Senior Manager Data Management

Transport for NSW; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Job summary

Transport for NSW seeks a senior data management leader to oversee enterprise data governance, quality, metadata and lifecycle practices within a complex environment in Sydney. You will drive federated governance, platform oversight and stakeholder engagement to ensure trusted data across the organisation.

You will lead data-driven improvement initiatives, collaborate with business and technology teams, and align data strategy with enterprise priorities, with flexible work options available.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data management, data governance and data quality within complex organisations.
• Strong understanding of metadata, lifecycle management and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and leadership capabilities across business and technology teams.
• Analytical and technically capable with experience in data platforms, data analysis and data-driven insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data management, overseeing data quality, metadata and lifecycle practices to ensure trusted, well-governed data across the organisation.
• Support the development of a federated data management model, embedding accountability across data domains while ensuring alignment with enterprise frameworks and business priorities.
• Drive data management capability and performance, including oversight of platforms, stakeholder engagement and using insights to guide continuous improvement and investment decisions.

Skills

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata management

Lifecycle management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Job description

You’re accountable for your actions and those of your team and you collaborate and support others to consistently deliver on your promises. You bring structure, mitigation and education to our organisation. Our records and datasets are vast and varied. This is your opportunity to safeguard critical infrastructure, order and protect sensitive data, and defend against emerging cyber threats. You'll be part of an expert team who protect against thousands of threats every day.

• You will be involved in leading enterprise data management, overseeing data quality, metadata and lifecycle practices to ensure trusted, well-governed data across the organisation.
• You will support the development of a federated data management model, embedding accountability across data domains while ensuring alignment with enterprise frameworks and business priorities.
• You will be responsible for driving data management capability and performance, including oversight of platforms, stakeholder engagement and using insights to guide continuous improvement and investment decisions.

About you

You have extensive experience in data management, data governance and data quality within complex organisations, with a strong understanding of metadata, lifecycle management and regulatory requirements. You have strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills, with the ability to influence across business and technology teams and build capability across a federated environment. You are highly analytical and technically capable, with experience in data platforms, data analysis and driving continuous improvement through data-driven insights.

Join us

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Flexible work options may be available.

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