Executive Director, Senior Coverage Banker High Tech & Digital

Rado Bank; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London seeks an Executive Director for their Tech sector coverage. This role involves managing high-value corporate clients, driving innovation, and contributing to Europe's digital transformation. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in wholesale banking, strong leadership qualities, and a proven track record in client management. A competitive salary, discretionary bonus, and flexible working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary annual bonus

30 days holiday plus additional options

Private medical insurance

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Proven track record managing corporate client portfolios.
• Strong network with banks and debt advisors.
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset.

Responsibilities

• Originate and manage relationships with corporates in the Tech sector.
• Drive cross-sell across Rabobank's product suite.
• Champion innovation and sustainability.

Skills

Client onboarding

Strategic relationship management

Cross-sell

Risk management

Credit risk expertise

Leadership qualities

Excellent communication skills

Education

Extensive experience in wholesale banking

Job description

Job Title

Executive Director Senior Coverage Banker - High Tech & Digital

Job Description

Department: Client Coverage Large Corporates.

Grade: Executive Director (Managing Director considered for exceptional candidates).

Drive Europes Digital Transformation: Rabobank is seeking a highly experienced Coverage Banker to lead our strategic growth and entry into the UK Tech sector.

This newly created role offers the opportunity to originate and manage a portfolio of high-value clients acting as a trusted advisor and sector specialist. Youll play a key role in supporting Europes digital transition and a resilient Europe aligned with Rabobanks mission to grow a better world together.

This is a high-impact role with the opportunity to lead a new strategic initiative - backed by a bank with strong momentum bold aspirations and significant capital to deploy.

Prospect / Client Focus: The role will focus on clients with EBITDA exceeding 50 million and/or annual revenues above 500 million operating across the following subsectors:

• IT Services and Software including enterprise software business software IT consulting.
• Digital Infrastructure: Data storage processing cloud services fibre networks telcos and tower companies.
• Semiconductor: chip design manufacturing materials and integration into end products.

Key Responsibilities

• Originate and manage strategic relationships with leading corporates in the Tech sector.
• Drive cross-sell across Rabobanks product suite with a focus on working capital finance leasing capital markets leasing and risk management solutions.
• Act as a sector specialist championing innovation and sustainability.

Why This Role Matters

Europe (incl. the UK) is at a pivotal moment. Digital transformation and resilience are reshaping its economic and social fabric. Rabobank aims to finance forward-looking companies that build the foundations of a low-carbon digitally enabled future.

Rabobanks Business Plan outlines a focused strategy to support financially robust sustainability-driven clients within Tech. Our selective risk-conscious approach prioritises companies who meet stringent Risk Return & Sustainability (RR&S) criteria helping build a resilient future-proof Europe.

Skills & Experience Required

Our ideal candidate will be managing (or has managed) a portfolio of clients in the UK aligned with the above mentioned Tech client focus. You will also bring:

• A proven track record in client onboarding strategic relationship management cross-sell and risk management with large corporates.
• A strong network across banks and debt advisors.
• A collaborative entrepreneurial mindset.
• Extensive experience in wholesale banking at reputable institutions.
• Deep expertise in credit risk capital markets and sustainable finance.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong leadership qualities and youre someone people enjoy working with.

The Team

Rabobank UK is the London branch of Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. a Dutch multinational cooperative bank headquartered in Utrecht. The UK office focuses on serving corporate clients with expertise in:

• Corporate lending and structured finance
• Leveraged finance
• Project finance
• Treasury and risk management
• Capital markets
• M&A advisory

Rabobank UKs focus reflects Rabobank Groups global strategy to be a leading financial partner in the Food & Agri sector while also supporting the Energy Transition and now expanding to Banking for Europes Fundamental Sectors (including Tech).

You will join the UK Client Coverage team responsible for managing Rabobanks most strategic relationships. You will also be part of the broader European Tech team supported by the teams sector intelligence credentials product delivery and strategic alignment.

Collaboration is central to our success. You will work closely with product teams and risk supported by a pool of dedicated deal execution colleagues credit analysts and business development professionals.

What we offer you

We provide a collaborative and supportive environment where senior bankers can thrive. You will have the professional autonomy and entrepreneurial scope to shape transformative outcomes and inspire high-performing teams while maintaining a healthy worklife balance. This is an opportunity to innovate influence and make a lasting impact within an organisation committed to excellence growth and sustainable success.

We work flexibly at Rabobank combining the benefits of working at the London office and working from home allowing the best of both worlds to come together.

Our Benefits for this role include:

• A competitive salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• 30 days holiday plus the option to buy additional days.
• Company pension scheme plus other financial benefit schemes
• Private medical insurance regular health screening checks plus other health benefits
• A range of family friendly policies and lifestyle benefits
• Salary sacrifice schemes cycle to work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice.

Plus many more incentives

Inclusion

As well as helping our clients to grow their businesses we are fully committed to growing our people to make them the best that they can be. We embrace differences and strive to create a truly inclusive work culture based on trust and respect for all. A place where everyone can be themselves and bring their whole selves to work along with their unique experiences background and expertise. We strive to empower our people to focus on their wellbeing by providing a range of resources that will enable them to flourish both in and outside of the workplace. Our ambition is to maintain sustainable meaningful and collaborative working environments so that our people understand how they contribute to our vision and overall mission they can be healthy at work and bring the best version of themselves to our vibrant UK Branch community. We are an equal opportunities recruiter. Should you require any additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or health condition or if you require any support or assistance due to any individual characteristics you may have please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team who will work with you to consider any adjustments or support which we can reasonably make or provide.

Application Process

Deadline for application : 31 January 2026 (due to volume of applications this advert may close prior to the posted close date).

Applications via LinkedIn message or email will not be reviewed please apply via the link.

For more information please contact the Talent Acquisition team on