Senior Manager Compliance

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank's CommSec Risk Management division seeks a Senior Manager Compliance to lead regulatory change initiatives across the business, partnering with senior stakeholders to embed obligations and improve customer and business outcomes.

In Governance and Framework Team, you will support governance reporting, licensing activities, and development of Compliance policies, while delivering high-quality risk reporting to Committees.

Qualifications

• Experience in Compliance, Regulatory Change, Risk & Controls, Governance, or Legal and Regulatory Advisory environments.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory change, Compliance Management Frameworks and risk management practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to quickly understand complex issues and deliver practical outcomes.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as Finance, Business, Law or Risk Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the identification, assessment and monitoring of regulatory change initiatives impacting CommSec, providing advice and support to Line 1 Risk and the business throughout implementation.
• Monitor and deliver insights on regulatory developments and implementation progress through CRO reporting, governance forums and internal communications.
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality Line 2 Risk governance reporting, including reporting to the CommSec Risk Committee and CommSec Board.
• Provide compliance advisory support to the CommSec Chief Controls Office, including licensing activities, CSAs and RCSAs.
• Support compliance activities including Line 2 monitoring, assurance reviews and obligations management.
• Drive continuous improvement across CommSec’s regulatory change processes and practices.

Skills

Compliance

Regulatory change

Risk & controls

Governance

Legal advisory

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Prioritisation

Organisation

Collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification in Finance/Business/Law/Risk Management

Job description

Do work that matters

As Senior Manager Compliance , you’ll play a key role in shaping how CommSec responds to an evolving regulatory landscape. Leading regulatory change initiatives across the business, you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure regulatory obligations are understood, implemented and embedded effectively, while helping drive better customer and business outcomes.

See yourself in our team

CommSec Risk Management is a division of Business Banking Risk Management within CBA Risk Management. The team has three key areas of focus: Compliance, Operational Risk and Market & Liquidity Risk.

This role sits within the Governance and Framework Team , providing exposure to enterprise-wide regulatory change initiatives, governance forums and wide stakeholder engagement across the Group.

The Governance and Framework Team supports governance and reporting, regulatory change, CommSec profile management (RCSAs and CSAs), licensing activities, and contributes to the development and implementation of Compliance policies and procedures.

On any given day you will

• Lead the identification, assessment and monitoring of regulatory change initiatives impacting CommSec, providing advice and support to Line 1 Risk and the business throughout implementation.
• Monitor and deliver insights on regulatory developments and implementation progress through CRO reporting, governance forums and internal communications.
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality Line 2 Risk governance reporting, including reporting to the CommSec Risk Committee and CommSec Board.
• Provide compliance advisory support to the CommSec Chief Controls Office, including licensing activities, CSAs and RCSAs.
• Support compliance activities including Line 2 monitoring, assurance reviews and obligations management.
• Drive continuous improvement across CommSec’s regulatory change processes and practices.

Your path looks like

This role offers the opportunity to develop deep expertise in regulatory change, broaden your exposure across CommSec and the wider Group, and build strong relationships with senior business and risk leaders.

If you live and breathe our values, we’ll help you find the next step that’s right for you and enable you to be your best.

We’re interested in hearing from people who have

• Experience in Compliance, Regulatory Change, Risk & Controls, Governance, or Legal and Regulatory Advisory environments.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory change, Compliance Management Frameworks and risk management practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability.
• A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to quickly understand complex issues and deliver practical outcomes.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as Finance, Business, Law or Risk Management.

Desirable

Knowledge of CommSec, ASIC Market Integrity Rules, ASX Operating / Settlement / Clearing Rules, or TMX Operating Rules will be highly regarded, but is not essential.

If you’re already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), we’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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