Mō te tūranga | About the Role
The Senior Manager, Risk and Portfolio Optimisation leads and is accountable for the management and oversight of enterprise risk and portfolio performance consolidated from the Programme and initiative level. This role ensures transformation initiatives are executed efficiently while mitigating risks that could impact delivery, timelines or business objectives. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, the Senior Manager is accountable for developing risk management portfolio plans, monitors portfolio health, and provides insights to senior leadership for informed decision-making. The position is also accountable for continuous improvement and simplification in risk and portfolio governance, ensuring that practices stay aligned with industry trends and best practices for operational resilience and success.
• Accountable for the development and implement risk management approach and plans to identify, assess and mitigate risks across the enterprise transformation portfolio, including early warning indicators.
• Accountable to ensure Programme Managers and Delivery Leads provide quality risk mitigations, insights and interventions.
• Lead portfolio optimisation by working closely with Delivery teams ensuring alignment with organisational goals while minimising risk exposure.
• Accountable to collaborate with risk partners and risk leads to proactively identify risks within initiatives and programmes and create mitigations ensuring effective execution and delivery of outcomes.
• Accountable to the monitoring and management of portfolio health, track key metrics, regular insights to senior leadership, offering recommendations and decision making.
• Collaborates with Delivery teams and stakeholders across business units, portfolio health and risk partners, fostering accountability and risk awareness.
• Accountable for continuous improvement in risk management and portfolio governance processes, incorporating best practices.
• Accountable for providing portfolio level information and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders on risk status, portfolio health, and optimisation opportunities to ensure transparency and effective governance.
• Contribute to pragmatic portfolio management, influencing and fostering a high-performance culture as required.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
• Qualification - Bachelors in Business, Finance, Risk management, Project management or related field
• 5+ years of experience in managing risk and optimising portfolio performance in large scale, complex environments.
•Proven track record of leading and delivering complex transformation projects, with experience in risk mitigation, cost control and timely delivery
•Demonstrated ability to manage relations with senior leadership, key business stakeholders
• Hands on experience with risk governance, compliance, and adherence to regulatory requirements
Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac
In addition to immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, you'll receive some great job perks and benefits including:
• 4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
• Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
• Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
• Growth and development – we provide opportunities for development and promote internal mobility
• Recognition - we recognise and reward our star performers
• School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
• 2 Volunteer days per year
Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.
What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!
Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!
Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter.
The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.
Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater
Applications close:
1 April 2025
