Growth & Structured Finance Director

Job Title: Growth & Structured Finance Director

Location: Birmingham, Bristol or London

Salary: Circa £115,000 DOE

Hours: Full time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at our above offices.

About This Opportunity:

Our Commercial Banking division has business clients across a wide variety of sectors - from small businesses to multinational corporations. We have an exciting opportunity to join our highly successful Growth & Structured Finance team providing outstanding support and having a real impact for SME & Mid Corporate businesses across the UK. The Growth & Structured Finance team has been growing since established in 2023 and is a meaningful part of our strategy for 2025 and beyond.

We're looking for a Director to join our team to help originate, structure, and implement more complex/leveraged debt facilities for SME & Mid Corporate clients and prospects. The team will transact a range of funding requirements which will vary in complexity including MBOs, Mergers & Acquisitions and funding for growth especially where the bank does not see lending covered in full by traditional assets.

Within a strong team of successful professionals, this is a phenomenal opportunity for someone to join a high performing team. As a senior colleague within the Commercial Banking Coverage business, you'd be a key part of our market presence, developing key business opportunities and representing the Group with Senior Stakeholders across the professional community.

What you’ll be doing:

• Promote high quality deal execution by over-seeing an efficient client, credit and diligence/legal process for successful deal completion through the in depth understanding of the client and the request.
• Leadership responsibilities include acting as a role model and supporting the learning and development of Relationship Directors/Managers across the Commercial Banking Coverage business, providing regular constructive feedback and assisting development.
• Internal networking and relationships with colleagues in the Coverage business, Specialist Commercial Banking Clients, Credit and Client Products will be a key contributor to the team’s success.
• Developing and demonstrating good relationships with debt advisors and the professional community is a key part of this role.
• Influencing and crafting our overall proposition to market, driving investment in the right direction and providing long term support for our customers.

Why Lloyds Banking Group:

If you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you’ll need:

• Outstanding financial analysis and credit skills
• A background in the corporate finance market with significant experience of cashflow lending, debt origination and structuring
• Experience of optimally operating within the SME segment (£5m-£50m turnover businesses).
• Strong communication, leadership and project management skills
• Can evidence a strong external network and presence in the marketplace

About working for us:

Our ambition is to be the top tier UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.