This is a Senior Consultant - Strategic Enablement role with Macquarie Group based in Sydney, NSW, AU Macquarie Group Role Seniority - senior More about the Senior Consultant - Strategic Enablement role at Macquarie Group The Strategic Enablement, Business Architecture function defines and brings to life the operating structure and core business capabilities of the Risk Management Group, providing insights that strengthen alignment, clarity, and strategic decision making across the Risk Management Group. At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes. What role will you play? In this role, you will work to understand, define and design improvements to capabilities and structures that underpin delivery of the Risk Management Group services, while providing insights into the effectiveness, maturity, and optimisation opportunities that align to strategy. You will work as part of a small team responsible for design of initiatives that align with our strategic priorities, operating model principles, and capability needs, contributing to delivery of business architecture artefacts that enable clarity, alignment and “join the dots” to drive informed decision making by senior leaders and management teams. With your commercial experience, you will be building strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels and engagement styles to achieve outcomes. In addition, you will partner with teams across business, data and technology to develop opportunities to enhance our operating model and capabilities. You will support and deliver enabling artefacts to analyse the link between strategic objectives, business problems/opportunities, capability gaps, and investment need; to support effective communication of current and target states to management and sponsors to drive decision making. You will contribute to governance processes to ensure designs reflect agreed requirements and architectural standards; and, where appropriate, supporting handover to project delivery teams while maintaining oversight of design integrity throughout implementation. What You Offer 3 years’ experience in internal strategy, operations, business architecture, external consulting, or in-house strategic business analysis. Big Four or similar consulting experience highly regarded Skilled in developing and applying business architecture, or related artefacts (including operating models, delivery models, business design blueprints) Strong ability to analyse and synthesise complex, disconnected business issues and identify dependencies and design impacts – supporting the presentation of these in succinct options papers for leadership Confident, autonomous stakeholder engagement with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly. Ability to define (with minimal oversight) initial workplans for validation with team leads (size of tasks, plan for engaging and proposed sequence tasks with dependencies) Experience in developing, managing and maintaining operating model metrics/reporting and information Highly collaborative, commercially minded, and passionate about structured problem solving, supported by relevant degree qualifications. We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply. What We Offer Benefits 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. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here. Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process. Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Macquarie Group team will be there to support your growth. Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined Key Responsibilities Understanding and defining improvements Partnering with teams Contributing to governance processes Key Strengths ️ Business architecture expertise Analytical skills Stakeholder engagement Consulting experience Metrics reporting ️ Problem-solving A Final Note: This is a role with Macquarie Group not with Hatch.