Business Development Manager

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a Business Development Manager role focused on growing and strengthening our commercial broker network across Australia. You’ll be at the forefront of building meaningful relationships with brokers and aggregators, identifying opportunities, and bringing great deals to life.

At its core, this role is about connection, connecting brokers with the right solutions, collaborating with internal teams to deliver outcomes, and enhancing the BOQ Specialist and BOQ Finance brand in the market.

You’ll work closely with relationship managers, credit teams, and key stakeholders to structure and deliver commercial lending, asset finance, and blended residential deals, always with a focus on quality, profitability, and customer outcomes.

What You’ll Spend Your Time Doing Includes

• Building strong, trusted relationships with commercial brokers and aggregators
• Driving growth across the SME portfolio by identifying and converting opportunities
• Reviewing and pricing deals to balance risk and return
• Partnering internally to deliver seamless, high-quality outcomes for clients
• Representing the business at industry and broker events to build brand awareness

This is a role where you’ll have real impact, shaping relationships, influencing outcomes, and contributing to the continued growth of the business.

About You

You’re someone who thrives on building relationships and creating opportunities. You’re confident engaging with brokers, comfortable working with complexity, and motivated by delivering great outcomes for both customers and the business.

You bring a strong understanding of the commercial lending landscape and know how to navigate deals, stakeholders, and conversations with confidence. Just as importantly, you’re someone who enjoys collaborating, influencing, and making things happen.

We’re Looking For Someone Who

• Has experience in commercial lending and understands complex financial structures
• Brings a strong network or proven ability to build credible relationships with brokers or stakeholders
• Is commercially minded, with the ability to assess risk while driving growth
• Communicates confidently, whether one-on-one or presenting to larger audiences
• Is proactive, self-driven, and enjoys working as part of a high-performing team

If you’re someone who enjoys being out in the market, building genuine connections, and making a tangible impact, this could be a great next step.

BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees.

Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist), each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That’s creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.

BOQ Group’s inclusive 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 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.

Our perks

At BOQ Group, we are passionate about creating an exceptional work environment that nurtures both your professional and personal growth.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance your well-being, provide financial security, and foster a sense of community and inclusion. Here are just some of the fantastic perks you can enjoy as part of our team:

• Flexible working arrangement - Balance your work and personal life with ease.
• Discounted financial products - Enjoy exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.
• Salary sacrificing options - Maximise your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.
• Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements - Spend quality time with your new family member without any worries.
• Purchase additional annual leave - Need more time off? You can buy extra leave days.
• Discounted private health insurance plan - Take care of your health with our special rates.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family
• Access to employee network groups - Connect with peers through our First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers, and accessibility groups.
• Pride in Diversity membership: We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and actively participate in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Join us and be part of a company that truly cares about its people and community!

How To Apply

To apply for this role, follow the links.

BOQ Group is committed to diversity and an inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, 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.

Please no agency applications.