SME Lending Portfolio Manager & Data Insights

LHV Bank; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vitality Health Plan

Life assurance – 4 x salary

Income protection insurance

28 days holiday + 3 days

Retail discounts

Team socials

Job summary

LHV Bank Limited is expanding its SME Lending team in London. The Portfolio Manager will oversee credit stewardship, data quality and MI, driving portfolio oversight and governance across the SME lending book.

Reporting to the Senior Portfolio Manager, you will coordinate reporting, risk reviews and ad hoc data requests, while supporting improvements to platforms like Salesforce and nCino to strengthen controls and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience in SME/Commercial Banking and credit risk management.
• Proven ability to manage data quality, MI and reporting.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day SME lending portfolio performance and risk trends.
• Coordinate portfolio reviews, watchlists and early warning indicators.
• Serve as a bridge between Relationship Management, Credit, Risk and Operations.
• Support remediation and governance in line with policy and risk appetite.
• Prepare monthly risk reports, dashboards and ESG data where needed.
• Assist in Credit Committee materials and data quality improvements.

Skills

SME banking

Credit risk

Portfolio management

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data quality

Excel

PowerPoint

Tools

Salesforce

nCino

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

LHV Bank Limited is expanding its SME Lending team in London. The Portfolio Manager will oversee credit stewardship, data quality and MI, driving portfolio oversight and governance across the SME lending book.

Reporting to the Senior Portfolio Manager, you will coordinate reporting, risk reviews and ad hoc data requests, while supporting improvements to platforms like Salesforce and nCino to strengthen controls and data integrity.