Description
Lead a portfolio of Hospitality & Leisure clients, developing strategies to support resilience, investment, and profitable growth.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing strategic direction for relationship management
- Managing relationship management initiatives and overseeing colleagues
- Building relationships with stakeholders and identifying market opportunities
- Monitoring financial performance and conducting market research
- Originating development, refurbishment, acquisition, and sustainability solutions
- Building strategic client and acquisition plans
- Championing sector priorities and developing capability across the wider franchise
As a Director, you will be expected to:
- Manage a business function and contribute to strategic initiatives
- Lead a large team or sub-function and embed a performance culture
- Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees
- Foster and guide compliance and ensure regulations are observed
The ideal candidate will have:
- Significant banking, advisory, investment, or operational experience across Hospitality & Leisure
- A track record of leading relationships with owners, operators, management teams, and investors
- Experience evaluating trading-led and asset-backed structures
- Strong external network across operators, advisers, investors, and industry bodies
Required skills include:
- Strong understanding of H&L operating metrics and seasonality
- Commercial ownership and portfolio management
- Strategic relationship leadership and confident engagement with founders, owners, and executives
- Sound credit and risk judgement