Corporate Banking Director - Deposits

Metro Bank Plc; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank based in the City of London is seeking a Business Development Manager to foster relationships and drive performance. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of Deposits led Partnerships customers, developing new business, and ensuring risk management. The position offers a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, and benefits, with opportunities for hybrid working and career advancement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Attractive pension scheme

Healthcare

Life assurance

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Understanding of risks associated with business development.
• Strong knowledge of the Deposits industry.
• Experience managing a portfolio of clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with market professionals.
• Generate new business for Deposits led Partnerships.
• Manage operational risks in customer portfolio.

Skills

Business development

Relationship management

Stakeholder management

Risk awareness

Decision making

Negotiation

Job description

We have been awarded the “Most Loved Workplace”! At Metro Bank, people come first – our culture is all about bringing the best out in our colleagues, and making sure everyone feels valued, respected, seen and included. We strongly believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace and to find the very best person for the job, we always look across a wide range of diverse communities.

What you will do:

• You will develop and maintain active and influential relationships with key market professionals. Represent the Partnerships team, building our brand reputation in this key marketplace.
• You will have the ability to generate new business, creating and maintaining a portfolio of Deposits led, Partnerships customers. You will achieve this through business development and promotion of the Metro Bank brand and products.
• You need to be able to build key relationships with other departments such as Customer Propositions, Treasury, Financial Crime Risk & Controls and Regional Teams.
• You will work with Financial Crime Risk & Control and Financial Crime Policy Team to ensure we identify and manage the operational risks of my customer portfolio in line with the Bank’s standards and policies.
• You will lead by example and set the tone as an advocate of Metro Bank and everything we stand for when dealing with customers, intermediaries and colleagues.
• You will split your time between business developing and relationship managing Deposits.

And… we are a bank so risk is a part of everything we do. We love people who take responsibility, do the right thing for customers, colleagues and Metro Bank and have the courage to call out any concerns.

What you will need:

• You will understand the risks associated with your job and what that means for you, Metro Bank and all our stakeholders.
• You will have business development/ rapport building skills.
• You will have relationship management and stakeholder management skills.
• You will have strong understanding of relevant business sectors.
• You will have strong risk awareness.
• You will have excellent knowledge of the Deposits industry and similar sectors and how these perform both financially and structurally with experience and intuition in decision making.
• You will be experienced in winning business in this sectorand managing a portfolio.
• You will track record of generating new business.
• Track record of driving performance through others.
• You will manage multiple responsibilities within a quick and ever changing environment with the ability to prioritise and negotiate constantly.
• You will have direct involvement with developing relationships both internally and externally at a range of different seniority levels.
• You will love our values, live our culture and have a keen interest in our Partnerships customers and offerings.
• If you have joined from outside, you will have held a similar role in another organisation with the ability to demonstrate excellent customer relation skills and business development.

Our promise to you…

• We will make sure that you are well-rewarded by providing you with a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a wide range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, and a number of colleague discounts!
• We will give you the training to ensure you succeed in your role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career (around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions!).
• We are also all about balance so most of our jobs offer the opportunity for hybrid working built around your role and home life, wherever possible.

Diverse teams really are the best teams. We know that candidates (especially women, research tells us) may be put off applying for a job unless they can tick every box. We also know that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t always doable, and while we can’t accommodate every flexible working request we are happy to be asked. So if you are excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren’t sure if you are 100% there yet… why not give it a whirl? Please note that sometimes we may close a job earlier for applications if we are inundated with amazing candidates.. Good luck!