Help & support
Career Comeback applications are open until 18 July. We are currently recruiting across our Financial Services, Risk and Financial Crime teams based in Sydney.
For successful candidates, the program will start in mid-September 2025.
Our Career Comeback Program is a paid program for experienced professionals who’ve taken a career break of two years or more and are looking to return to the workforce.
We run several Career Comeback intakes throughout the year across a variety of our teams, including Banking, Technology, Operations and more. Candidates are recruited into permanent roles within the Bank, and each cohort is provided an initial 12-weeks of support through a comprehensive induction program, career coaching, flexible working arrangements and mentoring, just to name a few.
We know that there are well qualified, brilliant people out there who have found it difficult to return to the workforce after a hiatus. This program demonstrates our commitment to providing opportunities to people with different life experiences, who can add perspective and new ideas to the way we approach things.
Our Career Comeback Program is a paid program for experienced professionals who’ve taken a career break of two years or more and are looking to return to the workforce.
We run several Career Comeback intakes throughout the year across a variety of our teams, including Banking, Technology, Operations and more. Candidates are recruited into permanent roles within the Bank, and each cohort is provided an initial 12-weeks of support through a comprehensive induction program, career coaching, flexible working arrangements and mentoring, just to name a few.
We know that there are well qualified, brilliant people out there who have found it difficult to return to the workforce after a hiatus. This program demonstrates our commitment to providing opportunities to people with different life experiences, who can add perspective and new ideas to the way we approach things.
* Flexible working arrangements depend on the nature of the role. We’ll work with you on an arrangement that best suits you.
Our Career Comeback Program is designed for people who:
Submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your interests in the Career Comeback Program.
If you have relevant experience and fit the program requirements, we’ll call you to have a chat about your application and invite you to interview with us. At this point we may also ask you to complete some psychometric testing so that we can assess your active learning and problem-solving skills.
Your first interview will be with a number of business representatives from the team that you’ve applied for and will involve a variety of behavioural and technical questions. We’ll let you know if your interview will be held virtually or in person, and our Career Comeback Program Manager will help prepare you for your interview and share some helpful tips and tricks before you meet with us. If you're successful in progressing through this stage, you will be invited to a second interview in the following weeks.
Your second interview will be held by a more senior member of the team and most likely will be in person so that you can get a sense of our offices and team culture.
Successful candidates will receive news of their offer at least six weeks prior to the program start date.
Here's what you need to know about our 12-week paid program, designed to support experienced professionals in their return to work.
To be considered for the Career Comeback Program, candidates must meet the below criteria:
* Taking part in consulting/freelance work or having generated some income from non-professional activities (including work in Academia) does not disqualify applicants.
No. We have a wide range of opportunities available that welcome a variety of backgrounds. For example, in our non-client facing teams, candidates with backgrounds in operations, technology, risk, consulting, project management or business law are encouraged to apply.
You'll receive an update on your application within 5 working days. If you have the experience and passion we’re looking for, we’ll give you a call to chat further.
We recruit candidates with varying levels of experience and have hired candidates with 3-20 years' experience across Senior Associate, Manager and Senior Manager positions. The salaries on offer vary, and depend on the specific role and your level of experience.
We recruit for Career Comeback multiple times throughout the year and look for candidates across a variety of areas including Banking, Technology and Operations. We typically allow for at least six weeks between offer and start date to allow for candidates ample time to prepare for work. For more information on our upcoming program dates, you can contact us at careercomeback@cba.com.au.
At CommBank, we work flexibly. For some, this may mean four days per week, or finishing at 4pm each day to pick up your kids. Flexible working arrangements depend on the nature of the role and team you apply for, and we’re happy to work with you to understand how this opportunity can flex to suit your lifestyle.
Currently the Career Comeback Program is run out of Sydney and occasionally, Melbourne (pending availability of roles).
Email careercomeback@cba.com.au and we’ll get back to you within three business days.
