Relationship Director – Corporate/Commercial – South

Relationship Director – Corporate/Commercial – South

I’m working on a brand-new mandate with a well-established UK commercial bank that combines a strong balance sheet with a genuinely relationship-led, pragmatic credit culture.

The bank is part-way through a 5-year strategic growth plan to significantly expand its lending book, underpinned by a clear appetite to lend and the internal resource to support experienced Relationship Directors in originating and structuring larger, more complex transactions.

This is a London-focused Relationship Director role, created for an experienced corporate/commercial banker operating comfortably in the £5m–£15m+ deal space, with the credibility, network and judgement to lead sizeable lending relationships from origination through to completion and ongoing management.

The opportunity

Relationship Director – Corporate/Commercial

South

• Small, high-quality starter portfolio of existing customers
• Clear mandate to grow a meaningful lending book through new origination
• Strong appetite for larger, more complex transactions, typically up to £15m+
• Autonomy to structure deals with a pragmatic, solutions-focused credit team
• Significant internal resource across credit, risk and operations to support you
• Flexibility to support both sizeable corporate facilities and relationship-led commercial lending
• A bank that actively wants to back experienced bankers with the time and headroom to build

Ideal background

• Proven track record of originating and structuring corporate/commercial lending in the £5m–£15m+ range
• Strong combination of credit judgement, relationship management and business development skills
• Well-established network of brokers, accountants, corporate finance advisers, solicitors and professional introducers active in the London market
• Experience managing and growing a portfolio of trading business customers
• Comfortable operating with autonomy, accountability and a mandate to build

This role is ideal for a well-connected corporate/commercial banker who wants to leverage their network, professional introducers and market reputation within a bank that has both the appetite and infrastructure to support ambitious book growth in the London market.