Data Controls Uplift & Governance Lead

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank's Economic Crime Data Office seeks a Senior Manager, Data Controls to partner with delivery teams, translate mandatory data-control requirements into practical expectations, and ensure governance and delivery stay aligned. You'll be the primary contact for crews as they design, build and implement new or changed systems.

Your leadership will shape control governance, assess Data Impact Assessments, and escalate gaps early.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership across data governance, data controls, technology risk, data management or change governance within complex and highly regulated environments.
• Experience shaping control strategies and data-risk outcomes across large-scale technology, data or business-transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of how data risk emerges across complex technology ecosystems and the ability to influence control uplift at scale.
• Experience reviewing and providing oversight of risk assessments, control assessments, Data Impact Assessments or similar governance artefacts.
• Ability to interpret policy, standards and risk frameworks and translate them into practical operating expectations for delivery and leadership teams.
• Credibility to influence senior stakeholders and provide constructive challenge where delivery outcomes, controls or risk positions require greater scrutiny.
• Strong strategic judgement, with the ability to identify systemic risks, material gaps, emerging dependencies and escalation pathways.
• Ability to balance governance independence with commercial and delivery pragmatism, enabling teams to achieve sustainable outcomes while meeting control obligations.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to lead discussions, challenge decisions and present recommendations to senior leadership forums.
• Proven ability to operate autonomously and effectively within a complex, fast-moving and highly visible enterprise environment.

Skills

Data governance

Data controls

Technology risk

Data management

Change governance

Stakeholder influence

Strategic judgment

Communication skills

Job description

Commonwealth Bank's Economic Crime Data Office seeks a Senior Manager, Data Controls to partner with delivery teams, translate mandatory data-control requirements into practical expectations, and ensure governance and delivery stay aligned. You'll be the primary contact for crews as they design, build and implement new or changed systems.

Your leadership will shape control governance, assess Data Impact Assessments, and escalate gaps early.