Relationship Manager - Business Banking

HSBC Group; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Group in the UK seeks a proactive Relationship Manager to deliver dedicated relationship management to a portfolio of customers, overseeing sales, service, risk and delivery. The role requires collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and cross-functional groups to provide end-to-end solutions for SMEs.

The position is hybrid, with a base in St Albans and regular travel for meetings and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Bank's systems and tools including Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Ability to read financial accounts and prepare credit applications.
• Knowledge of financial crime risks and HSBC risk policies.

Responsibilities

• Grow the business sustainably by expanding client relationships.
• Drive revenue through needs-based selling and client engagement.
• Manage workload and coordinate with teams to improve client visits.
• Collaborate with Group colleagues to deliver needs-based solutions.

Skills

Relationship management

Sales

Client engagement

Risk assessment

Financial crime risk awareness

Stakeholder management

Credit risk understanding

Operational delivery

Commercial awareness

Financial analysis

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Document Viewer

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Job description

seeking a proactive and customer focused individual to join this team in the role of Relationship Manager. The Relationship Management role provides dedicated relationship management to a portfolio of customers with accountability for sales, service, risk and operational delivery. This role will have internal and external stakeholders, Internal stakeholders may include Sales, Product Development, Risk & Compliance teams.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Focus on growing the business sustainably, by identifying opportunities to expand a portfolio and broadening client relationships by leveraging HSBC's extensive network
• Drive revenue growth through understanding customer needs and by adopting a needs-based approach which engages clients and increases new business
• Effectively manage work and support resources to increase quality and time of client visits opportunities
• Collaborate with Group colleagues to deliver appropriate needs-based solutions for customers
• Build a strong

Job Description

If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. We're one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions. Through Business Banking (BB) our global network offers comprehensive support and services to businesses in the SME market. From expanding overseas to managing the cash and trade flows of an established enterprise, the Business Banking team of Relationship Managers and Product Specialists provides a range of end-to-end solutions designed to help small businesses reach their potential.

Deepen understanding of the client through pro-active credit risk assessments and customer due diligence reviews

• Confidently manage financial crime risk throughout the client lifecycle by identifying, assessing, accepting, monitoring, escalating and mitigating risk
• Ensure adherence to all applicable operational risk HSBC Standards and policies, reporting any breaches in accordance with local procedures
• Keep abreast of developments, products and offerings from HSBC, competitors and market changes
• Ensure prompt escalation or sharing of relevant information relating to the client, so that members of the client coverage team can form and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the risks to HSBC by the client
• Relationship Management role holders will be required to acquire knowledge of a product area and in some geographies may need to hold specific

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Understanding of Bank's systems - including Browser Main Menu, Document Viewer, Excel, Word, Outlook
• Understanding of Business types and structures
• Product knowledge of non-complex and complex commercial products
• Understanding and experience in reading and interpreting of financial accounts and writing strong credit applications.
• Adherence to all applicable operational risk HSBC Standards and policies, reporting any breaches in accordance with local procedures
• Understanding of Financial Crime Risk policies
• Understanding of HSBC credit risk appetite as it relates to the segment

This is a hybrid role where the base location will be St Albans, Francis Bacon House. There will be regular travel required for meetings and collaboration.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.

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