Senior Corporate Banking Manager - Specialist Lending

Coventry Building Society; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Annual discretionary bonus

Personal pension with matched contributions

Life assurance (6x annual salary)

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

Coventry Building Society in Manchester is looking for an experienced corporate banker to manage complex lending transactions typically above £15 million. This role involves originating and structuring a portfolio of corporate clients and requires strong corporate credit experience. Candidates should demonstrate effective communication skills, sound judgement, and a commitment to building inclusive relationships. Benefits include 28 days of holiday, a pension scheme, and a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in corporate credit with complex lending capability across sectors.
• Ability to explain complex information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of risk and governance.
• Commitment to long-term relationships with clients and advisers.

Responsibilities

• Originate, structure, and manage a portfolio of corporate clients.
• Deliver lending solutions above £15m, including syndications.
• Build relationships with advisors and introducers.

Skills

Corporate credit experience

Complex information communication

Sound judgement and resilience

Understanding of risk

Building inclusive relationships

Curiosity about ESG

Job description

Coventry Building Society Group is growing its Corporate & Commercial Banking business in a deliberate and responsible way, focused on building strong, values led relationships with corporate clients.

This role is suited to an experienced corporate banker who enjoys complex lending, thoughtful risk‑taking and long‑term client partnerships, and who wants to help grow a business that is safe, sustainable and aligned to mutual values rather than short‑term shareholder pressure.

The role holder will originate, structure and manage a portfolio of corporate clients, leading relationships and delivering lending solutions typically above £15m, including more complex club and syndicated transactions. Working closely with colleagues across Risk, Credit, Legal, Product and the wider Group, they will bring clarity and sound judgement to complex credit decisions from initial discussion through to drawdown. They will also build trusted relationships with advisors and introducers, act as an ambassador for the Group in the market, and balance customer needs, risk and return while enjoying real autonomy within a collaborative, accountable team environment.

• We’re a mutual, so no shareholder pressure to chase short‑term returns
• A clear focus on long‑term value, fairness and sustainability
• Space to make thoughtful decisions and do the right thing for customers

You’ll be joining at a time when we’re sharpening our focus and building momentum in Corporate & Commercial Banking. This role gives you the chance to help shape what that future looks like.

Location

We support hybrid working, with time split between home, Coventry or Manchester offices, and meeting clients when it matters.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)
• Private Medical Insurance

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

About you

For this role you’ll need to have:

• Demonstrated experience in corporate credit, with the capability to structure and deliver complex lending transactions across a range of sectors
• Ability to explain complex information clearly and accessibly to diverse audiences, adapting style to suit different perspectives and levels of understanding
• Sound judgement and resilience, with the ability to stay calm, balanced and effective in pressured or ambiguous situations
• Strong understanding of risk, with confidence to make considered decisions while respecting governance and different viewpoints
• Commitment to building inclusive, trusted and long‑term relationships with clients, advisers and colleagues
• Curiosity about sectors, ESG and the positive impact banking can have on people, communities and the wider economy

Experience in these areas would be helpful:

• Sector expertise in social housing, real estate, healthcare, renewables or infrastructure
• Established professional network across advisers, intermediaries or specialist sectors
• Experience in syndicated lending

About us

In 2025, Coventry Building Society purchased The Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UK’s original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey.

Trusted by over four million people, we’re a mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer

We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.