Compliance Senior Manager
Do work that matters:
Join Bankwest Compliance, part of CommBank’s Retail Banking Services (RBS) Compliance team, and play a key role in shaping the future of banking and supporting Bankwest’s strategy to be Just Enough Bank.
Reporting into the Group Compliance function and closely aligned with the Bankwest Risk Management function, this role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation, regulation, and customer experience as Bankwest transforms itself into Australia’s favourite digital bank.
See yourself in our team:
We’re looking for bold thinkers and doers. Professionals who thrive in a fast-paced, supportive environment and want to help shape the future of digital banking. You’ll be empowered to lead, advise, and innovate, ensuring we always make the right call for our customers and our business.
Your Impact:
As a Senior Manager, you’ll be a trusted advisor, helping the business navigate complex regulatory landscapes and providing effective and independent compliance advice. Your focus will be on initiatives to support bringing Just Enough Bank to life through simple, secure and useful app-led experiences.
You’ll build strong relationships with stakeholders across Perth and Sydney and contribute to high-profile initiatives that directly impact how Bankwest delivers safe, compliant, and customer-focused banking.
In any given week you will:
- Provide compliance advice regarding regulatory obligations including Corporations Act, ASIC Act, NCCP Act, ePayments Code, Banking Code of Practice and other legislative obligations applicable to Bankwest.
- Partner with stakeholders to deliver practical and commercially sound risk outcomes, often as part of strategic change initiatives and customer communication campaigns.
- Enable improvements in the compliance risk profile through effective delivery of project outcomes and high-quality stakeholder management.
- Deliver regular reports on progress and any ad hoc analysis as required.
We're interested in hearing from people who have:
- Proven experience in compliance, risk, legal and/or regulatory advisory within financial services, with strong knowledge of regulatory obligations and compliance risk management frameworks.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
- A proactive mindset, enterprise-level approach to compliance, and passion for making a difference.
- Critical thinking skills and sound judgement, with the ability to identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities while balancing customer, commercial and regulatory considerations.
Working at CommBank
At CommBank, we support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work in the role you’re interested in.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience in compliance, risk, legal, and/or regulatory advisory within financial services
- Strong knowledge of regulatory obligations and compliance risk management frameworks
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders constructively
- Proactive mindset and enterprise-level approach to compliance
- Critical thinking and sound judgment
- Ability to identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities while balancing customer, commercial, and regulatory considerations
Commonwealth Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Commonwealth Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Commonwealth Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The bank offers additional Life Leave, the option to purchase up to four extra weeks, pet leave, and paid volunteering leave alongside flexible-working options. Public materials indicate these leave features compare well within Australian banking.
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Parental & Family Support — Permanent employees can access up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, and superannuation is paid for up to 34 weeks of unpaid parental leave. These provisions extend support for new parents beyond standard settings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access includes CBHS Health Fund, Fitness Passport, a 24/7 wellbeing platform with telehealth, an Employee Assistance Program, and employer‑paid income protection for up to two years, alongside staff banking perks and share plans. This combination provides day‑to‑day value across health, protection, and financial perks.
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What We Do
Australia’s leading provider of financial services including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services. We are a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and over 52,000 employees. We offer a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.
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