Analyst - Data Steward

Join our Risk Management Group and play a critical role in supporting informed decision-making by ensuring the integrity, governance and effective use of data across the organisation. Through your contributions, you will help drive continuous improvement in our data governance framework and control environment, supporting a strong risk culture and enabling better outcomes for our businesses, clients and communities.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

Working in collaboration with Data Owners, technology teams and business stakeholders, you will monitor data quality, maintain governance artefacts and oversee data risks and controls. You will be responsible for identifying and investigating data quality rule breaches, raising and managing data issues and incidents through to resolution, and supporting root cause analysis and remediation activities to drive sustainable improvements. Working closely with Operational Risk Managers, you will help maintain and enhance data-related controls, proactively identify control gaps, and support the remediation of control breakdowns. You will also assess the impact of data changes arising from system updates and transformations, ensuring that implications to data scope, metadata, lineage and control environments are clearly understood and effectively managed.

In addition, you will contribute to advancing data governance by maintaining comprehensive documentation of data elements, lineage, metadata and data sharing agreements, while partnering with stakeholders to embed consistent governance practices. You will identify opportunities to strengthen data quality, controls and governance frameworks, supporting broader data governance uplift initiatives across the organisation. From an operational perspective, you will monitor data flows and processes to ensure integrity and control effectiveness, manage manual adjustments with appropriate safeguards, and facilitate regular reviews with upstream and downstream stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and alignment.

What You Offer

• Demonstrated understanding of data management, data governance and data quality principles, with the ability to apply these in a structured and controlled environment
• Proven experience in data analysis, issue investigation and root cause analysis to support effective problem resolution
• Familiarity with data lineage, metadata management and control frameworks, with an appreciation for robust governance practices
• Exposure to enterprise data tools (such as Collibra) or similar platforms is an advantage
• Prior experience within financial services, risk management or a regulated environment is an advantage
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to interpret complex data and draw meaningful insights
• High attention to detail and a well-developed control mindset, with a focus on accuracy and risk awareness
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills, coupled with the ability to manage competing priorities and demonstrate a proactive, continuous improvement mindset.
  
  

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 eligibility criteria, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
• 5 days carers leave of immediate family members on top of annual leave
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Voluntary parental medical insurance plan for married employees
• Wellbeing benefits, sessions and events to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing, including a comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• 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, 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.

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.

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