Graduate Program Manager

2 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Commonwealth Bank Full time

You are: An influential communicator and relationship builder, with excellent project management skills and a passion for developing early career talent.

We are: Managing the strategy, design and execution of the Early Career Talent Programs across CommBank.

Together we can: Shape the future generation of talent to build a brighter future for all.

Your team

The Early Career Programs Delivery Team sits within HR and partners with business leaders and experts to design and deliver the Graduate and Intern Programs. We support the identification and development of high potential people at the start of their careers to build the workforce of tomorrow. We are attracting and empowering up and coming talent to accelerate their career at CommBank and making their experience memorable.

Do work that matters

Early Career Talent Programs are critical to building tomorrow's workforce today. In these exciting roles, you will build world class employee experiences for our Graduates and Interns that will accelerate their skills led careers.

As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for designing and delivering the 12–18-month rotational program experience for our Graduates; and contribute to the strategy of our market presence and engagement with early career talent pipelines. You will add value with your ability to creatively problem solve, and project manage multi-year talent strategies.

Our roles are fast-paced environment where no two days are the same. You will enjoy working autonomously as well collaborating with peers and leaders, often to tight deadlines. The ability to manage your workload and progress projects through ambiguity is essential in this role.

You will partner with a close group of stakeholders in Campus Recruitment, Learning and the community of hiring managers and leaders in the business, who are all passionate about early careers talent. You will be an experience maker for Graduates and Interns and a catalyst for their engagement at CommBank.

The roles

We have Graduate Program Manager roles available in our Retail Banking and Engineering portfolios on a Permanent or Maximum Term basis as a result of Parental Leave and Career Breaks within our incredible team.

The Engineering Program Manager roles report to the Engineering Program Senior Manager and can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide on a 12 month Maximum Term basis. The role works as part of the team delivering our largest Graduate Program, and partners with our Engineering Practice to design new initiatives to embed and accelerate the skills of our early career Engineering talent.

The Retail Banking Program Manager role is a people leader position, with one direct report. This role partners directly with the Retail Banking Graduate Leadership Council to shape new talent strategies, and embed our skilling pathways into our 3 program streams (Product/Commercial, Advanced Analytics and Digital). This permanent role is based in Sydney and reports to the Early Career Programs Delivery Team Lead.

We're looking for

You will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

  • Design and deliver exceptional Graduate and Intern experiences in the key moments that matter from onboarding through to program roll-off
  • Partner with business leaders, HR colleagues and stakeholders to drive exceptional program outcomes
  • Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous learning
  • Enhance our market presence and engagement strategy with early career pipelines
  • Be the face of the Programs and present at various internal & external events
  • Identify and deliver people experience and process improvement opportunities, using data to drive insights and seek out opportunities to test and learn
  • Work closely with Campus teams to support recruitment and learning events as part of the group wide Graduate Program
  • Track and measure program effectiveness, in line with key program performance indicators.

We're interested in hearing from people who are

  • Experienced in early career talent engagement strategies and program management
  • Comfortable partnering with and influencing stakeholders with differing needs and agendas
  • Able to balance a strategic mindset with an eye for continuous improvement, and excellence in delivery
  • Experienced in people leadership
  • Experienced in planning and delivering projects and change initiatives
  • Excellent at time management, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
  • Comfortable to navigate ambiguity in a large, fast paced and complex organisation
  • Passionate about supporting, challenging and inspiring early careers talent
  • Highly proficient in all MS Office tools

Whats in it for you

Award winning flexible working practices, supportive parental and life leave options, plus dedicated volunteering leave are just a few reasons we think you'll thrive here. You'll be supported when faced with challenges and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

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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