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Role Title – Operations Manager
Location- Bangalore- Manyata tech Park
Business and team:
Business Banking Operations Team
Impact and Contributions:
Lead business banking and institutional banking operations delivered from India. The role is accountable for customer and client outcomes, operational performance, people capability, risk and control management, stakeholder engagement, and the delivery of transformation across a portfolio of operational services.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Lead a portfolio of business banking and institutional banking operational services, with accountability for service, quality, productivity, customer outcomes and risk performance.
Manage delivery across banking processes and sub-processes. The portfolio may include client onboarding, account servicing, payments, lending-related operations, documentation, fulfilment, exception management and control activities.
Understand the needs of business banking and institutional banking clients, bankers, relationship teams and product partners, and convert those needs into clear operational priorities.
Lead operations leaders, subject matter experts and specialist teams through clear objectives, coaching, succession planning, cross-skilling and workforce planning.
Use service, volume, capacity, ageing, quality and risk information to manage priorities, address backlogs and support sustainable delivery.
Own operational risk and control performance, including incident response, control assurance, issue management, remediation and audit support.
Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Business Banking, Institutional Banking, Product, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Operations in India and Australia.
Present performance, risks, options and recommendations clearly and influence decisions across competing customer, operational, technology and control priorities.
Lead transformation and operational excellence initiatives with defined benefits, governance, ownership, implementation plans and adoption measures.
Identify opportunities to use workflow, automation, analytics and AI to reduce manual effort, improve decisions, strengthen controls and improve client outcomes.
Demonstrate delivery of an agentic or AI-enabled solution in an operational environment, covering problem definition, stakeholder agreement, testing, governance, implementation, human oversight and adoption.
Monitor realised benefits, operational performance and user adoption after implementation and address gaps through structured review.
Essential Skills:
Minimum 12 years' experience in banking, financial services, client service or a comparable regulated operations environment.
Strong leadership experience in a regulated banking, financial services or operations environment.
Good understanding of business banking and/or institutional banking clients, products, servicing models and operational risk.
Ability to lead multiple operational processes, manage service pressure and make sound decisions across competing priorities.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across business, product, technology, risk and senior leadership groups.
Demonstrated delivery of operational excellence, transformation, automation, AI-enabled or agentic solutions with measurable outcomes.
Working knowledge of responsible AI, data handling, operational controls and human oversight requirements in an enterprise environment.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication and executive presentation skills.
Ability to build leadership depth, develop talent and manage workforce capability across changing demand.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Commerce, Technology or a related field preferred.
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Skills Required
- Minimum 12 years of experience in banking, financial services, client service, or a comparable regulated operations environment
- Strong leadership experience in a regulated banking, financial services, or operations environment
- Understanding of business banking and/or institutional banking clients, products, servicing models, and operational risk
- Ability to lead multiple operational processes, manage service pressure, and make decisions across competing priorities
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across business, product, technology, risk, and senior leadership groups
- Demonstrated delivery of operational excellence, transformation, automation, AI-enabled, or agentic solutions with measurable outcomes
- Working knowledge of responsible AI, data handling, operational controls, and human oversight requirements
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and executive presentation skills
- Ability to build leadership depth, develop talent, and manage workforce capability across changing demand
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Commerce, Technology, or a related field
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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