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Head of WIB, Financial Crime & Fraud Advisory

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Create your best future and join Westpac as a Head of WIB, Financial Crime & Fraud Advisory What’s the role? Lead the Financial Crime & Fraud Advisory function for Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB),

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Lead the Financial Crime & Fraud Advisory function for Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB), as a senior leader within the WIB Financial Crime and Fraud team. You will be part of a global dynamic team providing end-to-end oversight of financial crime risk across AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud and scams, and anti-bribery and corruption. Acting as the primary 1st Line subject matter expert, you’ll partner with senior leaders across business, COO, operations, technology and risk to embed strong risk ownership and support informed decision-making.

You’ll drive the implementation and ongoing uplift of the Global Financial Crime Framework across WIB, covering financial crime risk assessments (customer, product, channel and geography), control design and effectiveness, governance, issue management and resolution. The role also represents WIB in senior governance forums, clearly articulating risk posture, emerging threats and remediation progress.

You’ll play a key role in enabling safe, sustainable growth by embedding financial crime considerations into strategic initiatives, product development and client decisions, while leading and developing a high-performing team of advisory specialists.

This is a permanent role based in Sydney.

Strong experience in financial crime within banking or financial services, ideally across institutional or complex environments
Deep understanding of financial crime domains including AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud and scams, and anti-bribery and corruption
Proven ability to implement and embed risk frameworks, including financial crime risk assessments (customer, product, channel, geography), controls, governance and remediation
Ability to translate regulatory requirements and policy into practical, business-led outcomes and decision making
Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior leaders across business, risk, operations and technology
Proven leadership capability, including building, leading or uplifting specialist teams and embedding a strong risk culture

What We Offer

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We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

✓Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!

✓Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.

✓Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.

✓Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

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