Managing Director - Financial Institutions Credit

End Date

Thursday 19 March 2026

£0 - £0

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Hybrid Working, Job Share

• JOB TITLE:
  
  Managing Director (Senior Sanctioner) - Financial Institutions Credit
• LOCATION(S):
  London
• HOURS:
  
  Full time
• WORKING PATTERN:
  Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

Our continued commitment to helping Britain prosper means that as a colleague you can make a difference to customers, businesses and communities.

Together we have a key role to play in shaping the bank of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll continue to have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

As Managing Director within FI Credit, you'll play a critical senior leadership role supporting the FI Credit function in the oversight, governance, and strategic direction of the broader FI portfolio.

You'll act as a primary sanctioner across all FI sectors
, providing independent credit judgement, balanced challenge, and timely decision-making across a diverse and complex set of exposures including Banks, Insurance, Asset Managers & Wealth, Financial Sponsors, Fund Finance, Hedge Funds, Securitisation, Specialist Finance, Sovereigns and Counter party Credit Risk.

Alongside sanctioning responsibility, you'll help shape the strategic direction of the function — supporting portfolio resilience, process efficiency, talent development, and strong partnership with Coverage and Product teams.

This role sits alongside the FI Credit Sector Heads as part of the senior FI Credit leadership team. While Sector Heads lead vertical portfolio strategies and sector underwriting, this position provides horizontal sanctioning authority, cross-portfolio risk oversight, and platform leadership. The role is designed to strengthen enterprise credit governance, ensure consistency of decision-making, and support the continued scaling of the FI Credit platform.

• Act as senior sanctioner across all FI Credit sectors, exercising delegated credit authority on new transactions, renewals, amendments, and complex restructurings.
• Provide independent judgement and constructive challenge to business partners to support sustainable growth and sound risk-taking.
• Support the setting and execution of portfolio strategy, risk appetite, and sector priorities.
• Help design and deliver credit policies, frameworks, and governance processes that are consistent, scalable, and forward-looking.
• Lead or support portfolio reviews, thematic risk deep dives, and emerging risk assessments.
• Play a central role in complex transaction structuring discussions across lending, traded products/derivatives, and structured finance exposures.
• Represent FI Credit in senior governance forums, committees, and risk discussions.

We're looking for a senior leader who can help elevate the FI Credit platform holistically:

• Help streamline and simplify credit processes to improve speed, clarity, and governance.
• Identify opportunities to automate, digitise, and enhance portfolio monitoring.
• Support the development of consistent underwriting and sanctioning standards across sectors.
• Partner with collaborators including Risk, Finance, Legal, and Business leadership to ensure the portfolio evolves in line with market and regulatory expectations.
• Contribute to long-term strategic planning for FI Credit, including sector positioning and resource allocation.

You'll play an important leadership role in developing our talent and culture:

• Coach and mentor Credit Officers and emerging leaders across the FI platform.
• Support structured training, upskilling, and capability building.
• Promote a culture of constructive challenge, collaboration, and intellectual curiosity.
• Encourage cross-sector learning and knowledge sharing.
• Act as a role model for inclusive leadership, empowerment, and professional development.

We're looking for a trusted business partner who:

• Builds strong, credible relationships with Coverage…