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Associate Director, SDF Asset Management

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JOB TITLE: Associate Director, SDF Asset Management

LOCATIONS: London, Birmingham or Edinburgh

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 office is London, Birmingham or Edinburgh

About the Opportunity

Lloyds Banking Group is helping Britain prosper, supporting millions of customers and businesses every day. Within our Corporate & Institutional Banking division, the Strategic Debt Finance (SDF) Asset Management team plays a critical role in managing some of the most sophisticated and high value lending relationships in the market. We work at the sharp end of credit risk, overseeing complex debt positions with private equity backed businesses and leveraged corporates.

As Associate Director, you’ll step into a role that blends commercial insight with hands-on portfolio management. You’ll lead client engagement, navigate complex credit events and help shape the risk and return profile of a dynamic portfolio. This is a chance to work on transactions that matter, influence strategic outcomes and collaborate across the Group to unlock new opportunities.

Key Accountabilities

  • Lead a portfolio of existing private equity backed and leveraged corporate clients

  • Monitor clients financial performance, covenants and ESG factors to assess credit quality

  • Lead credit events including covenant resets, amendments and incremental facilities

  • Find opportunities to enhance the Bank’s risk/reward profile

  • Collaborate with clients, private equity sponsors, coverage teams and internal stakeholders to support refinancing and new business

  • Contribute to internal and regulatory reporting and support wider team initiatives

What You'll Need

  • Background in credit risk management and leveraged finance, within a large financial institution

  • Strong financial analysis and risk assessment skills, including understanding of client trading information and financial accounts

  • Experience managing complex client relationships and transactions

  • Familiarity with leveraged finance structuring, private equity sponsors and ESG considerations

  • Effective communication and stakeholder management skills

  • Experience supporting or leading colleagues in a team environment

About Working For Us

Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. 


As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern. 


If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role. 


We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you’d like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

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

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At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

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