Manager, Cyber, Tech & Data Risk

The Manager, Cyber, Technology and Data Risk plays a critical role in supporting the uplift and embedding of risk management practices across cyber, technology, and data domains. Reporting to the Senior Manager, this role is responsible for delivering risk insights, supporting governance forums, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure risks are effectively identified, assessed, and managed in line with the enterprise risk framework.

This role is ideal for a risk professional with strong delivery capability, stakeholder engagement skills, and a passion for enabling secure and resilient technology and data environments.


Responsibilities:

• Support the execution of the cyber, technology and data risk strategy, aligned to enterprise risk objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Conduct and coordinate risk assessments, control testing, and thematic reviews across technology platforms, cyber capabilities, and data environments.
• Partner with Technology, Cybersecurity, and Data teams to identify emerging risks and support the design of effective controls.
• Maintain and enhance risk artefacts including risk profiles, control libraries, and issue/action registers.
• Prepare high-quality risk reporting and insights for governance forums, including risk committees and executive leadership.
• Support the uplift of risk culture and capability through training, guidance, and collaboration with business stakeholders.
• Assist in the response to regulatory reviews, internal audits, and assurance activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of risk processes, tools, and methodologies.

Experience

• 10+ years' experience in technology risk, cyber risk, data risk, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks (e.g. ISO 31000, NIST CSF, COBIT) and regulatory expectations (e.g. CPS 234, CPS 230).
• Experience working in or with large, complex organisations undergoing technology or data transformation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate technical risks into business impacts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across functions.
• Familiarity with GRC tools and risk reporting platforms is advantageous.
• Relevant qualifications or certifications (e.g. CRISC, CISM, CISSP, CISA) are desirable.

Your team

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Cyber, Technology and Data Risk within the Risk Management team (Line 2), you will play a leading role in establishing effective Line 2 review, challenge, and insight across the Bank's material risk classes. Establishing strategic and trusted relationships across the Bank is fundamental to the team's success.


The Risk Management team supports the consistent and effective application of the Bank's framework for managing risk and compliance obligations, both at the enterprise level and for individual business units across the Bank. It also advises on and implements the risk management framework governing the Bank's operations in financial markets.


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.