Relationship Executive: Growth Business - Newcastle - KZN

Absa Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking financial services group as a Relationship Executive, where you'll optimize client portfolios and drive financial success. This role offers the chance to build strong relationships with key account clients while navigating complex commercial banking requirements. You'll be at the forefront of client engagement, ensuring compliance and risk management while collaborating with a dynamic team. With a commitment to empowering growth and innovation, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the banking sector. Embrace the opportunity to shape the future of banking while being part of a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field is required.
• Professional qualifications in Commerce are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of Growth Account clients with complex banking needs.
• Develop strong client relationships and ensure compliance with policies.
• Drive financial targets and improve ways of working within the team.

Skills

Client Relationship Management

Risk Management

Sales and Cross-Selling

Financial Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business

Professional Qualifications in Commerce

Job description

Relationship Executive: Growth Business - Newcastle - KZN

Relationship Executive: Growth Business - Newcastle - KZN

Apply locations Newcastle time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: December 31, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id R-15972199

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Growth Business key account clients requiring medium to high complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing:

1. origination efforts to acquire new clients;
2. cross-sell to existing client base;
3. coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP.

Job Description

Drive Financial Targets: Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base.

Relationship and Service Management: Actively develop strong client relationships. Conduct regular client visits in accordance with the Commercial Growth Account Value Proposition and initiate changes to ABB Product by providing input into product development to better service our clients.

Manage Risk Assessment: Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures and ensure compliance. Take ultimate ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.

Collaboration: Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.

Education

Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required).

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised.

About Us

Absa Group Limited (“Absa Group”) is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups.

Absa Group offers an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management and insurance.

Absa Group owns majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (Absa Bank Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia and has insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. Absa also has representative offices in China, Namibia, Nigeria and the United States, as well as securities entities in the United Kingdom and the United States, along with technology support colleagues in the Czech Republic.