Corporate Banking Director - East Midlands

Metro Bank; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the United Kingdom seeks an individual to maintain and manage key relationships while delivering tailored financing packages to corporate clients. The successful candidate will possess outstanding relationship-management and negotiation skills, with experience in credit writing and financial analysis. This role includes managing risks associated with corporate lending and influencing internal networks for customer success. Competitive salary and hybrid working arrangements offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Attractive pension scheme

Healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Outstanding relationship-management skills with complex debt-solution experience.
• Experience in financial analysis and report writing for complex customer needs.
• Proven track record of growing a corporate portfolio and building relationships.

Responsibilities

• Maintain relationships with market professionals and clients.
• Deliver tailored financing packages to corporate businesses.
• Manage risk including credit, operational, and regulatory.

Skills

Relationship-management skills

Credit writing

Financial analysis

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Job description

Maintain active and influential relationships with key market professionals, advisors and clients, acting as Metro Bank's external face to the market, building our brand and reputation across the region. You will have ultimate responsibility for delivering tailored financing packages to corporate businesses, structuring debt facilities of £5m‑£100m. You will manage, influence and build an internal network across Metro Bank to ensure a One Team approach for customers and colleagues. You will work alongside key internal stakeholders to structure and deliver debt propositions that adhere to the bank's pricing requirements, risk policies and reporting requirements. You will lead, coach and inspire other colleagues in the team and wider bank. You will manage all aspects of risk, including credit, operational and regulatory. And, as a bank, 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.

Qualifications

• Outstanding relationship‑management skills, ideally with complex debt‑solution experience and specialist knowledge across a broad range of sectors.
• Experience in credit writing, financial analysis and report writing for customers with complex needs.
• A proven track record of growing a corporate portfolio, building relationships, effectively influencing others and collaborating well with peers.
• Excellent credit‑underwriting, communication and organisational skills, with a track record of lending to mid‑corporates.
• Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to influence and interact with senior/executive management both internally and externally.
• Understanding of the risks associated with the role and what that means for yourself, Metro Bank and all stakeholders.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus.
• Wide range of benefits including generous holiday allowance, attractive pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance and a range of colleague discounts.
• Training to ensure success in the role and plenty of internal opportunities to progress your career; around 40% of our recruitment comes from internal promotions.
• Hybrid working arrangements built around your role and home life, wherever possible.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

Important Footnote: 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.