westpac the need to simplify our technology environment applies equally to our payments processing environment.

The Head of Domestic Payments Technology is the technology owner for systems supporting Westpac's participation in the New Payments Platform. They are the people leader for the IT professionals working to deliver our Domestic Payments program, and a key leader to drive and guide delivery to the desired outcomes across this significant, multi-year strategic program.

The Head of Domestic Payments Technology provides leadership to the cross-functional platform teams (squads), supports decisions regarding technologies and engineering practices being deployed, and oversees all IT delivery activities.

As a member of the program leadership team they work hand in hand and in collaboration with the overall Service / Product Owners who drives business strategy and sets strategic direction for delivery execution ensuring ongoing alignment.

**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.
All roles at Westpac Group can be considered for flexible working arrangements, such as flexible hours, working remotely, part time work, or job sharing.

**What do I need?**

**Experience**
- 15+ years in Technology management preferably in Financials Services and/or Payments
- 10+ years managing large and complex projects across various business areas
- 10+ years in people management and leadership within large and complex Financial Services organisations
- Supplier Relationship Management, and managing external vendors to successful outcomes
- Business / Operational Risk Management
- Financial management of technology, including operating and capital expenses and optimising technology investment
- Strong stakeholder management skills to senior GM and Executive stakeholders
- Exceptional collaboration skills to bring together diverse stakeholders to align and make decisions on complex issues
- Ability to drive internal and external teams to detailed plans
- Developing and delivering mission critical, highly performant and resilient technology
- Delivery using modern engineering practices
- Payments experience essential

**Education**
- Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience
- SAFe accreditation desirable

**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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