Associate Director, Corporate Financing & Risk Management

JOB TITLE: Associate Director, Corporate Financing & Risk Management

SALARY: Competitive

LOCATION : London

HOURS: Full Time

About this opportunity

Corporate Financing and Risk Management provides capital markets funding and financial risk management solutions to Lloyds Bank’s Corporate clients. Funding solutions are primarily based on public bond and US private placements (USPP), while risk management solutions encompass a broad range of financial derivatives such as interest rate swaps, cross-currency swaps, interest rate options and a number of inflation-linked products.

Corporate Financing and Risk Management includes over 30 colleagues and sits within the Capital Markets business of Lloyds Bank’s non-ringfenced entity, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets (LBCM). You’ll have exposure to a broad range of products and client opportunities. Corporate Financing and Risk Management is closely aligned with the financing and relationship teams in Corporate & Institutional Coverage (CIC). Key pillars of the team’s activity include conduct, transparency, a relationship-led approach, risk awareness and returns discipline.

Accountabilities

Primarily focussed on the origination of public bond market mandates as well the associated risk management opportunities
Responsible for day-to-day coverage of key clients
Providing, regular pricing, market updates and funding ideas to corporate clients
Analyse clients credit profile, needs and define and deliver relevant financial products.
Monitor the interest rate and debt markets, using the insights generated in combination with knowledge of specific client needs to contribute to financing and risk management discussions
Collaborate with traders to ensure competitive pricing and smooth execution of derivatives in domestic and international markets
Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders including Coverage, Trading, Credit, 1st and 2nd line Risk Functions and other LBCM Markets partners.
Represent Corporate Financing and Risk Management on key projects
Help embed risk management by keeping track of risk parameters, identifying and reporting any major deviation to manage risk effectively.
What you’ll need

You’ll be expected to possess detailed knowledge of capital markets and risk management products
Prior experience of the corporate bond origination process is essential
Working knowledge of statutory, regulatory and compliance requirements as they relate to corporate bond markets and risk management
Strong communication and numerical skills
Strong storytelling skills with the ability to communicate effectively across different audiences
Ability to problem solve, navigate internal processes and create effective working relationships
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
High person impact, determination to succeed, attention to detail, ability to work well as part of a team
About working for us

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we’re committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
Share schemes including free shares
Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch.
We’d love to hear from you!

This role is considered Certified under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime as either requiring mandatory qualifications or being deemed as a role capable of providing ‘significant harm’ to customers. Due to this, successful candidates will be subject to enhanced levels of vetting, and required to complete a fitness and propriety attestation on commencement in role. Colleagues performing this role will be required to be complete a fitness and propriety attestation on an annual basis and will also be subject to additional routine criminal and credit checks

As a certified colleague your details will be published on the FCA’s Financial Services Register

This role has been identified as a Client-dealing function under SYSC 27.8.18R as defined in the FCA Handbook

The Person (“P”) performs the client-dealing FCA certification function for a firm if:(1) P is carrying out any of the activities in the table in SYSC 27.8.19R; and(2) those activities will involve P dealing with:(a) a person with or for whom those activities are carried out; or(b) the property of any such person;in a manner substantially connected with the carrying on of regulated activities by the firm.

If you manage certified colleagues this role will be identified as Manager of certification employees under SYSC 27.8.13R as defined in the FCA Handbook(1) The function of managing or supervising a certification employee, directly or indirectly, is an FCA-specified significant-harm function.(2) A function in (1) is not an FCA certification function for that firm if it is performed by an SMF manager of that firm.