Relationship Director - Mid Corporates, Manchester and North West

End Date

Friday 29 August 2025

Salary Range

£97,665 - £114,900

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Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working, Job Share

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: Relationship Director - Mid Corporates
LOCATION(S): Manchester
HOURS: Full Time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, in the office.

About this opportunity

We're looking for a Relationship Director to support existing clients with all their banking needs, whilst also driving franchise growth via the origination of new to bank clients & associated business.

You'll manage a small Mid Corporates portfolio of clients with an annual turnover of between £25m-£100m within the Manchester and North West area and help grow and bring more of the bank's proposition to your clients

You'll be accountable for attracting and developing high value new to bank relationships and will play an integral role representing the group in the local market & professional community, supporting high profile local clients and developing key business opportunities.

Your roles and responsibilities will include:

• Lead a portfolio of existing clients with all their banking needs including lending, deposits and a wide range of other services & products.
• Originate and develop new high profile client relationships, putting the client at the heart of what you do, adding customer value at every interaction and becoming a “trusted advisor”.
• Analyse opportunities and proactively prospect for new, high value Mid Corporates clients whose needs we can support with a range of products and solutions.
• Be present and active in the market to ensure Lloyds’ brand and message is clearly understood to ensure professionals and prospect businesses approach us for support.
• Play a leadership role within the region– supporting the Regional Director with specific guidance and mentor / develop others in the team, whilst also investing in opportunities for your own personal development.
• Build relationships with partner companies and apply these connections to improve the bank's interaction with clients, providing tailored products that meet their requirements.
• Be accountable for the credit, compliance and operational risk across your client portfolio.
• Supporting clients with developing ESG strategies and supporting their journey to Net Zero.

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

We’re on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we’re shaping finance for good. We’re focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What we need from you?

• Prior experience in Corporate or Commercial Banking.
• Proactive in developing relationships and building partnerships with clients & passionate about supporting their current and future needs. You'll be motivated to exceed expectations and strategies with clients to deliver value to them and LBG. You'll keep clients advised by providing valuable market and sector insight, whilst always delivering on service commitments.
• Strong business origination experience with the ability to demonstrate how you're wired into local networks with extensive connections in the professional space and use these for business development opportunities.
• Proven credit experience and be skilled at evaluating propositions and using that experience to make confident and effective commercial recommendations to the Credit team.
• Detailed understanding of legal documentation, together with the ability to effectively negotiate legal and commercial terms whilst understanding the different types of risk in a lending environment and how to minimise such Risk.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. 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 keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks.  We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

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.