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Choose a graduate programme that fits with your strengths and career goals.
Consumer Banking & Wealth.
What you can expect
Our customer facing roles work with our consumer / retail banking clients. You’ll work alongside our consumer banking teams in areas such as the branch network, Chief Operating Office, operational support and strategy. There’s lots of room to grow your career across our consumer banking teams.
Who do we want?
Graduates from a wide range of disciplines can succeed in our customer facing roles; Bachelors in Finance, Business or Accounting will help but your passion for serving our customers and building relationships is the real plus for these roles.
Where will you work?
Auckland initially but we have locations across the motu (island), from Whangarei to Invercargill and everywhere in between.
Future career opportunities:
A wide range of opportunities await you in our consumer banking teams. You could move into a Banking Specialist role providing lending services to retail customers where you’ll cement your skills to progress your career with Westpac.
Business and Corporate Banking.
What you can expect
You will work alongside our corporate banking teams in areas such as Relationship Management where you will build thorough knowledge of Westpac’s banking products and services as well as industry expertise.
You will assist with the analysis of financial information and preparation of customers credit submissions whilst supporting Relationship Managers in identifying new customer and business opportunities. There is lots of room to grow your career across our corporate banking team.
Who do we want?
Graduates from a wide range of disciplines can succeed in our customer facing roles; bachelor's degree in business, Commerce, Accounting, Finance or related disciplines will help, but your passion for serving our customers and building relationships is the real plus for these roles.
Where will you work?
Auckland initially, but we have locations across the motu (island), from Whangarei to Invercargill and everywhere in between.
Future career opportunities:
A wide range of opportunities await you in our corporate banking team. You could move into a Credit Analyst role across our corporate banking team, where you will cement your skills to progress your career within Westpac
Institutional Banking / Corporate & Structured Finance.
What you can expect
Our customer facing roles work with our institutional banking and corporate & structured finance clients. You’ll work alongside our institutional / corporate & structured finance teams in areas such as relationship management where you’ll build thorough knowledge of Westpac’s banking products and services as well as industry expertise. You’ll assist with the analysis of financial information and preparation of customers credit submissions. Working with the corporate & structured finance team you’ll learn how they develop tailored funding solutions for our Institutional, Corporate and Agribusiness customers. There’s lots of room to grow your career across our institutional banking / corporate & structured finance teams.
Who do we want?
Graduates from a wide range of disciplines can succeed in our customer facing roles; Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, Finance or related disciplines will help but your passion for serving our customers and building relationships is the real plus for these roles.
Where will you work?
Auckland initially but we have locations across the motu (island), from Whangarei to Invercargill and everywhere in between.
Future career opportunities:
A wide range of opportunities await you in either of our institutional banking / corporate & structured finance teams. You could move into an Associate role in our institutional banking or corporate & structured finance team, where you’ll cement your skills to progress your career with Westpac.
Institutional & Business Banking – COO and Risk, Compliance & Conduct.
What you can expect
The Chief Operating Office is focused on improving the capabilities of everyone in IBB, as well as optimising the way we work. Whilst the Risk, Compliance & Conduct team are focused on strengthening risk management and maturing risk culture in IBB, as we continue building a strong, safe, resilient business that our customers and communities can put their trust in.
In this programme you can expect to rotate your time between the COO and Risk, Compliance & Conduct teams to help you learn more about the various workstreams within IBB. These two teams are packed full of different roles, expertise and project experiences to enhance your overall learning and understanding of a strong risk culture and operating rhythm.
Who do we want?
Graduates from a wide range of disciplines can succeed in our customer facing roles; Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, Finance or related disciplines will help but your passion for Risk and Strategy related outcomes is the real plus for these roles.
Where will you work?
Auckland initially but we have locations across the motu (island), from Whangarei to Invercargill and everywhere in between.
Future career opportunities:
A wide range of opportunities await you in either our COO or Risk, Compliance & Conduct teams. You could move into an Operational Excellence or Risk and Compliance Specialist role where you’ll cement your skills to progress your career with Westpac.
Financial Markets.
What you can expect
Our Graduate programme will give you an experience like no other working within our dynamic Financial Markets team. Working with our Financial Market team you’ll get exposure to helping our customers with execution and risk management across a variety of foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity products. Our Financial Markets team has extensive experience and knowledge in both local and offshore markets, and work with clients ranging from consumer and small business customers through to large corporates and major institutional investors. They are a truly global team spread across New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Europe, and America. You can expect a number of rotations across the various business units that make up Financial Markets. This could include Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Sales, Trading, Economics, Strategy and Debt Capital Markets.
Who do we want?
Graduates from a wide range of disciplines can succeed in our customer facing roles; Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, STEM or related disciplines will help but we are open to other backgrounds with an interest/passion for financial markets.
Where will you work?
Auckland initially but we have locations across the motu (island), from Whangarei to Invercargill and everywhere in between.
Future career opportunities:
A wide range of opportunities await you in our Financial Markets team. You could move into an Associate role in our Financial Markets team, where you’ll cement your skills to progress your career with Westpac.
Technology.
What you can expect
As a tech grad you’ll drive the technology capability, growth, stability and security that allows us to deliver a great outcome for our business and customers.
Who do we want?
We seek people who are passionate about all things technology. You could be from a STEM field with a passion for all things technology and digital, but most importantly we’re an Agile team, so diversity, curiosity and a passion for learning is what we look for.
Where will you work?
Auckland, Wellington.
Future career opportunities:
Our former technology graduates have secured positions in software development, mobile engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure, information security, cyber, quality engineering, data engineering/science, and many more.
Product, Sustainability & Marketing.
What you can expect
Our Product, Sustainability and Marketing teams work with one another and teams throughout Westpac to deliver complete solutions for our customers across our product groups.
Who do we want?
We are seeking graduates from various disciplines with a strong interest in Products, Experience Design, Sustainability, Brand, Marketing, Risk, Strategy.
Where will you work?
Auckland.
Future career opportunities:
Securing a position in Product Sustainability and Marketing as a Business Unit at Westpac is a great place to kick start your banking career! Specifically, through participation in the Product Sustainability and Marketing Graduate programme for 2025 you could develop into some of the following roles: Product Manager, Product Leads, Product Analysts, Sustainability Manager, Sustainability Specialists, Marketing Managers, Brand Managers, Risk and Compliance Manager and more.