Economic Crime Risk Governance and AML Reforms Lead

About the role

CommBank is looking for an Economic Crime Risk Governance and AML Reforms Lead to lead governance across Financial Crime, Scams and Fraud and deliver the Group's AML/CTF regulatory reform agenda. The role sits in the Economic Crime Risk Governance and AML Program Management Office, which works across Business, Risk, Legal, Technology and Operations to set strategy, coordinate delivery and report transparently.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the ECR Governance team and act as secretariat for key ECR Committees, including the Economic Crime Risk Committee and the Executive Economic Crime Risk Committee.
• Ensure SPO and AMLCO governance accountabilities are met, with clear traceability of obligations to charters and forward agendas.
• Keep committees effective and provide senior management with transparent information to make risk-based decisions.
• Track regulatory and Board obligations accurately and escalate matters in time.
• Lead the enterprise-wide AML/CTF reform PMO, delivering regulatory obligations and capability programs on time, to quality and intent.
• Own the AML/CTF delivery strategy aligned to business and regulatory priorities, and advise senior stakeholders on execution, process change and capability builds.
• Lead the team in an agile, hands-on way, coaching and developing people and acting quickly on emerging threats.

Required profile

• Extensive experience and strong knowledge of enterprise risk, governance, operating models and cross-functional delivery in a complex organisation.
• Experience leading large-scale regulatory reform, remediation or transformation programs.
• Subject matter expertise in AML/CTF and financial crime compliance obligations.
• End-to-end risk management experience, including controls design, incident and issue management, compliance obligations and risk culture uplift.
• Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, including EGM and Group Executive level audiences, and experience engaging with regulators.
• Strong judgement, data-led decision making and root cause analysis.