Transformation Assurance Lead for Major Change Programs (12m)

Reserve Bank of Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Transformation Assurance Lead at the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney leads assurance across major business and technology transformation programs, partnering with senior stakeholders across technology, risk and business functions.

You will guide reviews across the project lifecycle, translate complex risks into actionable insights, and drive continuous improvement in audit capability. A strong background in internal controls, analytics, and stakeholder management is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading transformation, project, or program assurance engagements.
• Strong understanding of internal controls within transformation contexts.
• Excellent analytical, reporting, and leadership skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing abilities.
• Experience managing external assurance providers is highly regarded.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, technology, or related field; professional certs desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation assurance audits, including planning, execution and reporting from scoping through to fieldwork, reporting and issue validation.
• Assess major transformation programs across the project lifecycle, evaluating governance, risk management and controls from design through to implementation and transition.
• Work across business, technology, risk and other specialist functions to understand complex transformation risks and provide integrated assurance insights.
• Identify emerging risks, control weaknesses and thematic issues and provide practical, evidence-based recommendations.
• Coordinate co-sourced assurance providers, including defining deliverables, overseeing the quality and timeliness of their work, and ensuring external expertise is effectively integrated into engagement delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders while maintaining audit independence and providing appropriate professional challenge.
• Translate complex project and technology matters into clear and meaningful insights for senior and non-technical stakeholders.
• Leverage technology tools, AI and data analytics to optimise audit coverage and efficiency and enhance the quality of assurance insights.
• Work collaboratively with internal audit colleagues, risk (line 1 and 2), EPMO, subject matter experts and external assurance providers to bring together different perspectives and specialist capabilities.
• Support the annual audit planning cycle and contribute to engagement budgeting, including developing resource and cost estimates and monitoring actuals against budget throughout engagement delivery.
• Stay updated on industry trends, regulatory developments and emerging transformation and technology risks relevant to the Bank.
• Connect insights across transformation programs and assurance engagements to identify common themes, interdependencies, emerging risks and systemic issues, and translate these into broader assurance insights for senior stakeholders.
• Lead and support colleagues through engagement delivery, providing coaching, knowledge sharing and constructive feedback to strengthen individual and team capability.
• Ensure assurance activities are delivered to a high standard and in accordance with internal audit methodology, professional standards and quality requirements.

Skills

Transformation assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/technology

Professional certification (PMP/PRINCE2/Agile)

Tools

AI tools

Data analytics software

Job description

The Transformation Assurance Lead at the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney leads assurance across major business and technology transformation programs, partnering with senior stakeholders across technology, risk and business functions.

You will guide reviews across the project lifecycle, translate complex risks into actionable insights, and drive continuous improvement in audit capability. A strong background in internal controls, analytics, and stakeholder management is essential.