Helia, as Australia’s first Lenders Mortgage Insurance (LMI) provider, with over 50 years expertise in the Australian housing market are in the process of re-inventing ourselves.

We exist to accelerate financial wellbeing through home ownership, now and for the future. Our mission is to create innovative and tailored solutions in partnership with our customers. We aim to do this efficiently and conveniently, leveraging state of the art technology and data solutions.

The Digital Risk and Data Enablement Leader, leads the governance, and risk management practices for Helia’s data, digital and cyber risk capabilities. This role plays a pivotal part in improving data quality, enabling secure digital transformation, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and embedding strong first-line governance. The role integrates leadership across enterprise-wide data enablement and cyber/digital risk, working closely with business and technology leaders to safeguard Helia’s information assets and operational resilience.

Responsibilities

Data Enablement and Governance

• Establish and lead Helia’s enterprise data governance roadmap and data ethics principles

• Refresh, design and implement data governance frameworks, policies, and controls to ensure high data quality, data protection, and regulatory compliance (e.g., CPG235)

• Define and oversee data stewardship roles, accountability models, and data literacy initiatives

• Act as a liaison between business and technology teams to align data protection requirements with strategic planning

• Monitor and report on data governance compliance and performance metrics to senior leadership

• Facilitate enterprise-wide education to improve understanding of data-related standards, policies, and responsibilities

Cyber, Digital Risk Management

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve Helia’s Technology and Operations risk framework aligned with ISO 27001, NIST, CPS234, and CPS230 standards

• Perform risk identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting across cyber, data, digital delivery, and emerging technologies

• Lead independent deep dives into control environments and oversee internal/external audit readiness and controls assurance programs

• Partner with 2nd and 3rd line risk functions to operationalize risk management strategies and ensure regulatory compliance

• Provide risk guidance for major technology change initiatives, agile delivery squads, and third-party/vendor engagements

• Contribute to the development and testing of business continuity and incident response plans

• Support the Technology and Operations Risk Council (TORC) Objectives

• Facilitation of the Safety Team to assist with the identification and mitigation of risks relating to Polices/Standards within their area of expertise

Leadership

• Provide leadership, coaching and guidance to the team. Ensure that activities in these areas are coordinated and aligned to deliver on business objectives.

• Lead, manage and develop the team, ensuring capabilities are in place to meet current and future needs

• Ability to manage and influence cross-functional teams in complex environments

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience in data governance, risk management, or compliance within financial services.

• Demonstrated expertise in regulatory frameworks (CPG235, CPS234, CPS230), data protection, and cybersecurity standards.

• Strong understanding of data management principles, risk frameworks, cloud technologies, and controls assurance practices.

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to present complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

• High integrity, discretion, and commitment to confidential and ethical practices.

At Helia, we are building a team focused on opportunities: creating brighter futures for our people. When you come to work at Helia, you’re joining an organisation that cares about what’s important to you. Whether it’s greater work-life balance, flexible working arrangements or looking after your wellbeing, we provide access to benefits that help support you both professionally and personally.

Helia is a place where you can grow and make a difference. We provide a great learning culture, where cross collaboration, training and innovation happens to embrace and embed a customer service culture. We are based in the heart of North Sydney, with spacious offices and some of the most fantastic views in Sydney!

If you are interested in joining a company where you can realise your full potential and grow, we would love to hear from you!

We have a diverse business community: our people, our customers and communities are reflective of this and as an organisation we are committed to continually hiring a diverse workforce. We ensure our people always feel supported and we do this by our openness to flexible work options and our commitment to inclusion, regardless of career level, life-stage, or experience.