Senior Manager, Government Affairs

The Government and Industry Affairs team manages Westpac’s engagement and collaboration with local, state and federal policymakers and advocates for customer-focused policy change. This involves engagement with the Federal and State Governments, Opposition, Commonwealth Treasury, and the Australian Banking Association.

Your role will lead relationships with politicians, develop an executive engagement strategy, and coordinate Westpac’s National Press Club sponsorship. It requires extensive external networking, representing Westpac at events, preparing CEO and executive briefings, and providing political insights on key initiatives such as AI, Digital, and Core Banking projects.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Working independently and with the Director of Government Affairs, to ensure Westpac has strong relationships with key Federal and State Governments and policymakers.
• Supporting a variety of public policy engagements in partnership and collaboration with the bank’s business units to ensure Westpac contributes to the effective design of public policy for our customers and the sector.
• Developing and writing written responses to public consultations on public policy relating to the financial services sector.
• Monitoring, communicating and anticipating material political developments.
• Representing the bank and the Government Affairs function at external functions, meetings and events hosted by Governments or policymakers.
• Supporting the Government Affairs team’s program of engagement and collaboration with state and federal governments and policymakers.

Your flexibility will also be required- 3 days in office/2 days WFH and travel to Canberra on a regular basis is required for this role. If you have a passion and exposure to, advocating for positive change in the financial services sector, then we would love to hear from you!