Manager Risk and Control Enablement

Requirements

• We're looking for a candidate who combines technical depth, commercial practicality and strong stakeholder influencing skills:
• Proven experience in operational risk and compliance within financial services, with credit risk experience and exposure to retail credit decisioning environments highly desirable.
• Experience supporting or partnering with Credit teams operating under delegated credit authorities or accreditation models is strongly preferred.
• Expertise in control design, implementation, and assurance and issue management.
• Strong communication and advisory skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across business units and senior stakeholders.
• Resilience, adaptability, and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics are key to success in this role.
• Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and initiatives at once.
• Tertiary qualifications in accounting, business, or related disciplines and professional certifications are advantageous.
• Your Development:
• If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career.
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• Advertising End Date: 18/06/2026

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Additional Information

Manager, Risk and Control Enablement Do work that matters Join a high-impact team within the Retail Operations (RO) division of the Chief Operations Office (COO) , the engine room of the CBA Group. As a trusted advisor, you'll strengthen RO's risk and compliance capabilities and uplift the control environment. The RO Risk Advisory team is accountable for the provision of trusted advice to the RO business to strengthen their risk and compliance capabilities and optimise the risk and control environment. This is a dynamic and faced-paced role that offers an excellent opportunity for experienced risk professionals to broaden their impact across a new business area, particularly in retail banking or home lending. The RO Risk Advisory team is a first line of defence function that provides comprehensive and integrated risk services to support RO. The value proposition of the Risk Advisory team is to provide skilled, practical and efficient Risk Management to support RO in the delivery of excellent business and customer outcomes. You'll be a proactive and autonomous risk partner to RO, acting as the primary risk support for operational Credit decisioning teams, delivering Line 1 risk advisory services across: Risk Advisory & Change Management Lead and own risk assessments for business and Product change initiatives under the Change Management Risk Standard (CMRS). Advise on emerging risks and control implications, ensuring risk mitigations are embedded early and influence cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Tech, Delivery) with clear, actionable risk advice. Perform and lead proactive risk identification initiatives, such as risk deep dives, with a strong focus on credit risk and decisioning controls where relevant. Operational Risk & Compliance Sound knowledge and experience in Operational Risk, Compliance Management Frameworks, and Credit Risk control environments. Design, implement, and assess controls aligned to operational, compliance and credit risk frameworks. Drive control uplift initiatives and support control assurance activities and maintain compliance arrangements and obligations, ensuring adherence to Policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and industry codes, including those governing credit decisioning and delegated authorities. Lead structured root cause analysis and resolution planning for incidents and issues. Complete Risk and Control Self Assessments (RCSA's) and Compliance Self Assessments (CSA's). Risk Reporting & Governance Draft reports and deliver insights through dashboards and trend analysis to inform senior stakeholders and governance forums. Enhance data quality across systems and support external assurance activities (Line 2 reviews, audits).

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