Executive Manager, Financial Crime Compliance Machine Learning & AI

See yourself in our team

Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) sits within CBA's Group Risk function and is responsible for setting the strategy, frameworks and oversight that protect the Group from financial crime risks. As part of this, FCC plays a critical role in shaping and governing the Group's advanced analytics and model-driven detection capability across AML/CTF, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) and Anti-Tax Evasion (ATE).

The Machine Learning & AI function sits at the centre of this transformation — partnering across FCC, COO Data Science and delivery teams to ensure models are risk-aligned, clearly defined, well governed and regulator-ready.

This is a pivotal role in our economic crime journey, ensuring strong ways of working across teams and that financial crime models are built on clear, consistent and well-understood requirements.

What your role will involve

As an Executive Manager, you will be a senior leader reporting to the General Manager, Financial Crime Compliance Detection. You will lead a team of specialists and act on behalf of FCC (and the MLRO) to ensure financial crime model requirements are clearly defined, documented and governed end-to-end.

You will work closely with COO Data Science teams, delivery squads and broader FCC stakeholders to establish effective ways of working, ensuring that requirements are translated into high-quality models with clear and measurable outcomes.

This role is accountable for ensuring that:

• Model requirements are unambiguous, risk-aligned and agreed by the appropriate model owners (e.g. MLRO or delegate)
• There is clear traceability between financial crime risks, typologies and model design
• Success metrics are defined upfront and consistently applied to measure effectiveness

You will also lead model governance engagement, ensuring appropriate risk assessments (including CMRS) are completed and that updates are communicated clearly across FCC and to regulators where required.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong coordination across multiple teams, deep financial crime expertise and the ability to bring structure and clarity to complex, model-driven environments.

On any given day, you will

• Lead and develop a team of specialists, driving strong ownership, clarity and consistency in how model requirements are defined and governed
• Partner with FCC, COO Data Science and delivery teams to establish effective and scalable ways of working across the model lifecycle
• Define and document clear, risk-aligned model requirements, ensuring alignment to financial crime typologies, regulatory expectations and business priorities
• Ensure requirements are reviewed, challenged and formally signed off by the MLRO or appropriate delegate
• Establish and embed clear success metrics and performance measures for financial crime models
• Provide ongoing guidance during model development, helping resolve ambiguity, clarify requirements and manage risk trade-offs
• Lead FCC engagement in model governance forums, ensuring appropriate oversight and challenge is applied
• Ensure completion of model risk assessments (e.g. CMRS) and that governance requirements are met prior to model deployment
• Coordinate and communicate model updates, changes and performance insights across FCC stakeholders and regulators as required
• Translate regulatory expectations and emerging typologies into clear, actionable model requirements
• Act as a key point of contact for internal audit, Line 3 and regulatory interactions relating to model design and governance

We're interested in hearing from people who have

• Significant experience in Financial Crime Compliance, Detection, Analytics or Model Risk at a senior leadership level
• Deep understanding of financial crime typologies and how they translate into detection requirements and models
• Experience working closely with data science or analytics teams, with the ability to bridge business, risk and technical domains
• Strong capability in requirements definition, documentation and governance within complex delivery environments
• Experience in model governance frameworks, including risk assessments (e.g. CMRS) and regulatory expectations for model risk
• Proven ability to establish effective ways of working across multiple teams, driving clarity, alignment and delivery outcomes
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, technical teams and regulators
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including developing teams and driving high performance in complex environments

From here, the opportunities are endless

This is a highly impactful leadership role at the forefront of how CBA is transforming its financial crime detection capability. You will play a critical role in ensuring that advanced analytics and model-driven solutions are built on strong foundations — with clear requirements, robust governance and measurable outcomes.

The role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders, cutting-edge analytics initiatives and regulatory engagement, with the opportunity to shape how the Group delivers effective, scalable and defensible financial crime detection into the future.

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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