Manuel Rojas

Manuel Rojas has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning various roles and industries. Manuel is currently the Director at Compass Risk Consulting & Advisory and the Head of Solutions Consulting at Simple KYC, both starting in 2021. Prior to these roles, they worked at illion as the Head of Customer Solutions - Credit Risk and Financial Crimes Compliance from 2020 to 2021, and as a Principal Solutions Consultant from 2019 to 2020.

Before joining illion, Manuel worked at Equifax - Australia as a Senior Solutions Consultant from 2016 to 2019. Manuel also had a significant tenure at Commonwealth Bank, where they held multiple executive manager positions. From 2013 to 2015, they served as the Executive Manager, Optimisation and Solution Delivery, focusing on risk data and infrastructure, process redesign, and business improvement initiatives. Prior to that, from 2011 to 2013, they were the Executive Manager, Risk Management Lead, Customer Transformation, Core Banking Modernisation Program.

Manuel's earlier experience includes roles at Commonwealth Bank as the Executive Manager, Risk Strategy and Analytics from 2007 to 2011, and as the Executive Manager, Risk Strategy and Policy from 2005 to 2007. Manuel started their career at American Express as the Manager, International Risk and Information Management from 2003 to 2005. Manuel also worked at Westpac as the Product Risk Manager, Consumer Risk Management from 1995 to 2003.

Throughout their career, Manuel has demonstrated expertise in risk management, solution consulting, and driving business improvement initiatives.

Manuel Rojas pursued their education at the University of Wollongong from 1991 to 1994. During this time, they obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce. Following this, from 1997 to 2002, they attended Western Sydney University where they successfully completed a Bachelor's Degree in Law.