At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead place-based activities and define local strategies to drive investment in the West Midlands.
- Company: Join a pivotal role within the Local Growth Team of a leading bank focused on regional development.
- Benefits: Enjoy 30 days annual leave, a 15% employer pension contribution, and flexible working options.
- Other info: This is a permanent, full-time position with mobile working based in the West Midlands.
- Why this job: Make a tangible difference by strengthening local economies and driving commercial impact.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in dealmaking and strong strategic capability are essential for this role.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
Application Deadline: 6 July 2026
Department: Local Growth Team
Location: Mobile Working
Compensation: Competitive depending on location and experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)
Salary: Competitive depending on location and experience
THE ROLE
Step into a pivotal leadership role shaping the Bank’s place‑based activity in your area. This is your opportunity to drive meaningful commercial impact, strengthen the local finance ecosystem and unlock growth for high‑potential businesses. As the senior representative for place‑based work in your region, you will define and deliver a tailored local strategy that aligns with the Bank’s wider objectives. You will draw on your commercial expertise, local market insight and the Bank’s full toolkit to catalyse investment activity and generate measurable outcomes. Success in this role comes from building trusted, credible relationships with finance providers across the spectrum—BBB fund managers, banks, non‑banks and limited partners—using your technical understanding of equity and debt products to identify and shape opportunities. Your leadership will help create the right conditions for enhanced investment by working with both private and public partners to influence and deliver effective local structures and initiatives. This position requires strong strategic capability, proven experience in dealmaking, and the confidence to operate as a key partner to senior stakeholders. It also calls for a leader who can guide a team directly while mobilising colleagues across the organisation behind a shared mission. With your ability to drive commercial outcomes, influence systems and change, and strengthen local economies, this role offers the platform to make a tangible difference.
Key Benefits:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
- 15% employer pension contribution
- Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
- Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more
Regional Director - West Midlands in Birmingham employer: British Business Bank
This bank offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare cash plans and generous leave policies. Located in the West Midlands, the Local Growth Team is dedicated to enhancing the finance ecosystem and supporting high-potential businesses. Join a mission-driven team that values flexibility and employee wellbeing.
