Data Science Manager: AI & GenAI for Audit

Westpac; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mortgage rates for employees

Flexible work arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Community volunteering initiatives

Job summary

Westpac invites applications for a Data Science Manager to shape the future of audit through data science, ML and AI. Based in Sydney with hybrid work options, you will lead analytics initiatives across Group Audit, delivering advanced analytics and AI strategy.

You will combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, overseeing production-grade ML/AI solutions, automating audit approaches and guiding analytics capability across audit, risk, technology and compliance teams.

Qualifications

• Experience applying data science, ML, AI or GenAI techniques to solve business problems, ideally within audit, risk, financial services or consulting environments.
• Strong Python and data science capability, including developing predictive and prescriptive analytics and working with structured and unstructured data.
• Proven experience leading the end-to-end design, build, deployment and monitoring of production grade machine learning, AI or GenAI solutions in enterprise environments.
• Strong data analytics experience using SQL, Alteryx and data visualisation tools, with exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure and Snowflake desirable.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, communicate complex technical concepts clearly and translate analytics outcomes into practical business recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and deployment of innovative analytics and AI solutions.
• Help automate audit approaches, uplift data and AI capability across Group Audit.
• Influence the future direction of analytics capability and build trusted relationships across audit, risk, technology and compliance teams.
• Coach and uplift data and AI capability across Group Audit.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data analytics

GenAI

Stakeholder influence

Tools

Azure

Snowflake

Job description

Westpac invites applications for a Data Science Manager to shape the future of audit through data science, ML and AI. Based in Sydney with hybrid work options, you will lead analytics initiatives across Group Audit, delivering advanced analytics and AI strategy.

You will combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, overseeing production-grade ML/AI solutions, automating audit approaches and guiding analytics capability across audit, risk, technology and compliance teams.