Executive Manager - Olympics Program Governance

• Lead the governance, planning and controls that keep CommBank's multi-year Olympic and Paralympic program on track from 2026 through to Brisbane 2032.
• Shape a once-in-a-generation program connected to the biggest sporting moment in our home market, with clear executive sponsorship.
• Bring the discipline and clarity that turn complex partnerships into culture-building, commercially successful outcomes across the enterprise.

Do Work That Matters

The Brand & Olympics Centre of Excellence sits at the heart of how CommBank shows up for its customers, people and communities. Within it, the Olympics Program Governance team provides the backbone for our Olympic and Paralympic program - a centrally run, enterprise-wide effort that touches brand, customer experience, payments, product, technology, risk and people. This is where strategy becomes delivery, and where one of the most significant partnerships in the bank's history is governed with care, pace and accountability.

See yourself in our team

Working alongside the Executive Manager, Brand Partnerships, you will set the framework, rhythm and controls that allow business units and partners to deliver with confidence, protect the brand and the bank, and leave a lasting legacy. You will start as a sole contributor and, over time, build and lead a high-performing program governance team as the program scales toward 2032.

• Design, implement and run the governance framework - forums, decision rights, escalation paths and operating rhythm - from the runway to LA28 through to Brisbane 2032.
• Own the integrated, multi-year roadmap, milestones and dependencies across Marketing, Retail, Business, Institutional, Technology, Risk and People streams.
• Lead the steering committee and executive reporting cadence, preparing decision-ready papers and tracking actions to closure.
• Maintain a clear register of partnership rights, contractual obligations and deliverables, protecting category rights and managing ambush risks.
• Lead the program risk and issues framework with Risk, Legal, Compliance and Security partners.
• Own the program budget, forecasting and reconciliation, and track return on investment across rights, activation, hospitality and agency spend.
• Formalise the major program streams for Brisbane 2032 delivery, identifying resourcing aligned to critical phases.
• Act as the connecting point across divisions, enabling functions and external partners to build shared direction.

We're interested in hearing from people who:

We are looking for a disciplined, structured program leader who brings clarity and calm to complex, multi-year programs, and who can influence executives while holding the line on decisions and deadlines.

• Bring extensive senior experience in program governance, PMO leadership or complex program delivery, ideally within a large, regulated organisation.
• Have designed and run governance frameworks, steering committees and executive reporting for multi-year, cross-functional programs.
• Hold a strong command of risk, compliance and control frameworks, including hospitality, conflicts of interest, privacy and security risks.
• Demonstrate financial management of large budgets, including forecasting, reconciliation and investment tracking.
• Have managed contracts, rights and obligations with external partners, agencies and suppliers.
• Influence at executive level without relying on direct authority, turning ambiguity into concise, decision-ready advice.
• Think commercially, treating every dollar of investment with care and linking it to outcomes.
• Build capability and succession, enabling others to do their best work (experience governing major events, sponsorships or partnerships is a bonus).

If this opportunity excites you, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today.

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