Business Development Director SME, Trading

JOB TITLE: Business Development Director SME, Trading

LOCATION(S): London

SALARY:  Competitive package

HOURS: Full Time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is flexible, which involves spending at least two days per week out with your network/clients. We'd expect you to attend your local hub location for monthly meetings.

What you’ll be doing

Join our dynamic Intermediaries team within the Business & Commercial Bank, focusing on delivering term debt lending and acquiring new switchers for the organisation. Your mission will be to build and nurture relationships with brokers, leading the promotion of the bank to professionals and key influencers in your local area.

This role offers the chance to support our SME clients, typically with turnovers between £3 million and £25 million. As a crucial community figure, you'll develop business opportunities and represent our group within the professional community. You'll be an ambassador for change, embracing new tools to enhance the client and colleague experience, and support your team in achieving their goals.

Your accountabilities will include:

• Delivering exceptional service to brokers and clients, ensuring their needs are at the heart of every interaction.

• Providing funding solutions, writing credit proposals, and ensuring compliance with conduct risk requirements.

• Leading the profiling of the Bank through a variety of medium including digital advocacy and professional social media.

• Fostering strong relationships with colleagues and partners to deliver comprehensive banking solutions tailored to brokers' needs.

• Supporting and mentoring the team, providing guidance to help them achieve their objectives

Why join us

From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge and can match our pace. People who love to push boundaries, make change happen and challenge the status quo. Sound like you?​

What we’re looking for

• Existing commercial banking experience alongside strong credit writing skills in the SME space and a proven track record of delivery of term debt products.

• Results Focused: Taking personal responsibility for delivering results and embracing change with a growth mindset.

• New Client Acquisition: Expertise in building and maintaining productive relationships, adept at securing high volumes of high-value client relationships.

• Specialist Knowledge: Relevant credit and sector knowledge with experience using digital tools to drive excellent client outcomes and growth.

• People Skills: A growth mindset, keen to adopt tools that enhance the client experience.

• Environmental Awareness: Upholding the Bank’s image through strong ethics and integrity across various clients and professionals.

This is a place for you

Our ambition is to be the leading 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. 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 to make an impact? Apply today.​