Senior Data Scientist (Marketing)

DoorDash, Inc.; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac Group is seeking a Data Scientist for the Group Audit Data Centre of Excellence. This hands-on role focuses on delivering production-grade analytics and AI solutions to identify risks and improve controls within the audit function.

The successful candidate will work with Python, SQL, Alteryx, and Copilot Studio, contributing to the analytics roadmap while collaborating with Technology, Risk and Compliance teams in a hybrid Sydney-based setting.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ practical data science experience, ideally in financial services or risk environments.
• Hands‑on experience applying ML/AI, Generative AI, automation to business problems.
• Strong Python and SQL with complex structured and unstructured data.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver advanced analytics and AI solutions for audit.
• Identify opportunities to automate audit activities and reduce risk.
• Collaborate with audit teams and stakeholders to translate technical outputs into business insights.

Skills

Python

SQL

Machine Learning

Generative AI

Automation

Problem Solving

Tools

Azure

Snowflake

Copilot Studio

Microsoft Copilot

Alteryx

Job description

Data Scientist, Group Audit

Sydney Westpac Group

Job Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Data Scientist, Group Audit.

What’s the role?

As a Data Scientist within Group Audit, you’ll join the Data Centre of Excellence Advanced Analytics team, helping grow how we use advanced analytics, automation and artificial intelligence across audit and assurance. This is a hands-on individual contributor role, with no people leadership responsibilities.

You’ll design and deliver advanced analytics and production-grade artificial intelligence solutions, identify opportunities to automate audit activities, and use data to uncover emerging risks, control weaknesses and meaningful business insights.

You’ll work closely with audit teams and specialists across Technology, Risk and Compliance, applying tools such as Python, SQL, Alteryx and Microsoft Copilot to solve real business problems.

You’ll also contribute to Westpac’s advanced analytics and artificial intelligence roadmap, helping build capability and share knowledge across Group Audit.

This is a permanent, full-time opportunity based in Sydney with hybrid working arrangements available.

What do I need?

• Around 3–5 years’ practical data science experience, ideally within financial services, audit, assurance or risk environments
• Strong hands‑on experience applying machine learning, artificial intelligence, Generative AI, automation or predictive analytics to solve business problems
• Strong Python and SQL capability, including experience working with complex structured and unstructured data
• Experience designing, building or productionising AI and Generative AI solutions, including model pipelines, Large Language Model integration, monitoring or lifecycle management
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to independently investigate problems and translate technical outputs into clear business insights
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a collaborative and practical approach to delivering solutions

Experience with Azure, Snowflake, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Alteryx, AI agents or Machine Learning Operations is highly regarded.

Create your future today

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

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.