Job description
Trade and Working Capital Originator
Birmingham
As a Barclays Trade and Working Capital Originator, you will be an integral part of the Working Capital Product Origination team for Large Corporates. The team focuses on delivering trade finance and working capital solutions to both UK headquartered and UK subsidiaries of Large Corporates. You will have an opportunity to drive and be accountable for delivering Trade & Working capital revenue, building new and enhancing existing customer relationships within the Large Corporate segment.
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.
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.
- Driving and accounting for delivering Trade & Working capital revenue; building new and enhancing existing customer relationships within the Large Corporate segment
- Understanding the clients and where our Trade & Working capital solutions can benefit them
- Establishing and managing pro-actively a portfolio of target ‘new to bank’ customers
- Begin accountable for driving Trade & Working Capital revenues (and returns) across a defined portfolio of Large Corporate clients and be targeted accordingly
- Working with Trade Deal Management to ensure timely conclusion of new facilities
- Developing, building, and maintaining relationships internally with a variety of stakeholders including corporate coverage, credit, product management, legal, operations and portfolio
- Arranging and undertaking briefings and/or training for Coverage colleagues on new and developing trade solutions
- Training and coaching relationship staff in the research, sale, and Implementation of core products to customers with relatively straightforward requirements
- Previous Trade & Working Capital origination experience is desired
- Experience in Corporate Banking Coverage or Product with knowledge of services globally including complex relationships and transactions in the Large Corporate segment
- Thorough and in-depth knowledge of the Trade & Working Capital product set, experience preferred whether it is from a bank, corporate treasury or fintech perspective
- Entrepreneurial drive to take this business from current scale to a high growth segment with significant new business and deal origination
Skills that will help you in the role:
- Commercial Effectiveness, including Client/Customer Focus and Commerciality within a Corporate banking environment
- Business Skills: Including Delivering Solutions and Decision Making
- Personal & Social Skills: Including Communication, Influence and Collaboration
- Technical Skills & Knowledge: across multiple products and new innovations in the product area
Where will you be working?
Barclays Snowhill is at the heart of the professional district and commands a workforce of around 1000. With great transport links to Birmingham Grand Central and Snowhill train stations as well as the local metro. Our office has a dedicated staff coffee shop and deli and break out areas for staff. There is also a presentation theatre for client and staff events. Our office boasts a great working environment as well as opportunities to network across the city.
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