Head of Agriculture; North West Region

Join Barclays as Head of Agriculture for the North West region.

You will lead a team of Agricultural Relationship Directors and Managers, driving commercial performance, strategic execution and colleague development across the region. You will be accountable for delivering business growth, deepening client relationships and ensuring consistent execution of Barclays' Agriculture strategy.

Working closely with colleagues across Business Banking and specialist functions, you will create a high-performance culture focused on good client outcomes, business development, risk management and sustainable growth. As the regional face of Barclays Agriculture, you will represent the bank externally, strengthen industry relationships and identify opportunities to enhance our position within the sector.

• Proven leadership experience within the agriculture sector, or another specialist commercial banking sector.
• Strong track record of driving commercial performance and delivering against strategic objectives.
• Excellent commercial acumen, with the ability to identify and execute on growth opportunities while responding to competitive pressures.
• Strong financial and portfolio management expertise.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams.

• Strong knowledge and experience of agricultural credit and lending.
• Experience developing strategic relationships across industry bodies, professional introducers and key sector stakeholders.
• Understanding of market dynamics, customer needs and emerging opportunities within the agricultural sector.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role would be based in the North West Regions and would also cover Northern Ireland.

To manage relationship management initiatives and set the strategic direction. Provide support to the bank's senior management team, and to manage product development risk across the organisation.

• Development of strategic direction for relationship management, including the implementation of up to date methodologies and processes.
• Management of relationship management initiatives, including oversight of colleagues and their performance, implementation of departmental goals and objectives, oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness..
• Relationship management of relationship management stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders, and maintenance of the quality of external third party services.
• Development and implementation of policies and procedures for relationship management.
• Management of relationship management risk, including identification of potential risks, development of strategies to mitigate those risks, and maintenance of alignment between the bank’s relationship management and compliance functions..
• Monitoring the financial performance of relationship management, including revenue, profitability, and cost control.
• Conducting thorough market research to understand market trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory changes to identify market opportunities.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead…