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About the Role

As a Senior Lawyer in the Everyday Banking, Digital & Retail Banking legal team, you will provide clear, practical, and strategic legal advice on a broad range of retail banking matters. You will collaborate with Westpac teams to support product development, respond to regulatory changes, and ensure customer communications are clear and appropriate. This role also involves contributing to Westpac's engagement with regulators and industry bodies, helping the business navigate emerging legal obligations while prioritizing customers.

Responsibilities

Provide clear, practical, and strategic legal advice across a broad range of retail banking matters.
Work closely with teams across Westpac to support the development of banking products.
Respond to regulatory changes.
Ensure customer communications are clear and appropriate.
Contribute to Westpac’s engagement with regulators and industry bodies.
Help the business navigate emerging legal obligations.
Keep customers at the center of decision-making.
Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
Turn complex legal requirements into practical business solutions.

Requirements

Sound legal judgment and the ability to provide practical advice in a complex financial services environment.
Legal experience across financial services regulation, payment products, customer protection, regulatory reform, or emerging legal obligations.
Knowledge of relevant regulatory frameworks, such as the Corporations Act, ASIC Act, Banking Code of Practice, ePayments Code, or Spam Act.
Ability to explain complex legal matters clearly and provide practical, strategic advice to senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
Strong communication, relationship-building, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail.
A proactive and adaptable approach, with the confidence to progress matters independently and contribute effectively within a collaborative team.
Experience advising on payment systems, payments reform, scams and fraud prevention frameworks, or working in agile project delivery is valuable.

Skills

Financial services regulation
Payment products
Customer protection
Regulatory reform
Emerging legal obligations
Corporations Act
ASIC Act
Banking Code of Practice
ePayments Code
Spam Act
Communication
Relationship-building
Analytical skills
Problem-solving skills
Attention to detail
Proactive approach
Adaptable approach
Payment systems
Payments reform
Scams and fraud prevention frameworks
Agile project delivery

Location

Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Special offers on banking products
Discounts from top brands
Generous employee-only mortgage rates
Flexible work arrangements
Variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave
Tailored learning and development opportunities
Opportunities to give back to the Community by getting involved in volunteering initiatives

About the Company

Westpac is obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life.
Westpac is committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country.

Equal Opportunity

We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community.
We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities.
We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.
If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page.