AI maturity
scaling
Chief AI Officer
Head of AI (Enterprise Functions)
Westpac Group · Financial Services / Banking · 📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Westpac is embedding an AI leader specifically within enterprise functions (finance, HR, legal, risk, ops) to industrialise AI adoption across its back-office as part of a bank-wide AI transformation.
Reports to
CTO
Company stage
public
Source
linkedin
Key responsibilities
- Define and execute AI strategy for enterprise functions (finance, HR, legal, risk, operations)
- Partner with functional leaders to identify, prioritise, and deliver AI use cases at scale
- Govern AI deployment within enterprise functions ensuring risk, compliance, and ethical standards
- Drive cultural and capability uplift in AI adoption across non-technology business units
- Report on AI value realisation and progress to senior leadership / board
Requirements
- Senior experience leading AI or advanced analytics programs in large, complex organisations
- Deep understanding of enterprise functions (finance, HR, risk, legal, or ops) in a regulated environment
- Proven ability to influence and deliver through cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority
- Strong knowledge of AI/ML technologies, GenAI, and their practical enterprise application
Signals
- ⚠ No salary or compensation range disclosed
- ⚠ Job description content not provided — scope and reporting line cannot be fully verified
- ⚠ No previous postings from this employer, limiting pattern analysis
- ✓ Westpac is a Top 20 ASX company with significant AI investment budget already committed
- ✓ Dedicated AI role scoped to enterprise functions signals structural, not experimental, commitment
- ✓ Australia's Big Four banks are under competitive pressure to AI-enable back-office — mandate is real and urgent
- ✓ Sydney location aligns with Westpac Group HQ — direct access to ExCo