Support senior bankers covering key NSW Government and Higher Education clients
Build your institutional banking expertise within a leading Coverage team
Join a progressive and innovative environment in Institutional Banking & Markets
See yourself in our team
Global Institutional Banking Coverage (GIBC) leads client origination and relationship management for CBA's Institutional Banking & Markets (IB&M) division. Our purpose is to help clients achieve their strategic objectives through differentiated insight, trusted advice and seamless delivery across the financing and risk management spectrum.
Within GIBC's Financial Institutions and Government (FIG), the Government and Higher Education team manages relationships and originates opportunities across the NSW Government and Higher Education sectors. The team works closely with clients to deliver tailored capital, transaction banking and risk management solutions that support strategic priorities and long-term outcomes.
Do work that matters
As a Senior Associate, you'll play an important role supporting the management of key client relationships across the NSW Government and Higher Education portfolio. Working closely with senior bankers, you'll help identify opportunities, coordinate client engagement activities and contribute to the delivery of tailored banking solutions.
You'll gain exposure to a broad range of products, clients and stakeholders while building deep sector expertise and developing your institutional banking career within a highly collaborative Coverage team.
More specifically, you will:
Support senior bankers in managing relationships across a portfolio of NSW Government and Higher Education clients
Assist in identifying and originating opportunities across capital, transaction banking and risk management solutions
Develop insights into the government sector, market trends and industry developments to support client engagement and business development activities
Prepare high-quality client presentations, briefing materials, transaction analysis and strategic insights
Support transaction execution including coordinating deal teams, product partners, credit risk, operations and other internal stakeholders
Assist in managing client, credit and transaction data to ensure accuracy and quality across systems
Work closely with product partners across IB&M to develop and implement client engagement strategies
Assist in managing client risk and ensuring compliance with governance and probity requirements, including government tender processes
Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to support business development and client service outcomes
Contribute to the broader team's objectives through collaboration, market intelligence and client-focused initiatives
We're interested in hearing from people who have:
Experience in Institutional Banking, Corporate Banking, Financial Services or a related client-facing environment
Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to establish credibility with clients and internal stakeholders
An interest in government, public sector or institutional clients (prior sector experience is advantageous but not essential)
Strong analytical, financial analysis and modelling, writing and presentation skills
The ability to manage multiple priorities and contribute effectively in a fast-paced environment
Strong commercial acumen and a genuine interest in financial markets and banking solutions
A collaborative mindset and a willingness to learn from experienced bankers and product specialists
What's in it for you?
This role offers a unique opportunity to build your career within one of Australia's leading Institutional Banking teams while gaining exposure to some of the state's most significant government and higher education organisations. You'll work alongside experienced relationship managers and product specialists, develop valuable sector expertise and gain broad exposure to transaction banking, capital markets and risk management solutions in a supportive and high-performing environment.
If you're passionate about building client relationships, developing your banking expertise and want to contribute to meaningful opportunities supporting some of Australia’s most important public institutions, 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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Skills Required
- Experience in Institutional Banking, Corporate Banking, Financial Services or a related client-facing environment
- Strong relationship-building skills and ability to establish credibility with clients and internal stakeholders
- Interest in government, public sector or institutional clients
- Prior sector experience in government or higher education (advantageous)
- Strong analytical skills including financial analysis and modelling
- Strong writing and presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong commercial acumen and interest in financial markets and banking solutions
- Collaborative mindset and willingness to learn from experienced bankers and product specialists
What We Do
Australia’s leading provider of financial services including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services. We are a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and over 52,000 employees. We offer a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.
