Branch Manager

Michael Page; Swindon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Non-contributory pension

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

The Bank in Swindon is seeking a Branch Manager for Corporate & Private Banking. You will lead a team, drive growth, and act as the senior local ambassador for the branch, delivering excellent customer outcomes.

You will oversee lending decisions, uphold risk standards, and build lasting relationships with local businesses and professional introducers, while managing profitability and customer service at Wiltshire's branch.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Branch Manager or equivalent in corporate or private banking.
• Experience leading 10-20 employees.
• Strong credit risk assessment and lending knowledge.
• Experience in personal, mortgage, commercial lending.
• Proven track record building relationships with local businesses.
• Strong networking and business development capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness and customer-centric leadership.
• Experience managing branch performance and risk.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing branch team.
• Drive growth through acquisition and development of banking relationships.
• Act as the face of the branch within the local business community.
• Develop relationships with introducers including lawyers and accountants.
• Host and attend local events to strengthen market presence.
• Oversee lending decisions within authorities and credit governance.

Skills

People leadership

Commercial acumen

Credit judgement

Relationship building

Business development

Networking

Communication skills

Operational risk

Job description

As a Branch Manager for The Bank, based in Swindon, you'll oversee the day-to-day operations and lead a team to deliver excellent customer service. Your role will help ensure smooth banking operations while driving growth and meeting business objectives in both the Private and Corporate Banking portfolios.

Client Details

Our client is a highly respected relationship-focused bank with a long-standing reputation for delivering exceptional customer service to private and corporate clients. Operating through a decentralised model, the business empowers local decision-making and places significant value on relationship banking, sound risk management, and long-term customer partnerships.

The organisation offers a collaborative culture, genuine autonomy, and the opportunity to influence both branch performance and customer outcomes within a well-capitalised and stable banking environment.

Description

Branch Manager - Corporate & Private Banking

Swindon, Wiltshire

Competitive Salary + £6,000 Car Allowance + Excellent Non-Contributory Pension

An established relationship-led bank is seeking an experienced Branch Manager to lead its Wiltshire branch. This is a high-profile leadership role with full responsibility for the branch's performance, growth, people leadership, credit quality, and customer experience.

Acting as the most senior representative in the local market, you will play a key role in developing long-term client relationships, leading a successful team, driving business development activity, and maintaining strong credit and risk standards.

About the Role

Reporting into senior regional leadership, you will have overall accountability for the success of the branch, managing a team of approximately 10-20 people across corporate and private banking activities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, coaching and developing a high-performing branch team.
• Driving growth through the acquisition and development of new banking relationships.
• Acting as the face of the branch within the local business community.
• Developing relationships with professional introducers including lawyers, accountants, mortgage brokers and other business networks.
• Hosting and attending local events to further strengthen the branch's market presence.
• Maintaining oversight of lending and credit decisions within agreed authorities.
• Acting as the highest local level of credit discretion, reviewing and approving credit proposals that sit outside individual team member mandates.
• Ensuring robust credit risk assessment, governance and regulatory compliance across the branch.
• Working with both private and corporate customers across lending, mortgage and wider banking products.
• Delivering sustainable branch profitability whilst maintaining excellent customer outcomes.

Ideal Candidate

We are keen to speak with experienced banking leaders who bring a combination of people leadership, commercial acumen, and strong credit judgement.

Profile

To be successful, you are likely to have:

• Previous experience as a Branch Manager, Area Manager, Senior Relationship Manager or Banking Director within corporate, commercial, private or business banking.
• Experience leading and developing teams, ideally managing between 10-20 employees.
• Strong understanding of credit risk assessment, lending structures and credit approval processes.
• Experience operating within personal lending, mortgage lending, commercial lending and wider banking products.
• The ability to make balanced lending decisions and exercise sound judgement in higher-value or more complex credit situations.
• A proven track record of building relationships with local businesses, professional introducers and key stakeholders.
• Strong networking and business development capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the credibility to represent the bank externally.
• Commercial awareness, leadership presence and a customer-centric approach.
• Experience managing branch performance, profitability and operational risk.

Job Offer

Package

• Competitive basic salary
• Additional £6,000 car allowance
• Attractive non-contributory pension scheme
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Leadership role with significant autonomy and decision-making responsibility
• Opportunity to lead an established and respected banking franchise in the Wiltshire market

Location

Swindon, Wiltshire

Job Title

Branch Manager - Corporate & Private Banking