Em, Data Steward

Permanent opportunity to join Westpac's Cash & Transactional Banking (CTB) Team
- Full-time role, Sydney preferred and hybrid workingBe responsible for records management lifecycle and data risk management activities across Business Controls & Monitoring (BCM)

**How will I help?**

As an Executive Manager, Record Manager/Data Steward (BCM), within Cash & Transactional Banking (CTB), you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity and efficiency of our records management lifecycle and data risk management activities. Your expertise will be crucial in supporting the Line of Business (LOB), Business Units (BU), and regional stakeholders by leading and influencing our management of data, and ensuring the business is executing comprehensive records management tasks in alignment with our Records and Information Management (RIM) program.

In this role, you will leverage your extensive experience in data and records or information management to oversee the entire lifecycle of records, from retention and classification to disposal. Your ability to understand and interpret policies related to the RIM data risk framework will ensure that all records management activities are conducted in compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards. By maintaining meticulous records and implementing robust data risk management practices, you will help safeguard our organisation's data assets and support our commitment to operational excellence.

Reporting to the Head of Business Controls and Monitoring, this role is responsible for 3 key areas:

- **Understand foundational RM processes and compliance**
- Develop and maintain robust baseline RRT processes, aligned to the BU's requirements
- Facilitate RRT annual reviews and updates to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements
- Provide guidance on the implementation of RRT processes and requirements to the BU
- **Operational proficiency in managing complex RM processes**
- Design and maintain comprehensive RM process maps for key activities, ensuring alignment with BU's objectives
- Identify areas for process improvement within existing RM frameworks, leveraging industry best practices
- Support RAS reporting by providing insights into process performance metrics
- **Drive continuous improvement & collaboration**
- Champion RM objectives within the BU, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Collaborate with stakeholders to drive RM initiatives that enhance efficiency and effectivenessUtilise feedback from stakeholders to refine RM processes, ensuring they remain fit for purpose**What's in it for me?**

Your contributions will directly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of our records management processes, enabling Westpac to maintain high standards of data integrity and security.You'll be set up for success in your transition to the role by being a member of the Group-wide data and records management community,, you'll collaborate and connect with a variety of stakeholders including - the Divisional Data Management office, the Records Management and Privacy Program, and other Data Stewards in the other LOBs.

Additionally, whatever shape your family takes, we'll continue to 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'll continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What do I need?**
- 10+ years operational risk experience in banking or other financial services environment
- Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to demonstrate long-term relationship building skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to present to senior levels
- Facilitation and business case building
- Influencing and negotiating
- Ability to identify gaps in compliance with policies and standards
- Data risk management skills
- Process-driven with attention to detail
- Effective problem-solving and communication (written & verbal)
- Strong presentation and influencing skillsAdaptability and resilience

**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.

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