Executive Manager, Lending Solutions - Private Banking

cba; Sydney; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Private in Australia seeks an Executive Manager, Lending Solutions to lead a national team delivering complex lending outcomes for high-net-worth clients. You will provide strategic oversight, partner with bankers and risk teams, and drive performance across Private Banking.

This leadership role requires deep lending expertise, risk judgment and a track record of transformation. You will influence senior stakeholders and shape lending solutions that balance customer needs with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in complex lending, credit structuring and problem-solving.
• Strong strategic leadership and execution capability.
• Deep lending and credit expertise with highly developed risk judgement.
• Experience developing leaders and building high-performing specialist teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• The ability to solve complex lending challenges while balancing customer, commercial and risk outcomes.
• A track record of driving transformation, continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Commercial acumen, intellectual curiosity and a customer-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a national team of lending specialists who support complex and bespoke lending transactions across Private Banking.
• Partnering with bankers, credit and risk teams to structure and execute sophisticated lending solutions for high-net-worth clients.
• Providing strategic oversight and direction for complex lending scenarios, balancing customer needs, commercial outcomes and risk considerations.
• Building a high-performance culture focused on technical excellence, accountability and customer outcomes.
• Driving productivity, quality and operational excellence across the lending value chain.
• Leading change, transformation and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the client and employee experience.
• Influencing senior stakeholders across Private Banking, Risk, Credit, Operations and the broader Group.
• Translating strategic priorities into sustainable actions and measurable business outcomes.

Skills

Lending expertise

Credit structuring

Strategic leadership

Risk judgement

Stakeholder management

Transformation

Operational excellence

Customer focus

Job description

Location: Melbourne or Sydney

Do work that matters

At Commonwealth Private, we provide bespoke banking and lending solutions to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families. Backed by the strength of the Commonwealth Bank Group, we deliver tailored experiences, market-leading products and trusted advice to support our clients' complex financial needs.

We're seeking an exceptional leader to join our team as Executive Manager, Lending Solutions reporting directly to the General Manager, Private Banking.

See yourself in our team

This is a critical leadership role responsible for leading a national Lending Support function that partners our Private Banking teams to deliver complex lending outcomes for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

You’ll lead a geographically dispersed team of lending specialists who provide strategic guidance, credit expertise and problem-solving capability across sophisticated lending scenarios. Working closely with Banking, Credit Risk and Operations stakeholders, you’ll help navigate complex structures, remove barriers to execution and ensure exceptional customer outcomes are delivered efficiently, safely and at scale.

What you’ll be responsible for

• Leading and developing a national team of lending specialists who support complex and bespoke lending transactions across Private Banking.


• Partnering with bankers, credit and risk teams to structure and execute sophisticated lending solutions for high-net-worth clients.


• Providing strategic oversight and direction for complex lending scenarios, balancing customer needs, commercial outcomes and risk considerations.


• Building a high-performance culture focused on technical excellence, accountability and customer outcomes.


• Driving productivity, quality and operational excellence across the lending value chain.


• Leading change, transformation and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the client and employee experience.


• Influencing senior stakeholders across Private Banking, Risk, Credit, Operations and the broader Group.


• Translating strategic priorities into sustainable actions and measurable business outcomes.

What You'll Bring:

• We're looking for an experienced people leader with deep lending expertise and a proven ability to navigate complexity. You'll bring:


• Extensive experience in complex lending, credit structuring and problem-solving.


• Strong strategic leadership and execution capability.


• Deep lending and credit expertise with highly developed risk judgement.


• Experience developing leaders and building high-performing specialist teams.


• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.


• The ability to solve complex lending challenges while balancing customer, commercial and risk outcomes.


• A track record of driving transformation, continuous improvement and operational excellence.


• Commercial acumen, intellectual curiosity and a customer-first mindset.

Why this role?

One of the most rewarding and challenging aspects of this opportunity is the need to combine deep technical lending expertise with strong leadership and commercial judgement. Success requires a leader who thrives on solving complex lending challenges, can bring together diverse stakeholders to navigate ambiguity, and is passionate about helping bankers unlock opportunities for clients where standard solutions may not fit. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping lending outcomes for some of Australia’s most sophisticated clients, while building capability, driving strategic priorities and delivering excellence across the Private Banking business.

If you’re passionate about leadership, complex lending and helping clients achieve their ambitions through innovative problem-solving, we’d love to hear from you.

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