About the Role:
The CIO for Technology team at Commonwealth Bank aims to have a world-class engineering capability, leveraging innovative technology to help customers and support Group Strategy.
We strive to discover, nurture, and apply best practices within CBA and the broader technology ecosystem to drive benefits for the Group and customers.
Actively involved in the technology community, innovation, research, and partnerships, we aim to set Australia up for success in a digital future.
Your Opportunity:
This is an exciting chance to join the 'Product Discovery and Experimentation' team within CIO for Technology, shaping early-stage thinking and tackling 'zero to one' problems that define our products and services.
You'll be part of a team valuing curiosity, collaboration, and real-world impact.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead technical aspects of product discovery, collaborating with product and design partners to explore new ideas, define possibilities, and shape thinking.
* Prototype and experiment, building quick proofs of concept, lightweight pilots, and testable MVPs to validate assumptions and derisk big bets.
* Be hands-on, rolling up sleeves to build alongside the team—coding, testing, integrating—and making sure prototypes are sound, reusable, and well-considered.
* Connect technology dots, applying experience to spot patterns, leverage existing systems creatively, and find elegant solutions to messy problems.
* Influence what we build, providing technical insight to decide on what to build, how, and why it matters—early in the process.
* Communicate effectively, speaking 'tech to tech' with engineers while explaining technical choices clearly to product, design, and business stakeholders.
* Lead and mentor others, providing technical guidance to the team, including coaching junior engineers and graduates.
About You:
* You have extensive experience leading engineering in product discovery environments, working closely with Product and Design.
* You're a creative technologist who thrives solving ambiguous problems and figuring things out.
* You possess strong experience in prototyping tools, modern frameworks, APIs, and rapid build approaches.
* You understand trade-offs between speed and scalability and know when to optimize for each.
* You bring a 'what if we...' mindset to technical problem-solving.
* You're collaborative, curious, and comfortable challenging assumptions respectfully.
* Bonus: Experience in experimentation-driven product decision-making environments.