Home Lending Executive - Bendigo

Commonwealth Bank; Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank in Bendigo seeks a Home Lending Executive to own and grow a local lending portfolio. You’ll build trusted relationships with customers and referral partners, guiding them through the lending journey with a focus on business development and lending outcomes.

You’ll be empowered to take ownership of your portfolio, leveraging local market knowledge and the bank’s support to deliver great lending solutions and a superior customer experience.

Qualifications

• Established home lending experience with a track record of results.
• Proven ability to build and convert a self-generated lending pipeline.
• Strong business development and relationship-building capability.
• Ability to manage lending applications end-to-end, including complex scenarios.
• Solid understanding of credit policy and responsible lending obligations.

Responsibilities

• Build and convert your home lending pipeline through proactive business development.
• Grow your network and referral relationships across the Bendigo community.
• Leverage branch relationships to identify and maximise lending opportunities.
• Lead high-quality, needs-based lending conversations, including complex scenarios.
• Take ownership of customer outcomes and guide customers through each stage of the lending journey.
• Manage lending applications end-to-end with pace and accountability.
• Develop and maintain internal and external referral relationships.
• Partner with branch colleagues and specialists to deliver seamless outcomes.
• Use customer and market insights to improve the lending experience.
• Ensure applications meet credit policy, regulatory and responsible lending requirements.

Skills

Home lending

Pipeline development

Relationship building

Credit policy understanding

End-to-end lending

Commercial acumen

Multi-tasking

Job description

Do work that matters

As a Home Lending Executive based in Bendigo, you’ll help customers navigate some of their biggest financial decisions - from buying their first or next home through to refinancing and more complex lending needs.

This is a senior lending role where you’ll combine your lending expertise with a strong focus on business development. You’ll build your presence across our Bendigo branch and local community, developing trusted relationships and creating a consistent pipeline of home lending opportunities.

With the strength of the CommBank brand behind you, alongside market-leading technology, specialist partners and an established branch network, you’ll have the support to focus on what you do best - deeply understanding your customers, building trusted relationships, creating opportunities and taking ownership of great lending outcomes.

See yourself in our team

You’ll join our Customer Service Lending team in Bendigo, working alongside an established network of branch colleagues and specialist partners.

As a Home Lending Executive, you’ll be empowered to take ownership of your portfolio and performance. You’ll build strong relationships with customers and referral partners, identify new opportunities and guide customers seamlessly through the lending journey.

You’ll be encouraged to bring your experience, stay curious about the local market and continually look for ways to make the lending experience simpler and better for customers.

What you’ll be doing

• Building and converting your home lending pipeline through proactive business development

• Growing your network and developing referral relationships across the Bendigo community

• Leveraging branch relationships and internal partnerships to identify and maximise lending opportunities

• Leading high-quality, needs-based lending conversations, including more complex scenarios

• Taking ownership of customer outcomes and guiding customers seamlessly through each stage of their lending journey

• Managing lending applications end-to-end with strong ownership and pace

• Developing and maintaining internal and external referral relationships

• Partnering closely with branch colleagues and specialist teams to deliver seamless customer outcomes

• Using customer and market insights to identify opportunities and continually improve the customer experience

• Ensuring applications meet credit policy, regulatory and responsible lending requirements

• Contributing your experience and knowledge to a collaborative, high-performing team

What we’re looking for

• Established home lending experience with a consistent track record of results

• Proven ability to build and convert a self-generated lending pipeline

• Strong business development and relationship-building capability

• Confidence managing lending applications and more complex scenarios end-to-end

• Strong understanding of credit, policy and responsible lending obligations

• Ability to establish credibility and build trusted networks within the local market

• Strong commercial acumen and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities

• Ability to work at pace, manage multiple applications and prioritise effectively

• A collaborative mindset, openness to learning and the ability to positively contribute to a high-performing team

Why join us?

At CommBank, you’ll have the backing of one of Australia’s most recognised brands, market-leading technology and a broad network of colleagues and specialists to support your success.

You’ll have the opportunity to establish yourself as a trusted lender in the Bendigo community, with the autonomy to grow your business while having the scale, support and expertise of CommBank behind you.

You’ll join a collaborative team where you’re trusted to take ownership, encouraged to keep learning and supported to deliver great outcomes for your customers.

If you’re an experienced lender looking for greater ownership, strong support and the opportunity to build a long-term career in home lending, we’d love to hear from you.

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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