Senior Director

Exciting opportunities exist within our Strategic Finance team in Yorkshire and the North-East. As a Senior Director in Corporate Banking, you’ll play a pivotal role in maintaining a strong market presence and proactively driving and implementing the our strategy in providing senior debt for corporate transactions.

You will be responsible for sourcing and delivering new lending opportunities and customers for Business Banking, generating additional income and strong returns, and maintaining and deepening relationships with Introducers across the market.

We are looking for proactive people, who are ready to make a real difference. The role is far-reaching and will allow the successful candidate to obtain a considerable profile both externally and internally within the business. We’ll encourage and reward you and help you to win transactions, while building a successful career.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

Covering Yorkshire and the Northeast of England so will need to be based locally as you will be expected to regularly travel to meet customers across this region. Additionally, there will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events in one of our office sites. This is anticipated to be in Leeds or Newcastle depending on where you are based, however the location and frequency may vary.

If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

You’ll be employed by Nationwide from day one, delivering real impact and benefit ting from a highly competitive range of benefits. We’re a workplace where you’re rewarded, recognised and celebrated.

You will be driving the development and implementation of the corporate banking strategy, including the achievement of business development and growth in line with the business bank’s strategic agenda. By building and strengthening market presence, you will position us as a trusted provider of senior debt for corporate transactions and securing high-quality lending opportunities.

You’ll structure and present complex corporate lending proposals, leveraging deep financial analysis and management assessment to support robust credit decisions. By championing risk management and compliance, you’ll maintain adherence to our internal risk appetite to minimise exposure to bad and doubtful debt.

Collaboration is at our core and a key part of your role will be fostering collaboration and capability within the Strategic Finance team, including working in close partnership with Acquisition Finance colleagues, sharing expertise across the wider team, and providing coaching to drive collective performance.

You will stay ahead of market trends, maintaining expert knowledge of economic conditions and the corporate finance landscape to inform strategic decisions.

By delivering robust organisational and project leadership, partnering with the Strategic Finance Leadership Team you will maximise income and optimise Return on Equity.

• Proven experience within financial services, with up-to-date knowledge of UK markets and relevant regulatory frameworks
• Demonstrable corporate finance experience, with a strong track record of structuring and executing complex lending transactions
• Hands-on experience working with large single bank and multi-bank arrangements
• Proven knowledge of regional lending markets with evidence of converting market insight into high-quality, new-to-bank lending opportunities through strong credit judgement
• An established external network, with a track record of leveraging relationships to originate, structure, and close deals
• Strong communication and influencing experience, with evidence of building credibility quickly and managing…