Director, Business Development & Strategic Growth

Role Overview

The role is accountable for the strategy, governance, coordination, and execution of New-to-Bank (NTB) origination activity across the area. The role acts as the single point of orchestration for NTB growth, ensuring robust pipeline discipline, prioritization, pursuit excellence, and conversion performance through effective collaboration between Coverage, Sector, Debt Finance Origination (DFO), and Product teams.

What You Will Do

Develop and execute the NTB growth strategy, build and maintain a high-quality pipeline of priority opportunities, drive sustainable client acquisition and revenue growth, and align Area origination priorities with Sector and DFO strategies.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To be successful in this role, you should have strong Corporate Banking and business development experience, a proven track record in client acquisition and growth delivery, excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, experience leading initiatives in a matrix environment, strong commercial judgement and analytical capability, and possess local area expertise and own contact network.

Requirements

• Strong Corporate Banking and business development experience
• Proven track record in client acquisition and growth delivery
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience leading initiatives in a matrix environment
• Strong commercial judgement and analytical capability
• Possess local area expertise and own contact network

Benefits

• Private healthcare for all UK-based employees
• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
• Support when you return to work
• Contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution