Associate Director

We are seeking an Associate Director to join our Large Corporate Lending team in Bristol or Reading.

The successful candidate will manage debt relationships with high-value corporate clients and potential clients, providing support to the bank's senior management team in setting strategic direction and managing debt structuring risk across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaboration with account managers to structure, recommend and implement debt products and services for existing and potential clients
• Management of debt structuring, including oversight of colleagues and their performance, implementation of departmental goals and objectives, and oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness
• Relationship management of debt structuring stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders and maintaining the quality of external third-party services
• Management of key stakeholder relationships within target companies to understand their needs and recommend appropriate solutions
• Management of debt structuring risk, including identification of potential risks, development of strategies to mitigate those risks, and maintenance of alignment between the bank's debt structuring and compliance functions
• Monitoring the financial performance of each transaction completed, as well as the wider debt structuring department, including revenue, profitability, and cost control
• Conducting thorough market research to understand market trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory changes to identify market opportunities

As an Associate Director, you will be expected to:

• Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function
• Demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Proven credit analysis experience and structuring skills
• A forward-thinking ability to analyse and interpret financial statements and research internal and external market data sources
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment, often to tight timelines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
• Understanding of the end-to-end lending journey in corporate banking
• Awareness of different sources of corporate funding and macro-economic factors affecting debt markets

A higher education degree or suitable professional qualification (such as ACCA, AMCT, CFA) and lending experience within a financial institution are highly valued.