Ai Risk Business Partner - Line 1 Risk

Bankwest

Hybrid (at least half time in-office)
Ai risk champion
Commercial judgement and technical literacy
Shape ai risk embedding
Bankwest is seeking an AI Risk Business Partner to guide and ensure the safe innovation of AI initiatives within the organization. The role requires extensive experience in financial services risk management and strong stakeholder engagement skills, focusing on embedding AI risk governance effectively

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.

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Bankwest is seeking an AI Risk Business Partner to guide and ensure the safe innovation of AI initiatives within the organization. The role requires extensive experience in financial services risk management and strong stakeholder engagement skills, focusing on embedding AI risk governance effectively.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • AI risk champion
  • Commercial judgement and technical literacy
  • Shape AI risk embedding
  • Line-1 risk stewardship for AI
  • Assess AI use cases
  • Control and evidence owner
  • AI incident management and remediation

Nice-to-have

  • Partner with Product, Delivery and Risk leaders
  • Lift capability across Crews
  • Continuous evolution of controls
  • Pragmatic guidance and capability uplift
  • Support flexible working options

Key Requirements

  • Extensive experience in financial services risk
  • Practical understanding of AI/ML concepts
  • 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
  • Strong digital literacy

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