Release Train Lead - Commodities & Trade Finance

Westpac; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mortgage discounts

Flexible work arrangements

Learning & development opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Westpac is seeking a Release Train Delivery Lead for Commodities & Trade Finance in Sydney. You will unite Product, Engineering, Architecture and Delivery to align priorities, investment and execution, enabling autonomous teams to deliver high-quality, production-ready outcomes.

Based in Sydney on a permanent, full-time basis, you will orchestrate cross-squad planning, leverage data, automation and AI for visibility, and guide decisions to improve forecasting, capacity planning and risk

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of commodity derivatives, financial markets or trading environments.
• Experience shaping backlogs across Product, Engineering and business teams.
• Ability to think systemically across complex tech environments.
• Strong stakeholder leadership and communication to influence decisions.
• Experience using data, AI, automation and delivery insights to improve forecasting and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate planning across multiple squads, managing dependencies and delivery flow.
• Create visibility of progress, capacity, risks and outcomes using data and automation.
• Improve end-to-end delivery flow and remove systemic friction.
• Balance priorities, capacity and investment with senior business and tech leaders.
• Foster a Scrum Master mindset to enable autonomous, high-quality delivery teams.

Skills

Backlog management

Systems thinking

Stakeholder leadership

Data-driven delivery

AI/Automation awareness

Job description

Westpac is seeking a Release Train Delivery Lead for Commodities & Trade Finance in Sydney. You will unite Product, Engineering, Architecture and Delivery to align priorities, investment and execution, enabling autonomous teams to deliver high-quality, production-ready outcomes.

Based in Sydney on a permanent, full-time basis, you will orchestrate cross-squad planning, leverage data, automation and AI for visibility, and guide decisions to improve forecasting, capacity planning and risk