Job Description

Executive Manager, Financial Crime Risk and Controls - Bankwest

• You are an experienced executive leader who combines deep Financial Crime expertise with the ability to lead large teams, influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively in a complex matrix environment.
• You will play a critical leadership role in helping Bankwest become Australia’s favourite digital bank by enabling safe, sustainable growth and operational excellence.
• Together we’ll build a proactive, commercially minded risk culture that empowers teams to deliver better customer and business outcomes.
  

See yourself in our team

Bankwest is on a transformative journey to become Australia’s favourite digital bank, building on our proud heritage of serving customers for more than 100 years.

This is a significant leadership opportunity reporting to the General Manager Risk, Strategy & Performance. As Executive Manager, Financial Crime Risk and Controls, you will lead a large team with responsibility for proactively managing financial crime risk to ensure Bankwest detects, disrupts and deters Financial Crimes activity, and ensures ongoing compliance with our Financial Crimes obligations. Working within a federated Financial Crime operating model, you will provide strong Line 1 risk ownership, overseeing and influencing activities delivered across Bankwest and the broader CBA Group. You’ll lead a broad Financial Crime Risk and Operations function including capability in risk, controls, investigations, operations, delivery of change and data and system management.

This role requires a highly proactive leader who is energised by building capability, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a strong, self-reliant risk culture across the mainly Perth based organisation.

Do work that matters

In this role you will lead and evolve a high-performing team of Financial Crime professionals while partnering closely with senior executives and business leaders across Bankwest and the broader CBA Group.

Your day could look like (but not limited to):

• Proactively detect and anticipate responses to changes in the internal and external risk landscape that may impact the Bankwest risk profile.
• Oversee implementation of Group Financial Crime Policy and governance initiatives.
• Consult on opportunities to enhance the design and operating effectiveness of Financial Crimes related controls to ensure Bankwest take requisite steps to Detect, Disrupt and Deter Financial Crimes activity.
• Lead the provision of insightful business intelligence to accountable owners, governing forums and committees, to create transparency of risk outcomes.
• Partner with business stakeholders to enhance and integrate existing functions into Group Strategic capabilities, driving automation, efficiency and risk buy-down.
• Lead the design, implementation and execution of data-driven Financial Crime detection capabilities across the business, taking advantage of emerging technology and capabilities.
• Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders to manage their risk, compliance obligations and business operations within risk appetite, including by representing Bankwest in senior Group Financial Crime forums and building trusted relationships across the Group
• Lead and develop the capability of the team through coaching and development opportunities.

We’re interested in hearing from people who have:

• Strong technical skills and knowledge in Operational Risk and Compliance with a focus on Financial Crimes.
• Ability to engage with and influence a large and varied stakeholder group coupled with the proven ability to find solutions that balance the needs of various stakeholder groups.
• Proven experience leading large, high-performing and multi-layered teams through change, growth and capability uplift.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions, prioritise effectively and lead confidently in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and ambiguity.
• Strong ability to influence and partner with senior executives and stakeholders across complex organisations, including the ability to challenge constructively.
• Strategic thinking capability, strong judgement and the ability to balance customer, commercial and risk outcomes.
• A passion for developing people, coaching and building strong, engaged teams.
  

Working at Bankwest

At Bankwest, we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can do their best work, grow meaningful careers and contribute to building a brighter future for our customers and communities. As part of the Commonwealth Bank Group, we support flexibility, collaboration, inclusion and continuous learning — empowering our people to make a real impact every day.

If this sounds like you, apply now!

Advertising End Date: 02/08/2026