Senior Manager, Information and Data Governance

• Hybrid work environment - 50% Office/Home

• 5-year Fixed Term Contract

• Play an important part shaping the future of our iconic Australian institution

About the business/role/team

As Senior Manager, Information and Data Governance, you will report to the Deputy Head of Knowledge Management and lead a team of specialists across Information and Data Governance, Compliance and Architecture teams, where you will work closely with senior leaders in Risk, Technology, and Business Units to embed governance principles and enable data-driven decision-making.

This team sits within the Bank’s Knowledge Management Department, which is central to enterprise information strategy and compliance.

About the role

• Manage enterprise Information, Data, and AI governance frameworks, aligned with Commonwealth legislative requirements and Bank policy.

• Manage the Bank’s information classification framework, ensuring sensitive information is appropriately classified, handled, and protected, and maintain alignment with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM), and internal security standards.

• Ensure compliance with recordkeeping obligations, including the Archives Act and relevant standards for digital and physical records.

• Ensure that data models, standards, and platforms align with governance, security, and compliance requirements.

• Partner with technology and business leaders to ensure governance supports innovation, analytics, and AI adoption while mitigating risk.

• Champion cultural change by promoting information and data stewardship, security awareness, and information integrity across the organisation.

About you

• Deep expertise in information and data governance, including regulatory compliance, risk management, and emerging AI governance practices.

• Strong knowledge of Commonwealth information security and recordkeeping frameworks, including PSPF, ISM, and Archives Act requirements.

• Proven leadership experience in complex organisations, ideally in financial services or government.

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels and drive enterprise-wide adoption of governance principles.

• Familiarity with data platforms, metadata management, records management and governance technologies.

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

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