Senior Manager, Risk Transformation Assurance

1 month ago

Sydney, Australia Westpac Group Full time
  • Permanent I Sydney 
  • 2LOD role for Bank's technology simplification program 

How will I help?

As a Senior Manager, you will join the 2nd Line Assurance team, part of the Chief Operating Office in Risk Division and is accountable for delivering the annual Coordinated Assurance plan approved by Divisional Risk and Compliance Committees. 

You will delivery and execution of assurance reviews to provide insight, oversight and challenge of risk management in large-scale projects and transformation initiatives in Westpac. This role will have a key focus on UNITE, which is a multi-billion technology simplification program for the Bank. This role will have a key focus on UNITE, which is a multi-billion technology simplification program for the Bank.

Key Accountabilities

  • Coordinate and execute Assurance reviews to ensure the effective governance and quality of change execution risk within the UNITE Program (delivery and delivered risks)
  • Deliver thematic and deep dive Assurance reviews that comply with the requirements of the 2nd Line Assurance Standard. This includes the assessment of key controls for design and operating effectiveness to ensure that key risks and obligations are appropriately managed.
  • Partner and collaborate with senior stakeholders, including Divisional 2LOD teams and the UNITE Program to ensure that both delivery and delivered risks are effectively managed
  • Produce effective and insightful reporting to program steering committees, risk committees and governance forums.

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?

You will have 7+ years of experience in technology risk, transformation, governance, internal audit or similar assurance roles. Alongside your skills in influencing, relationship building and developing recommendations based on data driven insights, you should be proactive, outcomes-driven and possess a strong customer focus.

To be successful in this role, you will have: 

  • Proven experience in overseeing technology risk, project governance, risk management, and compliance in large-scale complex transformation projects
  • Strong and practical understanding of project management methodologies (e.g. Agile) and experience with project software and tools.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
  • Experience with producing and presenting insightful reporting to risk committees, governance forums and program steering committee.
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.

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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