Executive Director, Insurance & Investor Insights
Job Summary
All roles at Westpac Group can be considered for flexible working arrangements such as flexible hours working remotely part time work or job sharing.
Role Executive Director Insurance & Investor Insights (REQ)
Permanent
Location: Sydney
Information worth noting: Executivelevel leadership role within Corporate & Institutional Banking with endtoend accountability for insurer client strategy growth and risk management alongside responsibility for delivering differentiated clientfacing investor insights.
How will I help
As Executive Director Insurance & Investor Insights you will play a senior leadership role within Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) leading coverage for life insurers general insurers insurance brokers and reinsurance clients. You will also be responsible for developing highquality clientfacing market and investment insights to deepen engagement with strategic institutional investor clients.
Reporting to the Managing Director Financial Institutions & Government (FI&G) you will own client strategy sustainably profitable growth and risk outcomes across the insurance portfolio. You will provide productagnostic coverage to highly technical counterparties originating and delivering integrated solutions across funding capital markets transaction banking and risk management.
A core part of the role is building Westpac Institutional Banks thoughtleadership capability across insurance and investor segmentsusing insights on capital liquidity asset allocation and market trends to strengthen relationships differentiate coverage and position Westpac as a trusted strategic partner. You will also build and lead a highperforming team fostering strong execution technical capability and a performancedriven culture.
Key responsibilities include:
Owning client strategy and total relationship outcomes across Insurance & Investor Insights
Acting as the lead spokesperson and market face for Insurance
Building deep senior relationships and delivering sustainably profitable growth
Originating and delivering integrated funding capital markets investment and risk solutions
Engaging with highly technical stakeholders across treasury investment and capital functions
Developing differentiated clientfacing insights on asset allocation capital liquidity and market trends
Using insights to deepen engagement with insurers and institutional investors
Holding accountability for credit and nonfinancial risk aligned to risk appetite
Driving FX interest rate and derivatives growth through embedded hedging solutions
Building leading and developing a highperforming technically capable coverage team
Whats in it for me
Youll play a key role shaping the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together and well support you with executivelevel career development internal mobility and flexible working arrangements.
We offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for nominated primary and support carers including leave for adoption surrogacy and foster care arrangements while continuing superannuation contributions during your leave.
Youll work closely with senior leaders across CIB and WIB with the opportunity to influence outcomes across clients markets and the broader institutional system.
What do I need
Youll bring deep experience across insurance and/or investment banking with a strong understanding of insurer balance sheets capital frameworks and investment strategies. Youll be a credible executive leader comfortable engaging with highly technical counterparties and balancing growth risk and capital outcomes.
Key experience and capabilities include: Experience across insurance and/or institutional banking including funding markets and treasury
Strong understanding of insurer balance sheets capital frameworks and investment strategies
Ability to engage credibly with senior technical stakeholders across treasury investment and risk
Proven capability in originating and delivering financing and risk management solutions
Strong technical understanding of FX interest rate and derivatives markets
Demonstrated experience managing credit and nonfinancial risk in regulated environments
Strong commercial judgement and executivelevel influencing skills
Established network across insurers and/or institutional investors preferred
Proven experience leading developing and sustaining highperforming teams
Relevant tertiary qualifications preferred
Whats it like to work there
We are a collaborative highperforming team with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers communities and each other. At Westpac making a difference means creating impact unlocking potential and delivering meaningful outcomes.
Alongside competitive remuneration youll have access to a wide range of employee benefits to support flexibility wellbeing and career growth. Through personalised development mentoring and leadership pathways youll be empowered to shape your career.
As an equal opportunity employer we are proud to foster a culture that values diversity flexibility and inclusion.
How do I apply
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At Westpac were committed to inclusive and accessible workplaces. If youd like to discuss workplace flexibility please mention this in your application.
We welcome applications from candidates of all ages genders sexual orientations cultural backgrounds people with disability neurodiverse individuals veterans and reservists and Indigenous Australians. If you have questions about the recruitment process please email .
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process
We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If adjustments are required at any stage please email .
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Westpac has a long and proud history as Australia's first and oldest bank. It was established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales under a charter of incorporation provided by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. In October 1982 it changed its name to Westpac Banking Corporation following th ... View more