Executive Manager, Group Audit – Data & AI Risk

Westpac; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac is seeking an Executive Manager, Group Audit – Data & AI Risk to lead independent assurance across data and AI risk domains. You will shape audit strategy, assess controls, and report to executives and the board, influencing the Group's control environment.

The role offers hybrid work from Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane and the chance to shape data and AI risk management at the highest level. You will partner with senior leaders to drive risk-focused assurance, leverage data analytics,

Qualifications

• Proven experience in audit, assurance, risk management, or control functions in highly regulated environments.
• Deep expertise across data and AI risk disciplines including governance, quality, lineage, metadata, AI governance, and model risk management.
• Ability to assess design and operating effectiveness of controls across complex data, technology, and AI environments.
• Experience reporting to executives and boards and influencing risk decisions.
• Experience leading high-performing teams and driving continuous improvement.
• Strong analytics using data analytics, automation, or AI-enabled techniques (SQL, Python, Alteryx, Copilot).
• Certifications in Data, AI, or Risk domains are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent assurance across data and AI risk portfolios within Group Audit.
• Shape audit strategy and coverage aligned with emerging risks and regulatory expectations.
• Provide oversight across data governance, data quality, AI governance, model risk, and responsible AI.
• Deliver insight-led assurance, identify themes, and influence improvements to the Group’s control environment.

Skills

Data governance

AI risk

Model risk

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Data quality

SQL

Python

Alteryx

Copilot

Tools

SQL

Python

Alteryx

Copilot

Job description

Job Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as an Executive Manager, Group Audit – Data & AI Risk

What’s the role?

As an Executive Manager, Data & AI Risk within Group Audit, you'll lead independent assurance across one of Westpac’s most strategically important and rapidly evolving risk portfolios. Working within the Technology, Data, Digital and AI Risk team, you'll provide oversight and assurance across key data and AI risk domains including data governance, data quality, data lineage, metadata management, AI governance, responsible AI, machine learning, generative AI, model risk management, and AI‑enabled decisioning. You'll shape audit strategy and coverage across the portfolio, ensuring assurance activities remain aligned to emerging risks, regulatory expectations, technological change, and business priorities. Working closely with senior business, technology, data and risk leaders, you'll deliver insight‑led assurance, identify thematic and emerging risks, and influence improvements to the Group’s control environment. This is a permanent, full‑time role based in Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane, with hybrid working arrangements, offering the opportunity to influence executive and board‑level decision‑making while helping shape the future of Data and AI assurance across the Group.

What do I need?

• Proven experience in audit, assurance, risk management, or control functions, ideally within financial services or another highly regulated environment
• Deep expertise across Data and AI risk disciplines, including data governance, data quality, AI governance, model risk, responsible AI, machine learning, generative AI, and advanced analytics
• Experience assessing the design and operating effectiveness of controls across complex business, technology, data, cloud, and AI environments
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, prepare executive and board‑level reporting, and contribute to enterprise‑wide risk decisions
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing teams, while driving strategic capability uplift and continuous improvement
• Strong analytical capability, including experience leveraging data analytics, automation, or AI‑enabled techniques (e.g. SQL, Python, Alteryx, Copilot or similar) to support assurance outcomes

Experience within first and/or second line risk functions, as well as Data, AI, or Risk-related certifications, will be highly regarded.

Why join us?

We're obsessed with becoming our customers' #1 banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee‑only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives.

We're all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page, under the ‘Diversity, sustainability and flexibility’ section.

We may close this job advertisement earlier than the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified.