Portfolio Insights Lead: Analytics & Risk Strategy

Commonwealth Bank; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Manager, Portfolio Insights within Business Banking Risk Management. You will lead complex portfolio investigations, translate data into clear risk insights and support senior executives with real-time dashboards and narratives.

You will own end-to-end analytics—from data exploration and monitoring to reporting and papers for risk forums—driving informed portfolio decisions in a dynamic banking environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical capability with commercial pragmatism and data storytelling.
• Experience leading complex analytical work and risk investigations.
• Ability to translate data insights into executive-level narratives.
• Background in economics, econometrics or quantitative disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Analyse credit portfolio signals, identify trends and emerging risk signals.
• Investigate risk indicators, test hypotheses and drive actions.
• Connect portfolio data with external context to assess implications.
• Develop portfolio intelligence and SME reporting for executives.
• Build dashboards and visualisations for real-time risk insights.
• Translate analysis into clear recommendations and papers for risk forums.
• Provide analytical leadership and coach team members.

Skills

Analytical leadership

Commercial acumen

Data storytelling

Risk analytics

Education

Tertiary education in Economics/Econometrics/Applied Mathematics/Statistics

Tools

R

Python

SQL

R Shiny

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Commonwealth Bank in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Manager, Portfolio Insights within Business Banking Risk Management. You will lead complex portfolio investigations, translate data into clear risk insights and support senior executives with real-time dashboards and narratives.

You will own end-to-end analytics—from data exploration and monitoring to reporting and papers for risk forums—driving informed portfolio decisions in a dynamic banking environment.