Relationship Director - Media
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LocationCanary Wharf, 1 Churchill Place
Typefull-time
SeniorityDirector
Company size10,000+ people
PostedNov 4, 2026 · 4d ago
Verified live1d ago
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Establish and nurture profitable partnerships with corporate clients
Management of client relationships to identify financial goals, challenges, and risk tolerance
Research and understanding of client's industry trends, regulatory landscape, and competitive environment
Design of customized solutions addressing client's specific needs
Communication of value proposition and negotiation of terms
Provision of guidance to clients on financial decisions, risk management, and wealth management
Assessment of financial, legal, and operational risks
Documentation of client interactions, transactions, and agreements
Monitoring of client satisfaction, revenue generated, and other metrics
Execution of market research and analysis for business growth opportunities
Manage a business function and contribute to strategic initiatives
Lead a large team or sub-function, managing other people managers
Train, guide and coach less experienced specialists
Provide expert advice to senior functional management
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation
Foster and guide compliance with regulations
Focus on external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division
Maintain broad knowledge of industry theories and practices
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve complex problems
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at senior level
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts
Demonstrate LEAD behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others
Demonstrate Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship
Demonstrate Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive
Develop and execute a strategy for portfolio to increase market share, income and debit balances within UK Media market
Work closely with Media specialist bankers and other functions
Build and maintain strong external connectivity with key Media sector professionals
Contribute to development of wider Media proposition and policy
Be portfolio owner for c.20 clients with responsibility for growth, satisfaction, risk and control
Job Description
Purpose of the role
To establish and nurture profitable partnerships with corporate clients. It’s the bridge between the bank’s offerings and clients’ needs, ensuring mutual benefit and long-term success.
Accountabilities
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Management of client relationships to identify the clients financial goals, challenges, and risk tolerance to support the analysis of data obtained from various sources, including the investment portfolio and cash flow, to identify trends, insights, areas for improvement and additional services to support client needs.
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Research and understanding of the client’s industry trends, regulatory landscape, and competitive environment to inform strategic recommendations.
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Design of customised solutions that address the client’s specific needs and objectives, incorporating a range of products and services from the bank’s portfolio.
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Communication of the value proposition of proposed solutions, justification of recommendations, and negotiation of terms that are beneficial for both the client and the bank.
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Provision of guidance to clients to support their financial decisions, risk management and wealth management strategies and updates on market trends to ensure a positive and continuous relationship.
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Assessment of financial, legal, and operational risks associated with client relationships, and implementation of measures to minimise potential losses.
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Documentation of all client interactions, transactions, and agreements to ensure transparency and auditability, and communicate findings effectively to support product development, service offerings, and the overall bank strategy.
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Monitoring of client satisfaction, revenue generated, and other relevant metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of relationship management efforts.
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Execution of market research and analysis to support the identification of potential new opportunities, market trends, and customer needs, to develop strategies for business growth.
Director Expectations
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To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide…
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They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions…
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Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
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Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
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Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
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Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
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Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
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Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
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Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
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Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
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Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
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Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
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Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
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Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.
Requirements
All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
About the company
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
The role holder will develop and execute a strategy for their portfolio to increase market share, income and debit balances within the UK Media market, aligned to the broader Media strategy. The role holder will work closely with Media specialist bankers across UKC and International Corporate Bank, the business development function, Large Corporate Lending, Credit Risk, Portfolio, and Product to identify and deliver opportunities for clients and Barclays.
The role holder will build and maintain strong external connectivity with key Media sector professionals, investors, advisers, brokers and complementary funders, using these relationships to originate opportunities and grow business for Barclays. The role holder will contribute to the development of the wider Media proposition and relevant policy, including target market criteria, bringing insight from their portfolio, clients and the wider market.
The role holder will be the portfolio owner for c.20 clients, with responsibility for portfolio growth, client satisfaction, risk and control.