Senior Portfolio Manager

Your new company
We are seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Portfolio Manager to join our Investment & Corporate Banking division. The successful candidate will oversee the performance, risk exposure, and strategic development of client portfolios, ensuring alignment with internal risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and business objectives. This role requires strong financial modelling capabilities, credit analysis experience, and the ability to work collaboratively with relationship teams, risk, and senior leadership.

Your new role
Portfolio Oversight & Performance Management

• Monitor the financial performance and risk profile of assigned client portfolios, including corporate, infrastructure, and structured finance exposures.
• Conduct ongoing portfolio analysis to identify trends, early warning signals, and opportunities to optimise risk-adjusted returns.
• Prepare and present regular reporting to senior management on portfolio quality, profitability, capital usage, and exposure concentrations.

Risk & Credit Management

• Partner with Credit Risk to ensure accurate risk grading, timely reviews, and adherence to lending policies.
• Assess counterparty performance, covenant compliance, and external market factors impacting portfolio risk.
• Recommend risk mitigation strategies such as refinancing, restructuring, hedging, or exposure reduction.

Strategic Portfolio Planning

• Support the development of business strategy through portfolio insights, stress-testing, scenario modelling, and sector analysis.
• Collaborate with Origination and Product teams to guide capital allocation and target sectors aligned with growth objectives.
• Contribute to development of portfolio frameworks, KPIs, and credit appetite parameters.

Analysis & Reporting

• Build and maintain financial models to analyse portfolio performance and forecast future scenarios.
• Prepare management information (MI) packs, regulatory reports, and internal reviews.
• Assist in implementing portfolio tools and data enhancements to improve monitoring and decision-making.

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience in portfolio management, credit risk, investment banking, structured finance, or related fields.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills, with proficiency in Excel and familiarity with financial statements.
• Ability to interpret complex credit structures and evaluate risk.
• Knowledge of banking regulations (e.g., Basel frameworks, capital and liquidity rules) is desirable.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present insights to senior stakeholders.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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