Agriculture Deputy Area Director

Agriculture Deputy Area Director, Business Banking.

Through Business Banking (BB) our global network offers comprehensive support and services to businesses in the SME market. From expanding overseas to managing the cash and trade flows of an established enterprise, the Business Banking team of Relationship Managers and Product Specialists provides a range of end-to- end solutions designed to help small businesses reach their potential.

We are currently seeking a proactive and customer focused individual to join this team in the role of Agriculture Deputy Area Director.

The Deputy Area Director role manages a team of Relationship Managers (RMs) serving customers, and is responsible for leading and mentoring the team for improved performance and delivering business objectives at a team level.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and mentor Relationships in building an understanding of the client's business, identifying customer needs and delivering fair outcomes
• Act as a risk steward for the area and alongside fellow Deputy Area Director lead on all aspects of risk within the business including credit risk, financial crime risk and adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Observe and assist Relationship Managers to enrich engagement with customers so as to ensure meticulous Customer Due Diligence and maximum mutual commercial benefits
• Take actions post client engagement, such as providing feedback following client interactions and collaborate with colleagues to deliver appropriate needs-based solutions for customer
• Drive appropriate financial focus of team to improve revenue growth through both current and new-to-bank clients, and, when appropriate, engage in value-adding discussions with high priority clients to facilitate business execution or assist in handling sensitive risk issues
• Manage internal profile (credit risk approvers, peers, product partners, back office, FCC Officer) to facilitate execution of client deals, referrals and management of risk issues

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Ability to influence and drive performance across the business to improve efficiency and grow business
• Ability to gather, analyse and interpret comprehensive information and/or customer requirements in order to provide solutions that are commercially viable and sustainable.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, enabling productive dialogue with internal and external customers
• Anticipates and identifies risks and ensures appropriate steps are taken to mitigate and manage them
• Planning and organisational skills in order to manage the unexpected as well as anticipated issues or events, so that success can still be achieved
• Ability to identify customer needs and make appropriate referrals or present suitable solutions through in-depth relevant conversations and ability to engage, lead, develop and inspire others

This is a hybrid role based at Castle Donnington or Birmingham and covering the surrounding areas.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com

Telephone: +44 207 832 8500