About the Role
In this high‐profile business‐facing role, you will partner closely with People, Corporate Affairs & Community (CAC) leadership teams, initially expanding to broader domains and senior technology stakeholders, providing clear architectural direction and trusted leadership. Your focus will be on ensuring technology investments are maximised, aligned to Westpac's vision, and enable meaningful, sustainable outcomes with a significant focus on Data & AI.
Job Description
* Sydney location.
* Hybrid working arrangement.
* Key leadership opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
* Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across People and Corporate Affairs & Community (CAC) (initially) and across the wider technology community.
* Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies and industry trends, with a significant focus on Data & AI.
* Develop, maintain, and communicate domain execution roadmaps aligned to Westpac's technology strategy.
* Drive simplification, modernisation, and technical debt reduction across systems in line with the progressive modernisation strategy.
* Provide architecture governance and assurance through standards, principles, reference designs, and design reviews.
* Support business requests that inform technology investment decisions and roadmap reviews, including Architecture Impact Assessments and pre‐project budget guidance.
* Lead the discovery, evaluation, and selection of technology solutions, including experimentation and exploration of Data & AI initiatives.
* Develop solution architectures, artefacts, patterns, and designs that meet strategy, security, compliance, and risk requirements.
* Uplift capability across the GBU Architecture portfolio to deliver and scale Data & AI priorities through coaching, patterns, and reusable approaches.
* Lead and develop a team of solution architects through coaching, development planning, performance reviews, and career growth.
Essential Requirements
* Significant senior solution architecture expertise with demonstrated leadership experience gained within a large, complex organisation.
* Strong experience working with established architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF or equivalent).
* Advanced stakeholder management and influencing capability, underpinned by strategic thinking and systems‐level problem solving.
* Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
* A pragmatic, outcomes‐focused approach to decision‐making, balancing risk, cost and value through collaboration.
* Senior engineering and solution architecture experience across corporate domains with Data & AI.
Additional AI‐Specific Experience and Skills
* Demonstrated experience architecting and implementing Data & AI‐enabled solutions in enterprise environments, moving beyond proof‐of‐concept into scalable, production‐grade delivery.
* Strong understanding of Data & AI software platforms, frameworks and tooling, such as machine learning platforms, GenAI services, MLOps pipelines, model lifecycle management and integration patterns.
* Proven experience designing best‐practice Data & AI architectures, including data pipelines, model deployment patterns, observability, security, governance and ethical AI considerations.
* Hands‐on experience guiding teams through Data & AI solution design, implementation trade‐offs, and integration into existing enterprise platforms.
* Strong awareness of Data & AI risk, compliance, privacy and security requirements, and the ability to embed these into architecture standards and reference designs.
* Experience uplifting team capability in Data & AI engineering, architecture patterns and modern delivery practices, ensuring sustainable long‐term capability.
Why Join Us
We are committed to becoming our customers' preferred banking partner and are looking for people who are motivated to help us achieve that goal. In return, we are focused on making Westpac a great place to work.
* Exclusive offers on banking products and discounts from leading brands, including employee mortgage rates.
* Flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance, plus 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.
* Opportunities to support the community through volunteering initiatives.
Interested in Learning More
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We are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants of all ages, genders, backgrounds and abilities, and provide additional support for veterans, Indigenous Australians and the neurodiverse community.
If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find further information and contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website.
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