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

• Shawbrook is a specialist lending bank built for owner-managed businesses. In Corporate Leverage, we provide smart, flexible cashflow lending to support acquisitions and growth across the UK Lower Mid-Market.
• As a Director, you will operate at pace in a high-conviction, commercially dynamic environment: originating and leading complex transactions end-to-end, applying sharp credit judgement, and helping shape a growing franchise with visible impact.
• You will own deals end-to-end; from first approach and structuring through diligence, credit approval and legal completion; balancing pace and commercial ambition with disciplined risk management, robust documentation and strong stakeholder outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Originate With Intent

• Build and convert a strong pipeline, becoming the first call for advisors, investors and management teams when a cashflow deal needs to happen quickly.
• Generate opportunities through targeted outbound activity, market presence and disciplined relationship coverage.
• Apply front-end judgement: triage opportunities fast, qualify hard, and focus time on deals that fit appetite and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Lead Deal Strategy and Structuring

• Typical transactions include acquisition finance and growth capital for UK owner-managed businesses and investor-backed (non-PE) companies, typically with EBITDA of £1m–£10m+, using cashflow-based underwriting.
• Set the shape of each deal: structure facilities, covenant packages and protections that work for the client and remain robust in stressed scenarios.
• Own the commercial outcome on pricing, terms and structure, balancing growth ambition with disciplined risk/return.
• Get under the skin of businesses quickly: interrogate performance drivers, cash conversion, resilience and management capability.

Execute End-to-End With Momentum

• Lead transactions from first engagement through diligence, credit submission, negotiation and completion of legal documentation.
• Direct and quality-control outputs across diligence, modelling and analysis to ensure the work is decision-ready and anchored in the key credit risks.
• Work with a strong junior deal team who provide analytical support, credit materials and diligence coordination.
• Partner with the dedicated Portfolio team on material back-book activity, staying close to clients and supporting outcomes on amendments, waivers and key events.
• Drive momentum across internal and external stakeholders, including Portfolio, Risk, Operations, Credit, Finance, Legal and advisors, removing friction and keeping deals moving.

Build the Franchise and Raise the Bar

• Help set our agenda in Lower Mid-Market cashflow lending: where we play, how we originate, and the standards we hold in structuring and execution.
• Coach and develop colleagues, raising capability in commercial thinking, credit discipline and delivery quality.
• Contribute to a high-performance culture that is accountable, collaborative, direct and outcomes-focused.

Lead With Judgement on Risk, Governance and Conduct

• Put risk thinking at the front of the deal: spot the issues early, shape the structure and protections accordingly, and keep control of the key moving parts through to close.
• Drive disciplined pace: move quickly without cutting corners, and make clear calls when a deal needs tightening, re-shaping or walking away.
• Give Credit confidence: present a crisp view of the business, cash generation, downside scenarios, covenants and mitigants, with a clear recommendation.
• Maintain strong governance and compliance discipline throughout origination and execution: clear rationale, strong documentation, and no surprises.

• We value pace with discipline: direct communication, strong ownership, and a bias to action, without compromising risk standards.

Skills & Experience

• Proven deal leadership: Track record leading senior cashflow debt / leveraged finance transactions end-to-end, including structuring and legal negotiation.
• Origination credibility: Established network with SME investors and intermediaries/advisors, and the presence to win trust quickly with senior stakeholders.
• Sharp credit judgement: Confident interrogating financial statements, cash generation, resilience and downside risk; able to make clear, balanced recommendations.
• Commercial edge: Strong instinct for pricing, structure and terms; understands competitive dynamics and how to protect returns.
• High-pace execution: Comfortable running multiple complex workstreams, making decisions with imperfect information, and delivering outcomes.
• Influence and communication: Can land complex ideas simply for Credit and senior stakeholders, and externally with clients and advisors.
• Mentoring mindset: Enjoys raising capability in others and setting a high bar for quality.

Key attributes

• Proven experience in financial services, including proven experience in senior corporate leverage cashflow debt transactions.
• Demonstrable experience in structuring, executing and managing risk through to completion.

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