Bid Manager- Transaction Banking Solutions

Lloyds Banking Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is seeking a Bid Manager to craft winning proposals for high-profile clients. This role involves leading the RFP response process and collaborating with various partners. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of Transaction Banking Solutions and exceptional communication skills. The position offers generous benefits including a performance-related bonus, 30 days' holiday, and a pension contribution of up to 15%.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution

Annual performance-related bonus

Discounted shopping

30 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Demonstrates outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Consistent record in project management, handling multiple complex deals.
• Ability to translate client challenges into persuasive proposals.

Responsibilities

• Plan and handle all stages of the RFP cycle.
• Produce proposals that drive business growth.
• Coordinate with multiple partners to deliver solutions.

Skills

Excellent knowledge of Transaction Banking Solutions

Outstanding communication skills

Project management experience

Ability to influence partners

Tools

Qvidian software

Job description

Job Overview

Join us as a Bid Manager in Transaction Banking Solutions (TBS) and play a pivotal role in crafting winning proposals for high-profile clients. You'll be responsible for the end-to-end RFP response process across diverse sectors, collaborating with partners in Cash Management, Cards, and Trade, as well as Relationship Managers and product specialists, to deliver compelling, client‑focused solutions. This is an outstanding opportunity to gain deep exposure to the sales lifecycle, influence strategic client engagement, and showcase your ability to lead complex projects and craft persuasive proposals that drive business growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop a detailed understanding of client relationships, their business, sector, and challenges.
• Attend client meetings wherever possible – before, during, and after the RFP process.
• Plan, lead, and handle all stages of the RFP cycle, including RFIs, RFPs, and shortlist presentations.
• Produce compelling proposals and pitch documents that contribute directly to business growth and P&L.
• Drive teamwork by coordinating multiple partners across the bank to deliver seamless solutions.
• Gather, manage, and analyse client win/loss feedback to provide actionable insights for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Transaction Banking Solutions (TBS), including Cash Management, Cards, and Trade.
• Ability to quickly understand client challenges, translating insights into persuasive written proposals that clearly link our solutions to their needs.
• Demonstrates outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with a strong ability to influence and engage partners.
• Consistent record in project management, successfully handling multiple complex deals simultaneously.
• Experience using Qvidian software for RFPs is highly advantageous, though not essential.

Company Overview

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us, which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values‑led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organization that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organizations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under‑represented groups. We’re disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies