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Relationship Manager, SME

ANZ anz.com Open · verified Sep 25, 2026
Melbourne Manager Account Management

At a glance

Mid-level Account Management role at ANZ. Melbourne.

Pay not stated

RoleAccount Management
SeniorityManager
LocationMelbourne
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Manage an SME customer portfolio sourced through Premium Brokers and grow it through acquisition, referrals and broader wallet share
  • Learn each customer's business and financial position, then shape suitable solutions around their needs
  • Keep broker connections strong while building internal and external networks for deal execution
  • Work with product specialists and stakeholders to structure and deliver customer deals
  • Control credit and operational exposure while applying relationship credit approval discretion appropriately

What you bring

  • You can build and influence relationships with customers, brokers, individuals and organisations to produce shared commercial outcomes
  • You can assess customer creditworthiness, manage credit risk and recommend structures using policy, models and informed judgement
  • You understand customer needs well enough to present relevant products, services and considered options
  • You can prioritise a customer portfolio, balance ongoing work with change and manage dependencies through delivery

Who this fits

This role suits a relationship manager who can combine SME portfolio ownership, business development, customer solutioning and credit judgement. You’ll work full-time from the Melbourne role location and manage customers introduced by Premium Brokers. The position also calls for collaboration with product partners and other stakeholders, plus an operationally disciplined approach.

From the employer

About Us

At ANZ, we're shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

Join Business & Private Bank and help deliver our growth ambitions by backing Australian businesses and private clients with the insights, solutions and support they need to move forward. We play a critical role in delivering the ANZ 2030 Strategy and you’ll be part of a team guided by our values to put customers first, deliver with excellence, own the outcome and work as one.

About the Role

As a Relationship Manager, you are to manage and build strong relationships with a portfolio of SME customers introduced by Premium Brokers, and drive portfolio growth through customer acquisition, increasing share of wallet and referrals while demonstrating mastery of the role capabilities.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Location: 42/55 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Role Type: Permanent, Full-time

What will your day look like?

This role is accountable for:

  • Acting in the best interest of the customer and applying a customer-centric approach
  • Proactively developing and maintaining a detailed understanding of customer business and financial needs
  • Providing customers with appropriate solutions • Maintaining strong broker relationships
  • Building and maintaining strong internal and external networks to support strong deal design and execution.
  • Structuring deals in conjunction with relevant product and specialist teams
  • Managing a portfolio of SME customers introduced by Premium Brokers
  • Collaboration with Product Partners and other stakeholders to design, structure and execute deals
  • Adhering to a strong operational rhythm
  • Ensuring credit and operational risks are managed effectively and proactively
  • Implementing Relationship Credit Approval Discretion as appropriate

What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

  • Relationship Management: Building, maintaining and influencing relationships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
  • Business Development: The activity of partnering with individuals and/or organisations to pursue strategic initiatives, relationships and/or opportunities to drive commercial value.
  • Customer Solutioning: Supporting customers by understanding their needs and informing them about relevant products or services, and/or providing considered options, that meet those needs.
  • Credit Assessment and Management: Assessing, advising, monitoring and/or approving a customer's credit worthiness, credit risk and suitable credit structuring options based on internal credit policies, guidelines, scoring models and/or applying judgement based on prior experience and knowledge.
  • Coaching: Helping people move from where they are to where they want to be through the use of effective coaching techniques and strategies.
  • Portfolio Management: The selection, prioritisation and management of a portfolio of work/and or customers in line with its strategic objectives and capacity to deliver. The goal is to balance change initiatives and business-as-usual while optimising return on investment.
  • Commercial acumen: The ability to take a big picture view of the organisation, the market, external and internal pressures and trends and identify actions or strategies to drive efficiency and create long-term value.
  • Planning and Prioritisation: Planning and prioritising what needs to be done (including people, process and technology implications) in order to deliver upon customer/user needs and strategic priorities. This includes identifying, planning for, tracking and resolving dependencies

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

So why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be doing meaningful work that will shape a world where people and communities thrive.

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and support you need to take the next big step in your career.

We're a diverse bunch at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to health and wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.

At ANZ, you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you're a candidate with a disability or access requirement, and have an enquiry about the support provided, please let us know on your application or visit ANZ Accessibility and Inclusion Programs for alternate contact methods.

To find out more about working at ANZ, visit https://www.anz.com.au/careers. You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 123915 .

Want to learn more? Watch this video to explore a career as a Relationship Manager at ANZ https://youtu.be/NXCLa7i0l_Y?si=YMhPl662BdAW0kwQ


Job Posting End Date

01/10/2026, 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)

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