Executive Manager, Technology Risk

Westpac; City of Melbourne, Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac is seeking an Executive Manager, Technology Risk, to provide independent advice and oversight across major technology programs and platform modernization. You will assess designs, roadmaps and risk exposures, ensuring resilience, security and recoverability are embedded from the outset while balancing delivery goals.

You will review AI-related and other complex tech risks, identify potential impacts from incidents and industry trends, and influence senior leaders to make sound decisions.

Qualifications

• Extensive technology risk leadership experience at a senior level.
• Ability to evaluate architecture and engineering decisions across the technology lifecycle.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management to engage engineers, architects, CIOs and regulators.
• Experience addressing AI-risk, resilience, security and recovery in large programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent advice, oversight and constructive challenge across major technology programs.
• Assess designs, roadmaps and platform changes for resilience, security and recoverability from the outset.
• Review complex technology risks including AI-impact and critical failure scenarios.
• Influence technology decisions and balance risk management with delivery objectives across Westpac.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Software engineering

Cloud platforms

Infrastructure

Networking

Platform operations

Site reliability engineering

Resilience engineering

Disaster recovery

Operational recovery capabilities

Job description

Create your best future and join Westpac as an Executive Manager, Technology Risk

As an Executive Manager, Technology Risk, you’ll play a key role in helping Westpac make well-informed decisions about technology risk. You’ll provide independent advice, oversight and constructive challenge across major technology programs, strategic architecture decisions and platform modernisation initiatives.

Working closely with Technology Architecture and Engineering teams, you’ll assess technical designs, infrastructure roadmaps and strategic changes. You’ll help ensure resilience, security, recoverability and effective risk management are considered from the outset, balancing these priorities with practical delivery outcomes.

You’ll review complex technology risks including AI-impact, examine critical failure scenarios and assess recovery capabilities, architecture dependencies, technical debt and obsolescence. Drawing on internal incidents, external events and emerging industry risks, you’ll provide forward-looking insights that help senior leaders understand potential impacts and make sound decisions.

This is a permanent, Melbourne or Sydney based role where you’ll work with a high degree of independence, build trusted relationships and influence important technology decisions across Westpac. You’ll also help strengthen awareness of effective risk and control practices across the organisation.

What do I need?

You’ll bring strong technology risk expertise, sound judgement and the confidence to provide constructive challenge at a senior level.

• Deep technical understanding of enterprise architecture, software engineering, cloud platforms, infrastructure, networking, platform operations, technology asset lifecycle management, site reliability engineering (SRE), resilience engineering, disaster recovery and operational recovery capabilities.
• Ability to evaluate architecture and engineering decisions across the technology lifecycle, including solution design, CI/CD practices, infrastructure-as-code, technology debt, legacy modernisation, observability, automation and operational resilience, identifying emerging risks and translating technical findings into actionable business outcomes.
• Strong capability to provide independent challenge to engineering teams, architects and technology leaders on design decisions, control effectiveness, reliability, scalability, security and resilience, while balancing risk management with delivery objectives.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with engineers, architects, platform owners, CIOs, executive leadership, auditors and regulators, adapting technical depth and messaging to suit different audiences.

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 you 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

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.

We may close this job advertisement earlier than the advertised closing date if suitable candidates are identified. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.