Data Scientist | Risk Management

The Risk Management Group AI Strategy team is responsible for driving the adoption and effective use of artificial intelligence across the division. The team identifies, assesses, and delivers AI initiatives that improve efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned with risk and governance standards.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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As a Data Scientist, you will play a key role in delivering and maintaining AI and data science solutions in production environments. You will work closely with engineering teams to transition ideas into fully operational systems, ensuring solutions are reliable, well-governed, and aligned with enterprise standards. Alongside this, you will contribute to prototyping, experimentation, and continuous improvement, helping to solve real-world risk management challenges through data-driven insights.

What you offer

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• Proven experience as a Data Scientist, with strong hands-on delivery experience in deploying and maintaining models or analytics in production environments
• Strong programming skills in Python and solid SQL capability, with experience working on large and complex datasets
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams on system deployment, workflows, and release processes, including an understanding of version control and automated delivery practices
• A strong foundation in statistics, modelling, and data analysis, with practical experience monitoring, evaluating, and improving model performance in real-world settings
• An understanding of data governance, risk, and compliance considerations, with the ability to balance delivery pace with quality, control, and stakeholder expectations.

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.