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Job Description

At Lloyds Banking Group we’re driven by a clear purpose - to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are passionate about making a difference to customers, businesses, and communities.

Our Commercial Banking division has business clients across a wide variety of sectors - from small businesses to multinational corporations. Many our clients are household names, driving UK growth, and we've pledged to support the UK economy recover by helping British industry.

Would you like to work within SME & Mid Corporates and help businesses of all types and sizes to prosper by offering the funding, support and encouragement they need to grow, at home or abroad?

The Role:

We have an opportunity for a Relationship Director in our SME & Mid Corp business where clients will typically have a turnover of between 10 million and 25 million pounds. You'll have a portfolio of approximately 50 Local Banking SME clients based in and around Essex and Hertfordshire.

There is an expectation to grow the portfolio, by attracting high value clients, through becoming the go to banking professional within your local community. Promoting the bank with the wider professional community and key influencers in your local area. Developing the business opportunities these connections can bring.

You'll be responsible for supporting clients with all their banking needs including lending, deposits and a wide range of other services. You'll also handle the risk and compliance of the portfolio and be seen as an integral senior member, providing support, counsel and experience to colleagues and management alike.

The client is at the heart of all we do and you'll be expected to deliver excellent service whilst identifying solutions and strategies to help the clients' business prosper. The role is built on a real passion for putting customers first. If you share our passion and recognise the importance of making a difference together, look no further.

What we'll need from you:

You'll need to demonstrate experience and knowledge of the following:

• Supporting sustainable business growth – You'll take personal responsibility for delivering results, whilst readily accepting change and utilising a growth mind set to focus on client outcomes.
• Growing market share of Clients & Lending - Highly proficient at building and maintaining productive relationships with external professionals and adept at winning good volumes of higher value new client relationships.
• Providing outstanding knowledge of clients - Uses specialist credit and sector knowledge along with all available digital tools to deliver excellent client experiences whilst identifying ways to grow income, balance sheet and market share and handling associated risks
• People – With a growth mindset you'll be keen to adopt and use key tools that enhance the client experience and demonstrate the value a face to face Relationship Manager brings to a client’s business.

What can we offer you in return?

It is a very exciting time to join us! Together we'll continue our market leading, ground breaking transformation and you'll help us realise the Group's vision to be the Best Bank for Customers. Here, you'll grow as a person and develop your career.

As well as a competitive salary, you’ll receive;

• Discretionary bonus and share plans
• Private Medical Insurance
• Pension, where we'll give up to a max of 15%
• 30 days leave plus bank holidays
• A flexible cash pot (4% of base salary) to spend on benefits

In return for your expertise, you'll enjoy our total dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We'll help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future.

We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.

We'll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain recover. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.