Data Lead

October 17, 2024

Westpac

Sydney

FULL TIME

All roles at Westpac Group can be considered for flexible working arrangements, such as flexible hours, working remotely, part time work, or job sharing.

Permanent Role
Sydney Location

How will I help?
The Risk family plays a critical role in identifying, monitoring and managing a range of risks across our diverse operating environment. As the Data Lead, you will be involved in analysing the data impacts of UNITE onto GBUs and providing advice to maximise solutions, delivery efficiency and sequencing.
Your accountabilities include:

Ensure the project meets the needs of the customer and business and aligns to overall strategy
Support the elicitation, prioritisation and validation of requirements and design of business processes to meet the needs of GBU UNITE and Westpac Group.
Apply a varied suite of analytical and problem-solving techniques to abstract information and requirements from various stakeholders.
Source system data analysis to prepare requirement specification and data mapping to target systems to support GBU Capabilities.
Assess change impacts to requirements across multiple and complex streams when new needs or solutions are identified ensuring alignment with scope, change strategy and project timelines without strong management guidance.
Define and drive ‘As Is’ and ‘To Be’ process discussions.
Construct Traceability Matrices to demonstrate an end-to-end delivery of the solution and how it aligns with user requirements and/or compliance obligations.
Provide recommendations for process re-design and improvements and business solutions, enable changes to processes, policy and/or information that enable Westpac to achieve targeted business outcomes and deliver business value.
Support the development of Business Requirement Documents, Business Process Specifications, including Functional / Non-Functional Specifications or the equivalent Agile deliverable (user stories and use cases), that will drive the desired change to business operations and system enhancement / development activities.
Review and update documentations considering any new information and/or changes to initial scope, assumptions, including implications for project time, cost, quality and risk.

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?

Proven experience working with large data integration projects, data analysis for 3+ years including intermediate knowledge of SQL databases, query languages and conceptual data modelling.
Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
Proficiency in data analysis tools and software (e.g., SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI).
Strong understanding of data governance and data quality principles.
Proven experience working with data management including CDE data lineage, Business Data Flows & Control Assessments.
Proven experience in Agile delivery (2+ year), including supporting tools, e.g. Jira / Confluence.
Facilitation of business solution workshops involving participants from senior management to business users.
Strong stakeholder management experience working with senior stakeholders and external vendors.
Extensive experience in business process improvement / re-engineering; data analysis; functional / non-functional analysis; and business case preparation and development.
Presentation skills to high quality and speed: Power Point critical and other tools advantageous.

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?
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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

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