Head of Group Subsidiary Governance

1 day ago

Sydney, Australia Westpac Group Full time

**How will I help?**

The Head of Group Subsidiary Governance is responsible for leading a team of governance professionals in delivering best practice governance advice and secretariat support to Westpac’s Wealth and Group subsidiaries, and for providing secretariat services to Westpac as a listed entity.

**Some of your responsibilities include**:

- Leadership of the Group Subsidiary Governance team including developing: people capability; process improvement and automation; and effective use of IT systems
- Overseeing the provision of best practice secretariat services to the Group’s subsidiaries (regulated and non-regulated).
- Overseeing Westpac’s announcements to the ASX and regulatory filings and lodgements for Westpac and its subsidiaries.
- Providing high quality governance advice to Westpac’s subsidiary non-executive and executive directors and to senior executives in Westpac.
- Leading strategic initiatives for the optimisation of subsidiaries within Westpac to provide good governance and support delivery of business strategy.
- Cultivate a positive team culture by role modelling Westpac's values. Managing the risk, compliance and operational aspects of the role.

**What’s in it for me?**

You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 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, 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.

**What do I need?**
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in company secretariat/governance or corporate legal fields.
- Strong ability to advise and influence at senior levels, including senior executives and board directors.
- Demonstrated capability to lead a team in providing company secretariat/governance or corporate legal services and advice, or strategic advisory capability in governance or corporate legal services at a senior level.
- Experience and strong knowledge of governance areas including as relating to ASX Listing rules, subsidiary governance and company corporate actions.
- A passion for developing people and providing pathways for professional growth and progression. An active interest in risk culture and building awareness and focus on good governance across the organisation.

**What is it like to work there?**

For the past 200 years, we’ve been backing people, businesses, communities, and ideas. As Australia’s first bank, we’ve adapted and evolved, inspired by our customers and a genuine desire to create better futures.

Together, we’re creating better futures for all our people, customers, communities, and shareholders. This has been our enduring Purpose.

We make change happen in the community. It’s our shared vision of a safer, greener and more inclusive world that sees us back new ideas, innovations and individuals who are creating better futures.

**How do I apply?**

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