Global Transaction Services Graduate Program (Feb 2026)

Our Organisation

As Australia’s first bank and oldest company, the Westpac Group—which started life as the Bank of New South Wales in 1817—represents a central, unbroken thread that runs through Australian history. It has survived and thrived because it has been guided by the same purpose over the years: to provide stability, support customers and communities, and help grow the economy. 

Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) delivers a broad range of financial services to commercial, corporate, institutional and government customers operating in, and with connections to, Australia and New Zealand.  

When you join Westpac Group, you’ll be empowered to make a difference, speak your truth and discover what success means to you. But best of all you’ll be joining a whole organisation of people who love helping others find their success. 

Our Grad Program

We’re looking to fill our programs with original thinkers and innovators from all degrees of study.  Challenging and rewarding – our programs will get your career off to a flying start.

Eligibility

You must be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen OR an Australian Permanent Resident, AND be in your final year of study for a university degree OR completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree no more than 3 years ago.

You’ll need to be available to start with us as a permanent employee in February 2026.  

Our Global Transaction Services Grad Program

GTS is a key pillar of Westpac’s Institutional Bank. GTS services the cash management and working capital needs of corporate, institutional and government clients. It is a critical source of funding for the Institutional Bank balance sheet enabling the extension of our key credit products. GTS also manages the payments infrastructure for all of Westpac Group.

Day-to-day GTS is responsible for implementing transactional banking solutions for new clients, partnering with existing clients to expand their existing cash management solutions, raising deposits to fund the WIB balance sheet, and ensuring the Group’s domestic and cross-border payments execute seamlessly. 

This is a 12-month program comprising of several rotations. Rotation areas in previous years have included:  

Product Management: International Payments – Management of Westpac Group's cross-border payments including daily processing, P&L ownership, risk management, and regulatory reporting.

Client Engagement: Relationship Management & Client Service - Relationship ownership and sales of GTS's cash management products and services including payables, receivables and liquidity solutions, as well as servicing support of existing client needs.

Chief Operating Office: Strategy, Transformation and Business Management – Delivery of GTS Leadership Team strategic priorities, support to GTS COO with business management duties, and support for the day-to-day administration of the GTS Line of Business.

 Future career opportunities within GTS could span across cash management providers including Sales, Product, Business Management, Risk and Client Service. 

Students from all disciplines are welcome to apply with successful applicants having a strong interest in innovation, solution development/design and a commitment to delivering positive customer outcomes.

Pre-register now and we will let you know once this opportunity opens!