Senior Director in Leeds

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 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.

For this job you'll be 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’ll be employed by Nationwide from day one, delivering real impact and benefitting from a highly competitive range of benefits. We’re a workplace where you’re rewarded, recognised and celebrated.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

About you:

• 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 complex or challenging stakeholder conversations.
• End-to-end deal management experience, including preparation of detailed credit papers, stakeholder negotiations, oversight of due diligence, legal documentation (LMA), and transaction completion.
• Demonstrable experience working collaboratively within teams, contributing through knowledge sharing, coaching, and collective delivery.
• Experience operating effectively in complex, fast-changing environments, applying flexible and pragmatic problem-solving approaches.
• Advanced financial analysis and modelling experience, using current tools and techniques to support credit and deal decision-making.

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind.
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand.
• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development.
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get:

• 30 days holiday, pro rata.
• Access to private medical insurance.
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement.
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus.
• Training and development to help you progress your career.
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death.
• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year.

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.