PMO Lead

Job Description

Join our dynamic DCF (Digital Consumer Finance Technology) team and make a significant impact on the future of banking! We're seeking a talented PMO Lead to join our team and play a pivotal role in delivering innovative digital solutions that enhance the customer experience.

How Will I Help?

• Strategic Oversight and Governance: Ensure programs adhere to established frameworks, manage risks and issues, and optimise resource allocation.
• Vendor Management: Oversee and manage relationships with external vendors, ensuring efficient coordination, compliance, and value delivery.
• Program Execution: Collaborate with program directors to deliver solutions that meet business objectives within agreed scope, time, cost, and quality.
• Financial Management: Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting to ensure efficient resource utilisation and cost-effectiveness.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with stakeholders, communicate effectively, and address their concerns to ensure program success.
• Team Development: Provide guidance, coaching, and training to empower the PMO team and foster a high-performance culture.
• Best Practices Champion: Promote adherence to industry standards and methodologies to enhance program efficiency and effectiveness.

What's in it for me?

You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

What do I need?

• Accountability: Demonstrated ability to hold self and others accountable for outcomes and corrective actions, and coach others to do the same.
• Collaboration: Proven experience in leading collaborative work practices, sharing knowledge, and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Stakeholder Management: Expertise in building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships, understanding their needs, and managing their expectations.
• Project Management: Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, including integration management, scope management, scheduling, financial management, and resource management.
• Financial Services: Experience in the financial services industry, understanding its unique business practices and regulatory requirements.
• 5+ years of experience: Leading and managing medium to large programs or projects, with a proven track record of successful delivery.
• P3O Accreditation: Desirable certification to demonstrate proficiency in program management best practices.
• Resource Management: Expertise in planning, allocating, and managing project resources effectively, optimizing utilisation and minimising costs.
• Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead and motivate high-performing teams, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship.

What's it like to work there?

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other's passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

We'll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you're in control of where you start and how you'll grow.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us.

How do I apply?

Start here. Just click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button.

At Westpac, we're all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone-our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you're interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.

We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au

Westpac is committed to talent mobility and career development for our current employees, including trainees and intern program participants. People Leaders will prioritise internal candidates.