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Our Project Assurance team plays a critical role in supporting successful change delivery by providing independent assurance across the project lifecycle. Working closely with project teams, business leaders and stakeholders, the team helps identify and manage delivery risks, strengthen control environments and ensure change outcomes are implemented safely and effectively. 

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?

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As a Project Assurance Manager, you will lead assurance activities across a portfolio of change initiatives, helping to identify risks early and support effective decision-making throughout the project lifecycle. You will conduct project reviews, assess governance and risk management practices, and provide constructive challenge and guidance to project teams and stakeholders. A key focus of the role will be evaluating delivered risks, validating control changes and assessing the effectiveness of controls to ensure they are embedded into business-as-usual operations. Through your insights and recommendations, you will help strengthen delivery outcomes, enhance risk management practices and support the successful implementation of change across the organisation. 

What you offer

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• Demonstrated experience in operational risk, compliance, controls assurance, project management or a related discipline
• A strong understanding of risk and control frameworks, governance practices and change delivery methodologies
• The ability to assess complex initiatives across people, processes, technology and data, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to provide clear guidance and constructive challenge
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with experience reviewing control design, assessing effectiveness and developing practical recommendations to support successful outcomes.

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

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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 employment type, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• 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

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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

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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, family and domestic violence 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. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

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.