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FULL_TIME
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Product Governance Advisor

2/1/2026

As a Product Governance Advisor, you will contribute to the design and delivery of key governance initiatives and support the team with everyday product governance activities. You will also help shape improvements to product management practices.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

5,001-10,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
We’ve been helping New Zealanders find the right financial solutions to suit their lives since 1861. We opened during the Otago gold rush as the Bank of New South Wales and became Westpac in 1982. Along the way we’ve grown stronger by joining forces with the Commercial Bank of Australia and Trust Bank – to become Westpac New Zealand Limited. We bank all sorts of people and businesses – from kids, to first home-owners through to big corporates and the New Zealand Government. Nearly a quarter of all Kiwis bank with Westpac, so we’ve got great experience and knowledge to draw on when it comes to helping people with their very first bank account, all the way through to their retirement. With close to 100 branches, and more than 350 ATMs, we’re one of New Zealand’s largest banks. We provide a full range of banking and financial services for personal, business and agribusiness banking.
About the Role
  • Product Governance Advisor

  • Fixed term until the end of September 2026

  • Auckland based

Mō te tūranga | About the Role
 

Our Product Governance team is a trusted strategic partner to Product Management. We work alongside the business to design, uplift and embed strong procedures and guidance aligned to the Product and Services Lifecycle Policy. We aim to drive sound, right-sized governance that delivers fair, transparent, and sustainable customer outcomes while supporting Westpac New Zealand's strategic and regulatory deliverables.

We’re a busy, collaborative team operating at the heart of the Product, Sustainability and Marketing (PSM) business unit.  Alongside our day-to-day governance responsibilities, we’re also deeply involved in a programme of work aimed at strengthening product management practices. 

As the Product Governance Advisor, you’ll be central to this transformation.  You’ll contribute to the design and delivery of key governance initiatives, help shape improvements to product management practices, and support the team with everyday product governance activities.

If you enjoy problem solving, bringing clarity to complexity, influencing outcomes through strong communication, and creating structure that enables better decision-making, this is a role where your impact will be visible and valued. 

Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?

  • Experience in financial services

  • Background in Product Governance, Risk and (adjacent to product), and/or Product Management

  • Experience supporting governance functions in large organisations

  • Exposure to product lifecycle frameworks or regulatory deliverables

  • Power BI experience is advantageous

  • Strong stakeholder management skills

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:

14 February 2026
Key Skills
Financial ServicesProduct GovernanceRisk ManagementProduct ManagementGovernance FunctionsStakeholder ManagementPower BIProblem SolvingCommunicationDecision-Making
Categories
Finance & AccountingManagement & LeadershipConsultingCustomer Service & SupportEnvironmental & Sustainability
Benefits
Standard HolidayWellbeing LeavePurchased Leave OptionsBanking BenefitsInsurance DiscountsSuperannuation SchemeGrowth and DevelopmentRecognitionSchool Holiday SubsidyVolunteer Days
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