Senior Manager Strategy and Transformation

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank is seeking a Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation in Sydney to lead CITB’s strategy and transformation end-to-end, shaping direction and driving delivery of strategic priorities. You will translate growth ambitions into clear plans, mobilise complex initiatives and embed AI-enabled ways of working across the business, partnering with senior leaders.

The role requires significant experience in strategy/ transformation, strong stakeholder engagement and a track record of

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategy, transformation or management consulting environments.
• Proven track record delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives from strategy through execution.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including credibility with executive audiences.
• Strong commercial acumen, ideally gained within banking or financial services.
• A keen interest in AI and its application to strategy and transformation.
• A proactive, curious mindset and ability to thrive in ambiguous, high-impact environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve CITB’s growth strategy to enhance market position and financial performance.
• Lead strategic initiatives from design through execution with clear outcomes and dependencies.
• Apply structured, data-driven thinking to critical business challenges and opportunities.
• Partner with executive stakeholders, providing clear recommendations to shape decisions.
• Support strategic AI initiatives and promote AI-enabled ways of working across the team.
• Lead cross-functional stakeholders to achieve high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Strategy experience

Transformation

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial acumen

AI interest

Curious mindset

Business degree

Education

Business degree or related discipline

Job description

Senior Manager Strategy and Transformation

Institutional Banking & Markets (IB&M) manages CBA’s relationships with major corporate, government and institutional clients, delivering market-leading transactional banking, capital raising and risk management solutions.

Corporate & Institutional Transaction Banking (CITB) is one of the Group’s largest growth opportunities, with a clear ambition to become Australia’s #1 CITB provider. The Customer Transformation & AI team is a high-performing team that works closely with senior leaders to shape and deliver this agenda. As Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation, you’ll play a pivotal role in turning strategy into action.

Do work that matters

As Senior Manager, Strategy & Transformation, you will lead CITB’s strategy and transformation agenda end-to-end — shaping direction, influencing executive decision-making and driving delivery of strategic priorities.

Working as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, you’ll translate growth ambitions into clear plans, mobilise complex initiatives and help embed AI-enabled ways of working across the business. You’ll also support broader Institutional Transaction Banking (ITB) and Customer Transformation & AI priorities, helping accelerate the bank’s AI agenda.

What you'll do

Develop and evolve CITB’s growth strategy, enhancing market position, client outcomes and financial performance.

Lead strategic initiatives from design through execution, ensuring outcomes, benefits and dependencies are effectively managed.

Apply structured, data-driven thinking to critical business challenges and opportunities.

Partner with executive stakeholders, providing clear recommendations and shaping key business decisions.

Support strategic AI initiatives and champion AI-enabled ways of working across the team and broader business.

Lead cross-functional stakeholders to achieve high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

We're interested in hearing from people who have

Significant experience in strategy, transformation or management consulting environments.

A proven track record delivering complex, cross‑functional initiatives from strategy through execution.

Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including credibility with executive audiences.

Strong commercial acumen, ideally gained within banking, transaction banking, institutional banking or financial services.

A keen interest in AI and its application to strategy, transformation and decision‑making.

A proactive, curious mindset and the ability to thrive in ambiguous, high impact environments.

Tertiary qualifications in Business or a related discipline.

Working with us

This is a permanent, full-time role based in Sydney. You’ll join a newly formed team at the centre of one of the Group’s most exciting growth agendas, with direct exposure to senior leaders and the opportunity to shape both strategy and execution.

If you're ready to help make CBA Australia’s #1 Corporate & Institutional Transaction Bank, we'd love to hear from you.