Hutchinson worked as an accountant for seven years at
Arthur Andersen, which included three years in the United States. She then took up a post in the project finance division of
Citibank in Sydney. She stayed at Citibank for 11 years, also working in
corporate finance.
Macquarie Group, a client of Citibank invited her to join its advisory business, and she later created its Equity Capital Markets division. Hutchinson was appointed
chancellor of the University of Sydney in 2013. the local branch of a French
arms manufacturer. In July 2017 the University of Sydney created a
memorandum of understanding with Thales "to work closely together over the next five years to develop new technologies and capabilities". The university says that Hutchinson had no part in the memorandum of understanding. In June 2023, she became a non-executive director of the board. In December 2016, the university senate reappointed Hutchinson for a second term as chancellor. In May 2020, the university senate reappointed Hutchinson for a third term as chancellor. On 11 March 2024, it was announced that Hutchinson would be stepping down from the role, having reached 12-year limit of the University Senate, which elected
David Thodey as her replacement. On 12 April 2018 Hutchinson was appointed as a
non-executive director to the
Qantas board (still active ). ==Other roles==