Business Development Manager | S2 | Corporate Clients | London

Country: United Kingdom

Santander is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference. Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

Retail & Commercial Banking is a global business integrating all our retail and commercial banking activities to better serve our customers, improve efficiency and drive value creation.

The Business Development Team is looking for a Business Development Manager based out of London. The BDM position is an exciting new business role, where you will be working alongside your Business Development Director and local relationship teams to drive our Corporate & Commercial banking growth strategy. We are a highly successful team, who are over 5 years into our current growth plans in the UK.

We are a team of positive, passionate, and driven individuals who are very proud of our internal culture and high-level colleague engagement scores. The BDM vacancy has come about due to promotion, and pro-active delivery of our people succession plans. Come and talk to us if you feel you have the right attributes and experience to join a game changing team and really make a difference to our new business aspirations in London.

We’re shaping the way we work through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for:

• Working closely with the Business Development Director to generate and drive new business activity leveraging all routes to market.
• Leveraging new business tools and systems to deepen penetration in the market & increase contact in the local prospect pools, alongside the Business Development Director.
• Understanding prospect data and targeting opportunities in line with our Risk & Sector/Cohort models.
• Conceiving, co-ordinating and leveraging specific connectivity and events in collaboration with the Regional Director, Relationship Directors and Product Partners.
• Being highly organised and responsible for calling programmes and creating / managing the Keep in Touch strategy (KIT) alongside the Business Development Director.
• Proactively driving engagement of key Marketing/Media collateral and initiatives to further support the creation of pre-pipeline opportunities.

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role:

• Experience / passion for new business and origination.
• Ability to communicate at all levels, and capability to influence & persuade others.
• Experience and knowledge of Corporate & Commercial Banking.
• Some experience of financial analysis, to assess prospects in line with CCB Risk appetite.
• Knowledge of related risks with ability to identify, assess and manage them appropriately.
• Ability to demonstrate managing multiple stakeholders at various levels.

Hard Skills:

• Strong commercial acumen — deep understanding of corporate banking products, markets, and the wider economic environment. (Required)
• Digital proficiency — confident use of CRM and workflow tools such as Salesforce, nCino, and Office 365 to manage client portfolios and ensure data accuracy. (Required)

Soft Skills:

• Relationship building (Required)
• Communication & influencing (Required)
• Collaboration across teams (Required)
• Problem-solving under pressure (Required)
• Adaptability in dynamic markets (Required)

At Santander, your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day, and we make sure you feel valued, supported and rewarded in return.

Here, recognition goes beyond pay. It’s about the pride you feel in your work, the impact you have on customers and communities, and the opportunities you have to grow and thrive — personally and professionally.

• Competitive rewards that reflect the real impact you make and the value you bring.
• Wellbeing that goes beyond work — we work with a range of wellbeing partners across our 4 pillars of wellbeing (physical, mental, social and financial) to give you access to a suite of apps, discounted gym and fitness access, weekly online classes, flexible healthcare and mental health support.
• Support for every life stage — from menopause and pregnancy to parenthood and beyond, with enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.
• Time to give back through volunteering opportunities that let you make a difference in the communities we serve.
• Global growth opportunities to shape your career, learn new skills and explore what’s possible across our international network.

At Santander, we’re proud to be an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone — regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation.

We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience that’s accessible, fair and welcoming for all candidates. We want our people to thrive — at work and at home — while delivering the best outcomes for our customers and supporting each other to grow.

To make this possible, our roles are site-based with a hybrid working pattern, where colleagues are expected to attend the office at least 12 days per month (pro-rata for part-time roles). When applying, please consider the travel distance, time and cost to your chosen office locations.

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander.

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply. If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through email.