About the Role

As the State Manager of QLD, this role will provide leadership to the relevant state/s and lead a team of experienced bankers across both the commercial and residential teams within BOQ Specialist, delivering financial performance return across the medical, dental, veterinarian and accounting markets in the State. This role has ultimate of portfolio quality, growth, credit hygiene, strategic execution and P&L management. The role also has responsibility for the development and engagement of staff within their direct reports and own leaders and their indirect reports.

The key responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage the financial performance of the State to achieve financial target as agreed in budget process; Control of expense budgets and expenditure.
• Deliver on State strategy and ensure ongoing initiatives are in line with overall strategic business objectives of BOQS, identifying local market segments.
• Actively participate in meetings/events and conferences for your relevant state and national professional bodies/suppliers and associations located in the state in liaison the Head of Partnerships and marketing team.
• Manage approvals for fee and rates within your DAA.
• Foster a risk conscience culture across the State ensuring that the appropriate risk frameworks are adhered to in line with legislative requirements and the broader team complies with these requirements.
• Responsible for embedding a strong credit quality approach by articulating the standards expected, ensuring the team participates in appropriate training, and providing guidance when necessary. Respond to and assist in resolving issues that arise at a State level in regard to credit submissions and overall quality.
• Take an active role in marketing activities, campaigns owning delivery in your relevant state
• Coaching, training and mentoring the IC and or RM in achieving the partnership/POD’s joint objectives. Identifying and addressing gaps to develop and strength colleagues’ knowledge and abilities.
• Encourage and promote productive working relationships within your team and across operational teams to enable effective delivery of these services to the State.
• Demonstrate an understanding of our client niche and market issues.
• Demonstrate an understanding our commercial product offering.
• Exemplify the BOQ Group values of Spirited, Optimistic, Curious, Inclusive, Accountable and Lionhearted to contribute to the purpose of Building Social Capital through Banking.

About you

Some of the skills and experience we will be looking for in the successful candidate include:

• Relevant banking experience
• Demonstrated people leadership skills
• Ability to read Financials and determine serviceability.
• Understanding of credit, risk, security and lending.
• Good team player with a positive and can do attitude.
• Strong organisational skills and effective time management.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Keen and quick to learn.
• Confidence and flexibility to take on any task.
• Ability to take a proactive approach.
• Client centric.
• Confident communication skills.
• Achievement focused.

About Us

BOQ is one of Australia’s leading regional banks and provides a genuine alternative for Australian financial services customers and employees. Our purpose is to create prosperity for our customers, shareholders and people through empathy, integrity and by making a difference. Our ambition is to be known as the bold challenger bank; with multi-brands that are digitally enabled with a personal touch.

BOQ is passionate about providing opportunities for you to develop your career as we continuously adapt and deliver in a transformational and collaborative environment with a strong focus on community.

BOQ’s Inclusion vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.

In 2021 BOQ Group was awarded a Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice for Gender Equality citation.

Our Benefits

• Discounted financial products
• Salary sacrificing options
• Paid parental leave with no minimum
• Paid volunteer days
• Purchase annual leave
• BUPA Corporate Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• A ‘zero tolerance’ to Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) with active support for employees experiencing DFV
• 5 employee diversity network groups focusing on; First Nations Reconciliation Council, Proudly ME (LGBTIQA+), Multicultural, Gender and Early Career.
• BOQ Group is a member of Pride in Diversity and a participating organisation in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please follow the links or apply via our Careers Page.

The Bank of Queensland is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.

If you are successful for a role with the Bank of Queensland, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.