Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customer segments that value the premium experience, flexibility and certainly we deliver.  We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We have a diversified offering, with our innovative lending propositions tailored to meet specific customer needs in carefully selected markets across SME, Real Estate and Personal. Our products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for consumers delivered digitally.  We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to smart savers.

The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our ‘best of both’ approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities.  This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale.  We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent.If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person

Work with us because you:

• Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
• Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and hardworking culture
• Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
• Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups
• Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
• Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself

Programme Details 

The Analyst Development Programme is designed for young professionals looking to pursue a career in financial services, whilst studying towards a Level 6 Financial Services standard and gaining a Chartered Banking Institute (CBI) qualification. 

The programme is 21 months in length, and you will spend the time rotating into different areas of our Structured Lending Portfolio Management team.  

Rotations will include our different sector specialist teams divided into secured/collateralised products (Development Finance, Asset Based Lending, Speciality Finance) and cashflow lending products (Financial Sponsors and Commercial Loans). 

Structured Lending Portfolio Management  

The Structured Lending team within Shawbrook provides tailored funding solutions to UK Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (“SMEs”). The Structured Lending Portfolio Management team is responsible for managing our existing SME relationships whilst monitoring the risk for the Bank. Responsibilities include: 

• Post new facility onboarding, to assist with the active management of a portfolio of clients and to monitor facility compliance with lending covenants and terms. This includes diligent monitoring of sector trends, performance of borrower / counterparties operations, as well as facility covenants through building and maintaining monitoring sheets. Assisting clients with regular funding requests and ongoing queries. 
• Support the annual review and credit process, from time to time including ad-hoc amendment or increase requests and covenant restructures as appropriate. This includes being alert to new business opportunities within the existing customer base. 
• Attend relevant industry events. Consider market, macroeconomic and regulatory impacts on the portfolio, stay alert for early warning adverse performance signs. Communicate and escalate potential issues/risks in a prompt and effective manner.  
• Develop stakeholder relationships, internally being the credit division, peers and colleagues across lending divisions, compliance and client support functions, whilst externally being clients and relevant counterparties such as legal counsel and other industry partners. 

Degree level qualification in a relevant field or 2+ years work experience in the banking sector, preferably appropriate to the role. 

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done