Corporate Relationship Manager

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

Job summary

A respected international institution in the UK is seeking a Relationship Manager to enhance its corporate banking services. The role involves driving revenue growth, building strategic client relationships, and delivering high-quality financing solutions to corporate clients. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in UK corporate banking, strong credit analysis skills, and a proven track record in relationship management. This position offers significant autonomy and exposure to diverse corporate products.

Benefits

Opportunity to represent a respected institution

Autonomy and visibility

Supportive team culture

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of relevant experience within the UK corporate banking sector.
• Demonstrable success in developing UK-based corporate relationships.
• Proven relationship-building and portfolio-management track record.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow revenues, assets, and returns across your existing client portfolio.
• Deliver high-quality corporate banking products and services while maintaining a strong client-centric approach.
• Ensure full compliance with UK regulatory requirements.

Skills

Strong technical banking skills

Relationship building

Credit analysis

Portfolio management

Business development

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

The Opportunity

As a Relationship Manager, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Head of Corporate Banking to deliver the team’s commercial objectives. You’ll be responsible for driving revenue growth, deepening strategic client relationships, and delivering high-quality financing and transactional banking solutions to both new and existing corporate clients.

This position offers broad exposure to multi-product banking, genuine autonomy, and the chance to influence the bank’s growth trajectory in the UK market.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio & Revenue Growth

• Develop and grow revenues, assets, and returns across your existing client portfolio.
• Cultivate strong relationships with UK corporates, the bank’s Head Office, and domestic branches to increase deal size and identify cross-sell opportunities across loans, deposits, trade finance, cash management, FX, bond issuance, and RMB products.
• Proactively originate new client relationships to support the branch’s asset growth strategy.

Client Relationship & Execution

• Deliver high-quality corporate banking products and services while maintaining a strong client-centric approach.
• Lead on credit analysis, pre-loan due diligence, credit proposal preparation, and post-loan monitoring.
• Manage complete transaction execution including documentation, legal negotiation, and internal process management.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure full compliance with UK regulatory requirements including Conduct Rules, KYC, AML, and internal banking policies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client and credit files in line with audit standards.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as a role model within the Corporate Banking team, offering guidance and mentorship to junior colleagues.
• Contribute to a collaborative, professional culture across the branch through effective communication and high-quality work output.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a Relationship Manager who can combine strong technical banking skills with the ability to win and grow business.

Essential Experience

• Degree-level education (minimum).
• At least 3 years of relevant experience within the UK corporate banking sector.
• Demonstrable success in developing UK-based corporate relationships (not SME or private clients).
• Strong credit analysis capability and experience running transactions end-to-end.
• Proven relationship-building and portfolio-management track record.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to represent a respected international institution with strong growth ambitions in the UK.
• A role with real autonomy, visibility, and influence.
• Exposure to a diverse range of products and corporate clients.
• A supportive team culture with opportunities to mentor and develop others.