Director – SSA Coverage Banker

Job Title: Director – SSA Coverage Banker

Location: London

Hours: Full time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least three days per week, or 60% of your time, at our London office.

About This Opportunity:

Join Lloyds Banking Group and play a pivotal role in shaping relationships that matter. As part of our Institutional Coverage team, you’ll work within the Governments sector, partnering with sovereigns, Supranationals and agencies to deliver strategic solutions that support global financial stability. We’re committed to helping Britain prosper, and this role offers the chance to influence how we show up for clients while driving growth and innovation.

This senior leadership position is based in London and focuses on building sustainable partnerships with high-profile overseas government entities. You’ll lead complex client relationships, handle risk effectively and collaborate across product teams to deliver tailored solutions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and lead a strategic portfolio of government-sector clients, ensuring high-quality coverage and coordination across product partners.
• Identify and acquire new business opportunities, driving revenue growth through cross-selling and central initiatives across capital markets, lending and ECA.
• Maintain positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders while ensuring compliance with regulatory and group policies.
• Mentor and guide Associate Directors and Associates, supporting their development and day-to-day activities.
• Partner with product and sector teams to negotiate credit terms and prepare proposals for global credit exposure.
• Proactively manage risk across credit, operational and market areas, ensuring robust controls and oversight.

Why Lloyds Banking Group:

Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data, and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose.

What you’ll need:

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain senior-level client relationships within the sovereign, supras and agency (SSA) community, backed by a strong network.
• Shown success in originating and growing new business for the Governments sector across developed and emerging markets, and co-creating strategic solutions for Sovereign Wealth Funds, central banks and ministries globally.
• Extensive financial experience in advisory, credit/lending products and financial markets (repos, bonds, deposits, FX), with familiarity in LMA documentation for lending and ISDA/NDAs for markets products.
• Strong credit assessment skills, including negotiating complex lending structures such as RCFs and liquidity facilities, preparing proposals for global credit exposure and maintaining credibility with Credit and Investment Committees.
• Deep understanding of risk management and control, including regulatory, operational, market, reputational and competition risks, plus KYC oversight and mitigation strategies.
• Professional fluency in English; additional languages such as French, Arabic or other European/Asian languages are desirable but not essential.

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.