Portfolio Director – Portfolio Management, Corporate Leverage

Company Description Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customer segments that value the premium experience, flexibility and certainly we deliver.  We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We have a diversified offering, with our innovative lending propositions tailored to meet specific customer needs in carefully selected markets across SME, Real Estate and Personal. Our products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for consumers delivered digitally.  We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to smart savers.

The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our ‘best of both’ approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities.  This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale.  We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent.

If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person.

Work with us because you:

Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world

Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and hardworking culture

Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen

Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups

Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares tooWant to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself

Job Description The Corporate Leverage Team Corporate Leverage within Shawbrook refers to non-Private Equity backed transactions in the SME space.  We work with both private and publicly-owned corporates, providing cashflow lending solutions to a wide range of scenarios, from general corporate purposes, development/growth finance and acquisitions to full changes in ownership, often supporting clients through various stages of their growth cycle.

As Portfolio Director, you will take end-to-end ownership of a portfolio of Corporate Leverage client accounts — managing them in line with Shawbrook's business model, credit procedures and best practice, and safeguarding the accuracy and integrity of client data and records throughout the relationship.

External relationships: manage senior, board-level client stakeholders and their professional advisers — accountants, auditors and lawyers.

Internal relationships: maintain close partnership with the Originations, Transaction Management, Customer Support and Risk teams.

Authority: decision-making and mandate exercised within Shawbrook's Asset Class Policy, with genuine influence over portfolio direction.

Key Responsibilities Act as a responsive, trusted point of contact for clients, supporting their growth plans and resolving day-to-day queries efficiently.  Build and maintain strong, board-level client relationships that help maximise client lifetime value and retention, maintaining regular communication with key stakeholders, including regular face-to-face interactions.

Develop a thorough understanding of clients’ business models, strategies, markets and financial performance.  Ensure client information provided, data and practices consistently meet the standards set out in client agreements.

Collaborate closely with Origination and…