The AI Risk Business Partner role at Bankwest aims to ensure safe and innovative AI initiatives by acting as the primary risk champion. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in financial services risk management, particularly with AI/ML concepts, and will be responsible for embedding AI risk practices within the organization
Job Summary
Partner with Product, Delivery and Risk leaders to enable Bankwest to innovate safely at pace using AI.
This role is the Line 1 AI risk champion combining strong commercial judgement, technical literacy and courageous challenge to ensure AI initiatives create sustainable customer and shareholder value without exposing the bank to unacceptable regulatory, operational or reputational risk.
We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office.
Matching Summary
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The AI Risk Business Partner role at Bankwest aims to ensure safe and innovative AI initiatives by acting as the primary risk champion. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in financial services risk management, particularly with AI/ML concepts, and will be responsible for embedding AI risk practices within the organization.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
AI risk champion
commercial judgement
technical literacy
courageous challenge
Line 1 risk stewardship
AI/ML concepts
generative AI risks
Nice-to-have
stakeholder management
digital literacy
flexible working options
pragmatic guidance
operational monitoring oversight
Key Requirements
Extensive experience in financial services risk
model risk management
model governance or model lifecycle activities
AI/ML concepts, model testing and validation
modern generative AI (LLMs) risks and controls
Strong stakeholder management
Excellent written and verbal communication
Strong analytical mindset
Experience with incident management
Demonstrated commercial acumen
Proven ability to provide constructive challenge
Experience operating in environments undergoing change