Governance Senior Manager

Macquarie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day

Service bonus leave days

Parental leave

Transition leave

Paid leave for caregivers

Volunteer leave

Gender affirmation leave

Employee Assistance Program

Salary packaging options

Learning and development opportunities

Hybrid and flexible working

Reimbursement for work from home

Job summary

Macquarie Group’s Control Tower team oversees governance and independent assurance across Risk Management Group’s portfolio of change initiatives. You will lead quarterly planning, monitor delivery progress, risks and dependencies, and strengthen reporting with clear metrics and insights.

This role partners with senior leaders and delivery teams to ensure sustainable delivery, apply data, automation and AI to improve governance processes, and help identify emerging risks and capacity constraints.

Qualifications

• Governance and portfolio management knowledge required.
• Ability to translate data into actionable governance insights.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders across delivery teams.
• Experience using data and automation to improve reporting.
• Ability to apply AI to improve governance and identify risks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee governance and provide independent assurance across RMG portfolio.
• Lead quarterly planning and prioritisation, monitor delivery, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Strengthen portfolio reporting with clear performance measures.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and delivery teams to enable sustainable outcomes.

Skills

Governance knowledge

Portolio management

Insights from data

Influence senior stakeholders

AI for governance

Job description

Our Control Tower team oversees the governance and operational delivery of change, data, technology, artificial intelligence and design work across Risk Management Group. We support effective, transparent and sustainable delivery aligned with business priorities.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

In this role you will oversee governance and provide independent assurance across Risk Management Group’s portfolio of major change initiatives, helping ensure work is delivered effectively, transparently and in line with business priorities. You will lead quarterly planning and prioritisation, monitor delivery progress, risks, issues and dependencies, and strengthen portfolio reporting through clear performance measures and actionable insights. You will maintain a broad view of dependencies and delivery sequencing to support prioritisation and investment decisions, while using data, automation and artificial intelligence to improve governance processes and identify emerging risks, trends and capacity constraints. Working closely with senior leaders, delivery teams and partners across the organisation, you will provide constructive challenge and coordination to strengthen accountability and support sustainable delivery outcomes.

What you offer

• Demonstrated knowledge of governance, assurance, change delivery and portfolio management.
• Experience providing practical insights that support delivery outcomes and informed decision-making.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively across delivery teams and business groups.
• Experience using data and automation to improve governance, reporting and decision-making.
• Ability to apply artificial intelligence to support continuous improvement and identify portfolio risks and trends.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About the Risk Management Group

Our Risk Management Group works as an independent, and centralised function, responsible for independent and objective review and challenge, oversight, monitoring and reporting in relation to Macquarie’s material risks. We are a global team that aims to manage the risks of today and anticipate the risks of tomorrow. Our divisions include compliance, credit, financial crime risk, market risk, operational risk, aggregate risk and prudential, and central.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.