Head of Data

Head of Data & Analytics

**Head of Data & Analytics**
- **Opportunity to join BT**:

- **Established career path and progression opportunities**:

- **Sydney Based**

**How will I Help?**

The Head of Data & Analytics role sits within the Chief Product Office with responsibility for BT's data strategy, ongoing data management and the analytics, reporting and insights functions. This role is essential for setting the vision for BT's data strategy, working closely with the BT Leadership Team, and leading a team of highly skilled data and analytics professionals to drive business insights and maintain a robust data governance model.

Core accountabilities include:

- **Data Owner**: Act as the Divisional Data Delegate to lead the execution of the data management and governance activities as per the Enterprise Data Risk Management Framework and implement measures to maintain data quality, safeguard proper storage and usage of data.
- **Data Strategy**: Design and execution of the data strategy for BT which aligns with the business strategy, technology roadmap and leverages the capabilities across the broader Westpac Group with the group AI teams to review opportunities and implementation as well as leveraging group data capabilities.
- **Analytics and Insights**: Accountable for BT's analytics function, driving best in class data and insights to gain a deeper insight into products and customers and support decision making in the business and executive teams. Leverage Westpac Group AI capabilities to determine opportunities and drive implementation.
- **Data Governance**: Ensure effective data governance and implementation of BTs risk management framework to ensure compliance with license obligations and reduce operational risks. Work closely with Westpac Group's Risk, Compliance and Security teams to ensure the strictest standards of PII protection and data security in all aspects of data management and reporting.
- **Regulatory Reporting**:Accountable for solution design and ongoing management of regulatory reporting.
- **Ownership**: BT's data assets, technology support of data assets to ensure single point accountability and connection with Group technology.
- **Stakeholder Management**: Effectively manage key relationships (internal and external) at a group executive, Regulator and Board level to deliver a data strategy and output for BT that meets all requirements.
- **Leadership**: oversee an onshore and offshore team that develops and maintains the highest levels of data competency, accuracy standards and reporting capacity.

**What's in it for me?**

This is a highly visible role that will have exposure across the broader BT business and Westpac Group and will work closely with the BT Leadership Team, Finance, Technology, Legal, Risk, Group Tax, Governance, and Operations along with the Superannuation Trustee and Funds Boards. In this role you will expand your professional network and further develop your already advanced business acumen.

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?**

To be successful you will have the following:

- Industry recognised capability in data/analytics, preferably Degree in Technology, Data Science or Mathematics.
- Blend of technical data capabilities, knowledge of how technology systems interact to support data and analytics along with business acumen to understand where and how data is applied to support key business outcomes.
- Extensive experience managing data and analytics teams with demonstrated experience defining and executing robust data strategies and ongoing data management to drive positive business outcomes.
- Leadership of large teams at a senior level for a minimum 5 years.
- Finance industry knowledge.
- Experience with AI and machine learning including structuring models to facilitate AI/machine learning models.
- Familiarity with regulations / requirements associated with Information Security and Records Management.
- Experience working in complex integrated businesses/environments.
- Experience with Board, Senior Executives and Regulators.

**What is it like to work here?**

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