Centre of Excellence Team Lead - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

Centre of Excellence Team Lead - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) See yourself in our team The Organisational Development ("OD") Chapter Area enhances organisational effectiveness and culture through our people experiences, processes and systems. We work across CommBank (“the Group”) to deeply understand our peoples’ lived experience and to create the change required to enable them to deliver our business strategy and purpose.

The Organisational Equity & Inclusion Centre of Excellence defines and governs the enterprise approach to diversity, equity and inclusion, setting direction, operating rhythm and priorities across the Group.

As the

Centre of Excellence Team Lead , you will lead a major stream within the Organisational Equity & Inclusion CoE, translating enterprise DEI strategy into focused priorities and executable work, and embedding equity and inclusion into core people systems, processes and decision-making. This role plays a key part in delivering enterprise outcomes through strong governance, disciplined prioritisation and effective execution.

Do work that matters This is a senior enterprise role focused on delivering systemic change at scale. Success is measured by the extent to which equity and inclusion are embedded into how decisions are made, risks are managed, and outcomes are delivered across the organisation.

The role requires sound judgement, structured thinking and the ability to navigate complexity, trade-offs and constraint in a large, regulated environment.

On any given day you will…

Lead a defined DEI stream within the Organisational Equity & Inclusion CoE, contributing to the multi-year roadmap and translating strategy into sequenced, executable priorities

Make deliberate choices about where to invest, sequence, pause or stop work, in line with enterprise priorities and capacity

Align DEI priorities to business strategy, workforce sustainability and enterprise risk outcomes

Design pragmatic, enterprise-safe interventions that shift systems, incentives and decision processes, rather than relying on standalone programs

Shape and deliver enterprise initiatives, with particular emphasis on cultural diversity and accessibility, alongside gender equity and inclusion

Ensure DEI priorities are embedded into core people systems and processes across the employee lifecycle

Frame clear options, trade-offs and recommendations for executive and governance forums, operating within defined mandates and decision authorities

Lead regulatory, compliance and risk obligations, including WGEA and gender pay equity, providing clear executive guidance and assurance

Translate data and insights into actionable recommendations, targets and measures that support informed decision-making

Lead and develop a small team of DEI practitioners, building enterprise capability and maturity

We’d love to hear from you if you…

Have experience leading complex enterprise work across DEI, organisational strategy, workforce or transformation domains

Bring demonstrated ability to translate strategy into execution and embed change at scale through systems, governance and leader ownership

Have strong experience in cultural diversity and/or accessibility, and understand these as enterprise design and decision-making challenges

Are comfortable influencing and coaching senior leaders in conservative, high-governance environments

Bring strong systems thinking across organisational design, people processes, culture or change

Are confident navigating regulatory requirements, assurance processes and reputational risk

Are comfortable making prioritisation decisions and trade-offs with incomplete information

Bring sound judgement, executive presence and strong stakeholder leadership

What’s in it for you

Joining CommBank means working in a complex, high-impact environment where thoughtful design and disciplined execution genuinely matter. You’ll be trusted to operate at enterprise scale, contributing to work that shapes how the organisation makes decisions, manages risk and builds a sustainable workforce.

You’ll have access to strong professional development, exposure to senior leaders and governance forums, and the opportunity to deepen your capability across systems design, data and AI-enabled insights, and enterprise change. You’ll work alongside experienced practitioners in a culture that values evidence, learning and continuous improvement.

CommBank offers competitive remuneration, comprehensive benefits and the opportunity to do meaningful work that has a real impact on the organisation, its people and the customers it serves.

If you’re motivated by solving complex problems, embedding change at scale, and shaping how a large organisation makes decisions about its people, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’re already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you’ll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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