Business Execution - GTB Products

bbva; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

BBVA is seeking a client manager for Trade Finance in London. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in managing client relationships and trade finance operations. This role involves working closely with both clients and internal departments to ensure efficient service delivery within a diverse and innovative banking environment.

Benefits

Access to BBVA training programs

Participation in innovation projects

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in Trade Finance with large corporations.
• Fluency in English, Spanish preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Trade Finance products.

Responsibilities

• Manage client portfolio and provide customer service.
• Compile KYC documents and issue certificates as needed.
• Ensure smooth transaction execution from initiation to completion.

Skills

Trade Finance

Working Capital Solutions

Client Relationship Management

Team Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

GTB/Trade Finance Training

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

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Business Execution - GTB Products, London

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Client:

bbva

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

18.06.2025

Expiry Date:

02.08.2025

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Job Description:

Area:
CORPORATE & INVESTMENT BANKING

Company:
Z01

What are we looking for?

STEM talent in the BBVA group: What we offer you?

• You will be part of a team of more than Technology and Data experts, in 25 countries, whose aim is to take the bank further thanks to technology.
• You will participate in one of the close to 1,800 cutting-edge technology projects that we implement annually with a positive impact on 85 million people.
• You will work with a wide range of technologies, from the most experienced to the most disruptive: 46 different programming languages, 201 development platforms, etc.
• You will collaborate with our main tech partners - Microsoft, Google, AWS, Salesforce, IBM, RedHat, Telefonica, Cisco, Genesys, etc.
• You will carry out innovative projects in areas such as Development, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure and Data. .
• You will learn by working in your project, you will work with referents and you will have access to the entire BBVA training offer and to the Ninja project, a gamified training platform with a community of more than 11,000 participants with more than 2,000 talks, 1,300 workshops and 48 hackathons held.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of successful experience in Trade Finance and / or Working Capital Solutions preferably with large British / Northern European corporates.
• Knowledge of the Trade Finance and WC products (guarantees, SBLCs, documentary credits, factoring, SCF…)
• Knowledge of the market and good understanding of the economy and of client needs.
• Qualifications in GTB / Trade Finance training will be valued.
• Computer (Excel, PowerPoint and Word).
• Fluent in English (and spanish preferable).
• Team player and confident to lead and take ownership of responsibilities.

Overview

Mission:

Provide commercial management and customer service to a specific client portfolio, acting as a link between Transaction Bankers and Back Office. Monitor daily operations of the branch, including every task related to trade finance, working capital, current accounts, payments, collections and deposits.

Main responsibilities:

• For clients managed by GTB, Compilation of the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) documents, request to clients of PoAs and other relevant information that will be distributed to the relevant departments.
• Issue certificates upon client's request.
• Verify that signatures from client instructions/agreements are valid according to the PoAs in place.
• Manage the internal and external distribution of the documentation.
• Elaborate certain MIS reports (deals monitoring, maturities, overdue transactions,..), for primary, secondary and distributed transactions / facilities.
• Act as main contact for clients for all post trade operational / documentary matters, ensuring transactions run smoothly from execution until as the main contact for Business Execution departments at other Banks including similar departments at BBVA. This includes any transaction bought in the secondary market as well as transactions distributed via the Global Trade Distribution Desk.
• Control / authorize and report to Compliance Department all collection and transfers for client monitored in Sector Defense.
• Provide Report to the Compliance department about t suspicious payments to prevent money laundering or within any transaction with a possible compliance hit.
• Send to Back Office all the requested approvals to put in place a GTB transaction (Risk, Compliance, Legal, Asset Allocation, Country Risk,...).
• Report in Sustainability Tool for details of transactions.
• Manage all kind of activity that belong to GTB Department both if related to Origination Branch to Destination Branch for issuance of Guarantees or SBLC between BBVA Branches.
• Request Swift interchange key to IFI Risks if needed.
• Register bilateral loans/ money market withdrawals in internal systems, facilitating to the Operational Hub the lines and deals SCF deals, to onboard suppliers and to update interest rates if applicable. To issue bid offers.
• Customise exclusive services and modus operandi for some clients participating when required in structuring transactions and being prepared to participate in meetings when needed. This includes transactions being sold down / distributed to other banks / investors.

Working at BBVA

BBVA is a global company with over 160 years of history present in 25 countries with over 81 million customers. We are more than 110,000 professionals working in multidisciplinary and diverse teams.

At BBVA, we are ahead of the transformation that is taking place in the banking sector, challenging the status quo, to make life easier to our customers.

Being part of BBVA means developing your career in one of the most innovative companies in finance.

Responsible banking

We're committed to responsible banking to help drive a more inclusive and sustainable society . The future of banking lies in financing the future.

We started out with the spirit of helping others make the best financial decisions. That spirit remains with us today and encourages us to keep moving forward, prioritizing innovation and digital transformation so that we can put the opportunities of this new era within everyone's reach.

Diversity

At BBVA we believe having a diverse team makes us a better bank.

For this reason, we actively support diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities regardless race, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. We cultivate a collaborative and inclusive work environment that allows every employee to do their best work.

Our values

Our values define our identity ; they are what drives us to make our goals a reality and they guide all of our actions and the decisions we make.