Executive Manager - Technology Strategy Advisor

cba; Sydney; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank is seeking an Executive Manager Technology Strategy to shape the future direction of one of Australia’s largest technology organisations. This senior role will partner with leaders across Technology and the broader Group to solve complex problems, influence investments, and ensure strategy translates into tangible business outcomes.

You will drive governance, milestones, benefits and risks; develop operating rhythms; monitor performance with dashboards; and ensure alignment to

Qualifications

• Significant experience in enterprise-wide technology strategy.
• Background with leading consulting firms (e.g., McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or equivalent.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into measurable business results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted executive level strategy advisor to Technology and Group leadership.
• Define and continuously improve governance, milestones, financials, benefits and risks.
• Verify initiatives align with overarching strategy and OKRs.
• Develop and implement business management practices and operating rhythms.
• Facilitate resolution of risks, issues and dependencies affecting prioritisation.
• Monitor performance with dashboards to provide data-driven insights.
• Oversee content and quality of Crews, ensuring information is current in systems.
• Ensure compliance with group policies, processes and frameworks.
• Oversee workforce and financial management against targets including forecasts and budgets.

Job description

Shape enterprise-wide technology strategy at national scale

Partner with senior executives to solve complex, high-impact challenges

Turn strategy into action that delivers real customer and business outcomes

Do work that Matters

At CommBank, technology is central to how we serve millions of customers every day. We're seeking an Executive Manager Technology Strategy to help shape the future direction of one of Australia's largest technology organisations.

This senior role will partner with leaders across Technology and the broader Group to solve complex problems, shape key strategic decisions, and influence how CommBank invests, transforms and delivers through technology.

See yourself in our team

The Technology Strategy team brings clarity and alignment across Technology and the broader Group. We lead high-impact strategic work across CommBank's Technology function and act as trusted advisors, shaping strategic direction, aligning resources and investment to outcomes, and accelerating decision-making.

You will

• Be a trusted executive level strategy advisor to the group's technology senior leadership team.
• Define and continuously improve governance and reporting requirements including milestones, financials, benefits and risks.
• Verify that initiatives and OKRs align with the overarching strategy and OKRs of the Domain and BU/SU.
• Develop and implement business management practices and operating rhythms, supporting the Leadership team in effectively leading the business strategically and operationally.
• Facilitate the resolution of risks, issues and dependencies that impact prioritisation and outcomes.
• Monitor performance and flow metrics, leveraging digital dashboards to provide actionable data driven insights to leadership teams
• Oversee the content and quality of their Crews, encouraging teams to keep information accurate and up to date in systems / tools (e.g. Risks, Issues, Dependencies).
• Ensure Domain/Crew/Squad compliance with group policies, processes and frameworks (CMRS).
• Oversee workforce and financial management activity against targets including forecasts, budgets, actuals and reconciliation.

We're interested in people who:

• You will bring significant experience in enterprise-wide technology strategy, ideally with a leading consulting firms background such as McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or equivalent.
• Partner effectively with EGM and GM stakeholders, constructively challenging thinking to improve decision‑making and accelerate execution.
• Understand the strategic implications of AI, engineering, platforms, cyber security, data, digital transformation and evolving operating models.
• Have a strong track record of translating strategy into measurable business results.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly through executive Board papers, strategic narratives, investment proposals and senior presentations.
• Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including developing executive materials, investment proposals and presenting to senior leaders.
• Use AI tools to enhance strategic analysis, productivity and the quality of executive outputs.Demonstrate strong commercial judgement and the ability to assess investment choices, dependencies, risks and trade‑offs.
• Bring an external perspective and contemporary thinking to help Technology stay ahead of emerging trends.

Working with us:

At CommBank, we're committed to creating an accessible, inclusive and respectful workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and we're particularly committed to making a positive difference for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples.