October 25, 2024

Westpac Group

Sydney

FULL TIME

Data Risk Manager

Full time Permanent role

Location: Sydney

Hybrid work arrangement

How will I help?

The Manager role will support Consumer Chief Data Office in the building of a robust data risk management capability to ensure strong data quality, data governance across the end-to-end customer data lifecycle.

This role will support with execution of Divisional Data Owner accountabilities as part of the Data Risk Management Policy to ensure strong data quality across the Consumer and Business Banking Division’s customer data.

Key responsibilities

Maintain the population of Customer Critical Data Elements and associated Data quality rules for Consumer and Business & Wealth Divisions.

Work with stakeholders, including technology experts, product and application owners, and control and process owners, to map and assess business data flows. Act as an expert for customer data from its source to its use.

Identify and assess key controls and control gaps or deficiencies over data quality throughout the data journey from origination to data consumption

Working closely with Financial Crime, Institutional Banking and Lines of Business Data management teams to monitor and manage customer data risk and overall data strategy

Work with Business Control and Monitoring (BCM) teams to review data usage, data quality rules and requirements and improve data controls through the implementation of control recommendations

Supporting data change projects and initiatives to deliver strategic outcomes whilst ensuring they adhere to a high standard of documentation for data lineage, controls and monitoring.

Understand and review root cause of data issues and work with other teams to determine credible pathways to fix data issue

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?

Data management and/or data risk and controls experience in banking or financial service.

Proficiency in working with data, including CDE, data lineage, data quality, data governance, reconciliation, and load assurance.

Knowledge of SAS, SQL/Teradata, query writing, and advanced Excel skills.

Experience in data analysis and communicating findings to non-technical users.

A strong ability to work independently and take initiative with an analytical mindset, problem-solving ability

Capacity to quickly understand business context and think through technical implications.

Strong capability to facilitate and foster stakeholder relationships.

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