Data Governance Technology Lead

We’re looking for an experienced technology leader to guide our Data & Digital Asset Governance Technology team. You’ll lead a team of engineers who use full-stack development, AI-assisted engineering practices, and the Collibra Data Intelligence Platform to create practical governance solutions for Macquarie Asset Management. Together, the team helps make data and other digital assets easier to find, understand, trust, and manage.

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? You’ll play a key role in shaping how governance is enabled across Macquarie Asset Management, balancing innovation, user experience, risk management, and regulatory requirements. This is an opportunity to lead one of the organisation’s evolving technology capabilities while building a strong, AI-enabled, and engaged engineering team. You’ll work closely with business teams, governance specialists, architects, risk and compliance partners, and platform engineers to turn complex governance needs into effective technology solutions. This is a broad leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys developing people, solving complex problems, and combining solution architecture with hands-on engineering.

What You Offer

• Significant experience leading a technology team and delivering enterprise-scale platforms and solutions.
• Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, governance workflows, and governance technologies such as Collibra. Hands-on experience architecting or building workflows in Collibra will be highly regarded.
• A track record of turning complex business, risk, and regulatory requirements into practical technology solutions.
• Experience building and developing high-performing teams in collaborative and fast-paced environments.
• Experience using modern software engineering practices, including AI-assisted development and cloud technologies
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build trusted relationships across business and technology teams.
• A passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and helping solve business problems

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
• 26 weeks’ paid maternity leave or 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
• Company-subsidised childcare services
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Benefits to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including comprehensive medical and life insurance cover, the option to join parental medical insurance plan and virtual medical consultations extended to family members
• 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 Technology Technology enables every aspect of Macquarie, for our people, our customers and our communities. We’re a global team that is passionate about accelerating the digital enterprise, connecting people and data, building platforms and applications and designing tomorrow’s technology solutions.

Inclusion at Macquarie We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.