Associate Director, Origination & Relationship Management

LGBT Jobs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Cycle to work

Healthcare cash plan

Group Income Protection

Life assurance

Job summary

The British Business Bank in London is seeking an Associate Director within Origination & Relationship Management. This permanent, full-time role operates with hybrid working and attendance in the office two days per week.

You will manage a portfolio of delivery partners, build trusted relationships with banks and lenders, and help bring innovative funding solutions to market, with a focus on Asset Finance and SME finance markets.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in banking or financial marketing.
• Strong understanding of SME finance markets, especially Asset Finance.
• Experience with guarantee schemes or structured finance would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of delivery partners and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders in banks and lenders.
• Identify opportunities and develop commercial relationships to bring funding solutions to market.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape products and partnerships that support smaller businesses.

Skills

Relationship management

Banking knowledge

SME finance

Asset Finance

Job description

Associate Director, Origination & Relationship Management

Associate Director, Origination & Relationship Management

Location: London, UK

Job Type: Permanent

Highlighted points for this job

Location: London / Hybrid Working

Salary: Up to £86,500 depending on experience

Role: Associate Director within Origination & Relationship Management

Key responsibilities include managing delivery partners and building relationships with banks and lenders

Qualifications: significant experience in banking or financial marketing is required

Description

Location: London / Hybrid Working
(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)

Salary: Up to £86,500 depending on experience
THE ROLE

If you are passionate about helping smaller businesses access the finance they need to grow, this is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping relationships across the UK's lending market. As an Associate Director within Origination & Relationship Management, you will manage a portfolio of existing and prospective delivery partners, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across banks, specialist lenders and alternative finance providers with a core focus on Asset Finance.

You will work at the heart of our Banking team, identifying opportunities, developing commercial relationships and helping to bring innovative funding and guarantee solutions to market. By combining market insight with a thoughtful and collaborative approach, you will help create opportunities that support our mission while delivering value for our delivery partners and the smaller businesses they serve.

Working closely with colleagues across Banking, Risk, Policy, Legal, Finance, ESG, Marketing and Communications, you will influence product development, contribute to strategic initiatives and help ensure our products continue to evolve in response to changing market needs. You will be encouraged to challenge constructively, share ideas, simplify complexity and build partnerships that create lasting impact.

You will bring significant experience in banking, corporate finance or financial marketing, together with a track record of relationship and transaction management. You will have a strong understanding of SME finance markets (particularly Asset Finance), pricing and capital requirements, alongside the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to a wide range of audiences. Experience of guarantee schemes, capital efficiency products or structured finance would be beneficial, but your curiosity, commercial awareness and commitment to building meaningful partnerships are equally important.

In return, you will join an organisation where collaboration, fresh thinking and purposeful action are valued, and where your work will help unlock growth and opportunity for smaller businesses across the UK.

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

About British Business Bank

The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.

As an organisation that values flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).

At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.

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