Job Title
Associate Director, Trading Business & Working Capital, CB Intermediaries
Locations: Newcastle upon Tyne, York, Leeds
Salary: Competitive Package
Hours: Full‑time
Working pattern: Hybrid – at least two days per week or 40% of your time in office.
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. You’ll support our SME clients, typically with turnovers between £3million and £25million, developing business opportunities and representing our group within the professional community. As an ambassador for change, you’ll embrace new tools to enhance the client and colleague experience and support your team in reaching its goals.
Key accountabilities
* Deliver exceptional service to brokers and clients, ensuring their needs are at the heart of every interaction.
* Provide funding solutions, write credit proposals, and ensure compliance with conduct risk requirements.
* Lead the profiling of the bank through a variety of media, including digital advocacy and professional social media.
* Foster strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver comprehensive banking solutions tailored to brokers’ needs.
* Support and mentor the team, providing guidance to help them achieve their objectives.
Why join us
We’re on an exciting journey and we’re investing in people, data, and technology to create innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and new ways for our staff to work, learn, and thrive.
What we’re looking for
* A minimum of one year of commercial banking experience with strong credit‑writing skills in the SME space and a proven track record of delivering 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.
Benefits
* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
* An annual performance‑related bonus.
* Share schemes, including free shares.
* 30days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
* Well‑being initiatives and generous parental leave policies.
* Wide-ranging benefits package adaptable to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
* Support for diversity, equity and inclusion with specific initiatives (e.g., menopause health package, Working with Cancer Initiative).
* Reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities; flexibility in office attendance and working patterns.
Equal Opportunity
We are a disability confident leader and a fair and proportionate supplier under the Disability Confident Scheme. 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.
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