Associate Director Leeds, England
Job description
Associate Director
Leeds
As a Barclays Associate Director, you will be working closely with your assigned Corporate Bankers in all sales support activity to drive the growth and management of their portfolios. In your new role, you will be developing solutions to exceed client expectations and maximise overall satisfaction. You will be handling the implementation of complex transactions through effective deal management and use of internal network. As well as assisting with business development activities and managing the on-boarding of new client relationships.
Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity – helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.
Working Flexibly
We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognizes and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.
We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.
What will you be doing?
• Being a key member of the deal team in the execution of complex lending transactions and new deals, ensuring the transactions are delivered on time
- Assisting with the creation, co-ordination, and delivery of robust client account plans
- Attending client meetings with or without the Banker and be willing to lead these meetings in support of colleagues such as Product Specialists
- Working towards deputising for the Bankers of the portfolios you handle, acting as a primary contact point for colleagues and clients
- Supporting your CCMs in the preparation of credit reports as required and be proactive in developing your own credit skills
- Undertaking complex pricing submissions and assistance with pricing committees as required
- Leading the development of the client acquisition strategy through research, preparation and delivery of pitches, presentations, and proposals
- Building and leading an internal network to help you in the effective identification and implementation of complex product solutions
• Knowledge of complex debt structures
- Awareness of complex corporate products
- Experience in client service needs and drivers of satisfaction
- Significant knowledge of income, RWA, pricing
• Ability to proactively take personal initiative in terms of planning, organising and balancing workflow obligations
- Good knowledge of the active policies and strategies as they relate to the demands of the Team’s client base
- Transaction banking product knowledge
- Competent in the use of the Global Pricing Tool for both debt and transactions
Where will you be working?
We are located in the heart of the City, which is the financial and professional services centre for the region. Our offices are a few minutes’ walk from the central train station. The office is conveniently located close to many shops and restaurants in this vibrant part of the city.
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