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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Hybrid
About the business/role/team
Payments System Operations administers and operates national critical payments infrastructure. The team of 32 people include 24/7 shift workers, service desk personnel, team leads and managers. The team collaborates to ensure payments systems are highly available and resilient. Managers play an important role in incident management, oversight of daily operations, resilience and contingency testing, management of relevant enterprise projects and have important people leadership roles. Managers are required to work on a rotational shift basis.
About the role
Create a RBA values aligned culture, enabling an environment for high levels of employee engagement and achievement.
Contribute to the broader strategic direction and leadership of the area, sharing accountability with other leaders for overall performance of deliverables and outcomes.
Provide advice and deliver cost effective services related to banking, payments settlements, note issue, financial market, shared services and/or finance that contribute to the Bank's strategic goals.
Ensure operational accountability in regard to people management, budget and processes.
Lead, guide and develop individuals and teams to effectively and efficiently achieve area outcomes.
Enable and recognise workforce performance in a way that encourages continuous improvement.
Contribute to the maintenance and improvement of policies, systems and processes, ensuring compliance, as well as appropriate levels of quality assurance and control.
Identify and respond to issues, risks and opportunities, ensuring appropriate processes are in place to meet service standards.
Manage internal and external relationships and collaborate effectively with key stakeholders.
About you
Demonstrated ability to develop, document, maintain and enhance procedures, including user guides and instructions.
Knowledge and experience with customer service principles, quality output and cost efficiency drivers.
Understanding of Service Level Agreements, data insights and outcomes.
Experience in representing the department across the Bank or similar organisation.
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage risks and issues.
Demonstrated ability to own and communicate responsibilities in relation to health, safety and holistic wellbeing.
Understanding of Bank-wide (or similar organisation) and area-specific policies and processes, and demonstrated ability to monitor and guide on compliance, as well as influence others outside of own area.
Strong understanding and technical expertise in the area under management.
Experience leading, developing and motivating a work area or project of employees who exercise independence in their work, as well as implementing strategy.
Qualifications
Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.
Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry, and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.
Application Close :
August 12, 2026.