Relationship Director- North American Banks

Job Title: Relationship Director, North American Banks

Location: London

Hours: Full-time

Working Pattern: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least three days per week, or 60% of our time, at our above office site. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What you’ll be doing:

Join our Global Banks, Specialist Finance & Diversified Financials team and play a leading role in managing and growing relationships with some of the most significant North American banking institutions. Working closely with the Head of North America Financial Services, based in New York, you’ll be responsible for a portfolio of leading US and Canadian bank clients, helping to deepen relationships, grow revenue opportunities and strengthen Lloyds Banking Group’s presence across the sector.

You’ll develop and deliver portfolio strategies that maximise client value whilst balancing risk and return. Acting as a trusted relationship lead, you’ll originate new business opportunities, build senior stakeholder relationships and work across product specialists and delivery teams to identify solutions that meet client needs. Through proactive engagement and strong market connectivity, you’ll help raise our profile in the financial institutions sector and support the growth of both new and existing client relationships.

The role requires a strong understanding of banking markets, financial products and regulatory requirements. You’ll oversee credit, operational and transactional risks across your portfolio, contribute to credit approval processes and ensure effective governance standards are maintained. You’ll also support the development of colleagues, helping to build a high-performing, collaborative and inclusive team culture.

Why join us?

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone, make change happen and challenge the status quo. Sound like you?

What we’re looking for:

• 5+ years’ direct experience marketing banks and/or financial products to a defined client base
• Proven experience managing and growing senior relationships within US and Canadian banks or wider financial institutions
• Strong business development and origination experience with the ability to identify opportunities and deliver sustainable revenue growth
• Knowledge of banking and treasury products, including areas such as transaction banking, liquidity, foreign exchange, repo, structured solutions or debt capital markets
• Experience assessing and managing credit, operational and transactional risks, including preparing and supporting credit approval submissions
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills with the ability to work effectively across product, delivery and senior leadership teams

And any experience in the following areas would be great:

• Financial Markets
• Correspondent Banking or Transaction Banking
• Financial Institutions Coverage or Corporate Banking

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this advert may reference specific experience, we recognise that skills are developed in different ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

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. 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

Like what you hear? Join us!