Relationship Manager – Financial Institutions

Company: Hays
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As Financial Institutions Relationship Manager, you will build and expand relationships with institutional clients to grow a global banking franchise. You’ll work with product specialists to identify needs and tailor solutions across deposits, lending, FX, cash management, and capital markets. The role focuses on cross-selling, risk-aware advisory, and driving revenue from a diverse FI/NBFI portfolio. This is an on-site London opportunity with a broad, strategic client base.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and expand relationships with institutional clients across London and Europe
  • Identify new business opportunities and acquire new FI/NBFI clients
  • Manage and grow an existing portfolio of financial institution relationships
  • Promote a broad range of banking solutions including deposits, lending, FX, cash management, trade finance and capital markets products
  • Understand clients’ funding, liquidity and strategic requirements to deliver tailored solutions
  • Prepare credit applications and support the management of client credit exposures
  • Collaborate with Compliance and Client Onboarding teams on KYC and due diligence requirements
  • Monitor portfolio performance, profitability and risk metrics
  • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to maximise cross-selling opportunities

Key requirements

  • 5+ years’ experience within Financial Institutions, Corporate Banking, Relationship Management, Business Development or Credit Analysis
  • Strong understanding of wholesale banking products and services
  • Experience covering financial institutions such as asset managers, insurers, pension funds or broker-dealers
  • Knowledge of credit analysis, client risk assessment and financial statement analysis
  • Understanding of KYC, AML and regulatory requirements
  • Strong relationship management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Commercially minded with a proven ability to develop client relationships and generate business opportunities
  • relationship management
  • communication
  • stakeholder engagement
  • wholesale banking products
  • credit analysis
  • KYC and due diligence

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Posted: October 21st, 2026