Executive Manager, Group Audit – Data & AI Risk

Westpac Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing & culture leave

Learning & development opportunities

Community volunteering initiatives

Job summary

Westpac is seeking an Executive Manager, Group Audit – Data & AI Risk in Australia. The role leads assurance across data, AI risk domains and governance, reporting to senior leaders and the board.

You will shape audit strategy, oversee controls across data, cloud, and AI environments, and drive improvements in the Group's control framework while managing a high-performing team in a hybrid Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in audit, assurance, risk management, or control functions within highly regulated environments.
• Deep expertise across Data and AI risk disciplines including data governance, AI governance, model risk, responsible AI, ML, and analytics.
• Experience assessing design and operating effectiveness of controls across complex technology and data environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent assurance across data and AI risk portfolios within Group Audit.
• Shape audit strategy and coverage aligned to emerging risks and regulatory expectations.
• Influence improvements to the Group’s control environment and report to executives and the board.
• Develop and mentor high-performing teams and drive continuous capability uplift.

Skills

Audit & risk

Stakeholder influence

Leadership

Data analytics

SQL

Python

Alteryx

Copilot

Tools

Alteryx

Copilot

Job description

Executive Manager, Group Audit – Data & AI Risk

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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.

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.

Create your future today

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