Senior Relationship Director - Corporate Clients | S4 | Corporate & Commercial Banking

In this critical role within the Corporate and Commercial Banking team, you'll be managing a portfolio of high value clients around the Oxford area. You'll be focussing on client acquisition, maintenance, relationship development and retention. You'll drive the advocacy of Santander UK in the marketplace and develop excellent working relationships with key business introducers, prospects, and customers. You'll demonstrate a client centric approach to deliver solutions for corporate clients to meet short- and long-term needs whilst working collaboratively with other relevant teams. If you've experience in a similar role, this could be a great opportunity to develop your career at the heart of the action. The difference you'll make:

• Leading, managing and developing a team supporting the clients in the region
• Structuring both simple and complex funding solutions leveraging your own knowledge and that of the product specialist
• Completing full risk and financial analysis and preparation for credit committee submissions, presenting such submissions to the credit committee
• Managing and monitoring of portfolio of customers, including the reporting and escalation of adverse trends
• Cultivating external relationships to promote Santander's reputation and image with customers and other external stakeholders
• Acting as first line of defence following the risk framework and managing all types of risk including credit, operational, conduct and reputational risk
  
  Demonstrable experience in the Corporate Banking market in Oxford with the ability to structure and execute transactions independently
• Advanced credit risk knowledge combined with a detailed working knowledge of the wider corporate banking market
• Ability to use your market knowledge and connections in Oxford to create new business opportunities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
It would also be nice for you to have:
• Well-developed stakeholder and relationship management skills
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload to ensure deadlines are met
• Previous experience of managing, coaching and developing a high performing individuals, We want our people to thrive at work and home, and also be able to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and our expected level of attendance in an office is at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles).
  
  We're happy to discuss specific working patterns and arrangement within this hybrid approach during the recruitment process.
If you're interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these. Inclusion At Santander we're creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair. How we'll reward you. As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don't contribute yourself. We'll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• 30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• £6,000 car allowance per year.
• Company funded individual private medical insurance.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Share in Santander's success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.