Description of the job
The role
APRA is seeking a Business Analyst with a strong stakeholder engagement and process engineering focus to join the Data Strategy and Governance team. This role will work closely with stakeholders across APRA to elicit and capture requirements along with process impacts for APRA’s uplift in organisation-wide data governance and data management disciplines.
This is a 2-year fixed term opportunity to join the Data Capability Uplift stream as part of an uplift project.
The team
The role will analyse existing data management and data governance related business processes to seek opportunities to simplify, automate and reduce operational and data risks through the delivery of enhanced processes and technology solutions.
The position will play a key role in role APRA’s investment in strengthening its technology and data infrastructure and capabilities, over the medium term, providing its people with data and insights to drive continued excellence in supervision. You will sit within the Chief Data Office as part of the Technology and Data Division which enables APRA with frameworks, technology and systems that support APRA’s data and technology operations. The Chief Data Office enables APRA in its mandate to help protect the Australian community through data enabled decision making. The role will report directly into Head of Data Strategy and Governance and will be responsible for working closely with other BAs, technical specialists, business stakeholders and project teams.
Key responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop and document data governance frameworks and processes that support effective data management and decision-making.
- Lead the identification and visualization of data governance-related processes using industry-standard methodologies (e.g., BPMN), ensuring clarity in data flows, ownership, and decision points.
- Conduct assessments of existing governance practices, identify gaps between current and target states, and provide actionable recommendations aligned with business priorities.
- Facilitate workshops, interviews, and meetings to gather requirements, validate findings, and ensure alignment across business, data, and technology teams.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible language for non-technical stakeholders, and present findings and recommendations to project teams and leadership.
- Support the integration of data governance practices into business-as-usual operations through effective change management and stakeholder collaboration.
About you
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst in data governance, data quality, or data management projects.
Experience working on regulatory and data projects within the finance sector. (Experience in data governance related roles looked upon favourably.) - Strong business analysis skills including requirements gathering and definition, analysis, business process mapping (as-is / to-be), impact analysis, running workshops, etc.
- Strong analytical, investigative and research skills, including analysis and presentation
- Excellent stakeholder management capability – ability to form good working relationships, influence outcomes, and work closely with disparate stakeholders to come to solutions that meet all needs
- Ability to discuss requirements with technical stakeholders
- Proven experience in synthesising business requirements into an agreed statement of needs for process, people and technology
Strong experience with IT project lifecycle - analysis, design, build, test and implementation. Iterative, Agile and Waterfall experience
To work with us, you need to be an Australian citizen with eligibility to gain a Baseline Security clearance.
About APRA
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) places you at the heart of Australia’s financial services industry. APRA serves the Australian community by helping ensure financial institutions deliver on the financial commitments they make, within a stable, efficient and competitive financial system.
At APRA we’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs, feels valued and respected. We aspire to attract and foster diversity of background, thought, and experience, recognising that a broad range of perspectives, approaches and ideas makes us stronger, and better enables us to meet our obligation to protect the financial wellbeing of the Australian community. When applying, please inform us of any adjustments you may need during the interview process.