Senior Corporate Credit Risk Manager - BPL

We are seeking a Senior Corporate Credit Risk Manager to join the BPL Credit team. The team will deal with new and existing credit risk exposures covering Barclaycard’s Acquiring Portfolios across the UK and Europe. The role involves the recruitment of new clients, on-going management of back-book names in terms of credit performance and debt recovery/management of distressed merchants.

To be successful as a Senior Corporate Credit Risk Manager, you must have the following essential skills:

• Experience of managing Acquiring cases
• Excellent communicator with strong verbal and written skills with an ability to influence both internally and externally.
• Collaborative work style and ability to work across multiple projects and manage multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with in a distressed-credit environment

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience working in global/pan-European teams
• Quantitative and detail orientated with educational background in finance, economics etc or relevant industry experience.
• Experience in an Acquiring/Banking environment
• Knowledge of presentation tools and data-analysis preferable.

You may be assessed on 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 can be based in London or Northampton.

Barclays’ payments acceptance business provides critical infrastructure to the UK economy, processing billions of pounds of payments annually for both small businesses and domestic and international corporate clients.

In April 2025, we announced a long-term partnership with Brookfield Asset Management to grow and transform the payments acceptance business by broadening the range of services offered, enhancing the experience for both existing and prospective clients. Leveraging extensive client relationships and deep experience of UK payments, we will create an environment of continuous innovation - activated by Brookfield’s global private equity expertise in payments, technology, operational transformation and corporate carve-outs - to ensure the business is strategically positioned for long-term growth.

Barclays will invest approximately £400m in the new business, the majority of which will be incurred during the first three years. Performance-linked incentives will drive greater alignment between the partners, underpinning the long-term commitment to the transformation. Barclays and Brookfield will work to create a standalone entity over time, continuing to use the Barclaycard Payments (BPL) brand and acting as the sole payments acceptance services provider to Barclays’ clients for a minimum of ten years.

For more information on our partnership with Brookfield, please visit

To safeguard the financial health of the bank by identifying, analysing, and mitigating potential credit risks associated with lending activities.

• Analysis of financial data, including income, assets, liabilities, credit history, and economic trends, to determine the risk of default.
• Monitoring of existing loan portfolios to identify potential credit deterioration or early warning signs of default.
• Recommendation of loan approvals, rejections, or adjustments based on risk evaluation and bank lending policies.
• Development and implementation of credit risk mitigation strategies, including collateral management, loan restructuring, and workout plans.

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex…