We’ve never been ‘just a bank’. Just like you should never be ‘just an employee’. We’re united in our belief that in banking, better can be bigger, and together we’re making it happen.

It starts here. With Bendigo Bank… and you.

Come and be part of our specialist Technology Risk team. As we continue to enhance our capabilities, this is a unique opportunity to provide critical expertise, strategic thinking, and effective challenge to uplift the bank’s resilience against technology risks. We are currently recruiting a driven and experienced professional to join our Group Risk function.

As a specialist in our Technology Risk team, you’ll make an impact by:

• Shaping our defences against technology risk by providing clear, accurate advice and challenge to Technology teams across all platforms, including core banking, product and customer, and developers.
• Providing expert advice and data-driven insights on technology risk and threats to inform the identification and detection of emerging risks.
• Translating complex technology risks into clear, actionable insights that inform strategic decisions and protect the bank, our customers, and the community.
• Collaborating across the business to embed a proactive and intelligent approach to identifying and managing technology risk.

About the role

The Senior Manager, Technology Risk Advisory reports to the Head of Technology Risk Advisory. In this pivotal specialist role, you will be at the forefront of maturing the bank’s approach to identifying, assessing, and managing technology risk.

You will be responsible for independently monitoring and reporting on the status and compliance of the Technology Division in line with the BEN Board risk appetite, applicable policy and industry best-practice. A key focus will be to counsel, advise and monitor changes to the Technology Risk Profile, relating to Information Security and Technology Strategy.

Key accountabilities include:

• Technology Risk Advice: Provide advice and recommendations to the aligned Senior Technology Leaders on risk management practices and the practical application of the BEN operational risk management frameworks, policies and standards.
• Technology Risk Oversight: Partner and provide strategic risk guidance, perspectives, insights and challenge to Senior Technology Leaders, including the identification, assessment and prioritisation of risks and monitoring of emerging risks and industry trends.
• Platforms: Provide advice and input to policies, standards, and guidelines that support platform optimisation and digital adoption, and oversee the approach to Technology Risk management.
• Leadership: Strong collaboration with peers across Group Risk and effective stakeholder engagement across all levels of seniority in the business.

What you’ll bring to the role

Essential

• 10+ years of non-financial risk knowledge with proven application in technology environments.
• Extensive experience in the banking industry with diverse knowledge of a bank’s operations.
• Minimum of Senior Manager experience in Technology Risk, Information Security (CPS234) and Data Risk (CPG235) in the context of the Australian financial services industry.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead and drive change at a Divisional level.
• Experience with cloud providers and cloud-based technology environments.

Highly desirable

• Tertiary qualifications in Information Security, Technology, Data Risk or a related field.
• Practical experience in continual improvement methods and techniques.

This is a permanent full-time position located in Melbourne, Bendigo, Adelaide, Sydney or Brisbane.

We offer flexible work options that put our people first, working in a hybrid model with a minimum local Head Office attendance requirement determined by your Leader, to find a rhythm that works best for you and your team.

So, why work for us?

Want big impact that matters? Here, you’ll know your work directly benefits the customers and communities we all serve. You’ll also get access to a great range of benefits, including:

• Flexibility means different things for different people. Whether it’s hybrid work, flexible hours, a compressed work week, job-sharing or something different, our flexible work options are designed to put people first.
• Health and wellbeing support, including discounted gym memberships, private health insurance options, and our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family members.
• Opportunities to take your learning to the next level through our corporate university ‘BEN U’ or at an external provider of your choice.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

Still in two minds? 

Research suggests 60% of women and underrepresented groups might stop here, even after getting as far as drafting an application. We believe that diversity makes every team stronger, so even if you don’t tick every box, we still want to see your application!

We’re making better, bigger. And we’ll get there with you. Now’s the time to set your sights even higher – on the future you and the future career you deserve.