With two decades in international financial services, Agnieszka is a results-focussed professional known for strategic leadership in risk, operations, and transformation within commercial, investment, private, and retail banking. Adept in managing complexity, Agnieszka’s experience in Lines 1 and 2, has provided expertise throughout the holistic financial crime risk ecosystem across all obligations, from definition of appropriate risk appetite and policies, through to the definition and implementation of target end states and target operating models. She drives pragmatic implementation of global legislative requirements whilst taking into account existing technology, cultural and business practice backdrops.  

Agnieszka’s recent tenure as General Manager at the Commonwealth Bank leading the Program of Action (PoA), saw her overseeing one of Australia’s largest financial crime risk remediation programs, involving technology and operations deployments across domains such as Transaction Monitoring, Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), Data, Sanctions screening, and more. Agnieszka’s prior roles in Bendigo & Adelaide Bank (Australia) as well as HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Coutts Bank, in the UK, provided experience in large scale global transformation roadmaps, driving regulatory compliance and enhancing operational efficiencies, resulting in optimisation, cost savings, a professionalised workforce and streamlined processes.

Following in the footsteps of three generations of engineers before her, Agnieszka is a Monash University Mechanical Engineering graduate with certifications in project management and ongoing education in financial crime compliance. Agnieszka combines technical acumen with a robust understanding of enterprise complexity and regulatory landscapes, making her a trusted leader at the intersection of risk management, technology and compliance.

Agnieszka, a working mum, passionately advocates for workplace equality, particularly supporting women and keeping mums in the workforce post-childbirth. Her global exposure has fostered a profound respect for diverse cultures, which has clearly emphasised the significance of ‘why we do what we do’, and for whom, in the ongoing effort of battling financial crime.