Director of SME Relationships & Growth

Judo Bank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two weeks of additional leave

Paid volunteer leave

Home office setup allowance

Hybrid working

Education assistance

Job summary

Judo Bank is seeking a senior banking professional to lead SME growth with a deeply relationship‑focused approach. You will own an end‑to‑end portfolio, balancing expansion with retention and delivering credit submissions that support prudent risk management.

In this role you will nurture long‑term relationships with customers, brokers and partners, collaborate with credit and support teams, and shape portfolio strategy to deliver exceptional SME outcomes across Australia.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in business or commercial banking, credit or a related field.
• Strong credit writing and financial analysis capability.
• Australian working rights.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow SME portfolios while originating new business through strong referral networks and market presence
• Independently understand and address the financial needs of SME customers with pragmatic, tailored banking solutions
• Deliver high‑quality credit submissions and transactions that balance commercial outcomes with sound risk management
• Stay close to economic and market trends, applying insight to customer conversations and portfolio strategy
• Build trusted, long‑term relationships with customers, brokers and partners
• Champion teamwork and collaborative problem‑solving across bankers, credit and support teams
• Design and embed best‑practice relationship models that consistently deliver exceptional SME customer outcomes

Skills

Relationship management

Credit writing

Financial analysis

Networking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Judo Bank is seeking a senior banking professional to lead SME growth with a deeply relationship‑focused approach. You will own an end‑to‑end portfolio, balancing expansion with retention and delivering credit submissions that support prudent risk management.

In this role you will nurture long‑term relationships with customers, brokers and partners, collaborate with credit and support teams, and shape portfolio strategy to deliver exceptional SME outcomes across Australia.