Performance & Leadership Coach

Bendigobank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Staff banking discounts

Competitive salary package

Job summary

Bendigo Bank is seeking an extraordinary leader to join our Strategy 2030—harnessing coaching to elevate senior leaders and build capable teams across Business Banking.

You will partner with executives, act as a trusted sounding board, and embed practical coaching to drive strategy into day-to-day leadership.

This permanent, full-time role offers hybrid work from our Corporate hub and a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• Senior leader gravitas and influence to challenge mindsets.
• Proven coaching capability in leadership development.
• Commercial banking acumen in Business or Agribusiness contexts.
• A collaborative, coaching-driven approach with feedback skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner to build leadership capability using coaching models.
• Act as an expert sounding board to sharpen leadership skills.
• Embed practical coaching to develop frontline leaders.
• Drive strategy by translating business goals into actions.

Skills

Senior Leader Gravitas

Proven Coaching Capability

Commercial Banking Acumen

Collaborative Coaching Approach

Job description

Job Family: Business Development & Customer Support

Category: Business Banking

Employment Type: Permanent

Employee Class: Full Time

Closing Date: 13/11/2026

In a banking landscape that is increasingly transactional, we choose to be different. At Bendigo Bank, we are proud to be one of Australia’s most innovative and trusted banks. We believe that a bank should have its customers' backs, and our core purpose is simple yet profound: to feed into prosperity, not off it.As we charge toward our Strategy 2030 vision to be Australia’s bank of choice, we are looking for an extraordinary leader to join us on our mission.

The Mission

You will work side-by-side with our leaders, challenging their current approach, sharpening their coaching skills, and helping them build stronger, more capable teams. If you are a seasoned professional who knows how to coach leaders and has the confidence to guide senior managers, this is where you can make a real difference.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Partner to Build Leadership Capability: Work closely with our leaders as a trusted advisor, using coaching models (like GROW) and internal leadership tools to uplift their strategic leadership and coaching skills.
• Act as an Expert Sounding Board: Challenge the status quo with constructive coaching, helping leaders identify blind spots and sharpen their leadership skills.
• Embed Practical Coaching: Focus on hands-on coaching and capability development rather than classroom training, ensuring leaders have the skills to motivate and guide their frontline staff.
• Drive Strategy through Performance: Align leadership behaviours with our core values, helping leaders translate business strategy into clear, day-to-day actions for their teams.

What You Bring

This is a highly visible role that requires you to establish immediate trust with experienced senior leaders. You must bring:

• Senior Leader Gravitas & Influence: The confidence and credibility to challenge established mindsets, facilitate courageous development conversations, and guide senior leadership behaviours.
• Proven Coaching Capability: Genuine expertise in leadership development, senior leadership coaching, and behavioural change, with a track record of elevating team performance.
• Commercial Banking Acumen: A strong understanding of Business or Agribusiness Banking environments, allowing you to connect coaching directly to business outcomes.
• A Collaborative, Coaching Approach: A relationship-driven style that relies on active listening, expert questioning, and constructive, action-oriented feedback.

What we offer you

• A Culture of Impact: Work for an organisation where your decisions directly contribute to the financial well-being of families, businesses, and communities.
• Genuine Flexibility: A hybrid working model based out of Corporate hub, designed to support your work-life balance.
• Career Progression: Access to comprehensive professional development programs and opportunities to fast-track your executive career.
• Exciting Benefits: Highly competitive salary package, performance-based incentives, and staff banking discounts.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success and we actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business. We support candidate requests for adjustment to accommodate an illness, injury, or disability to equitably participate in the selection process.

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