Heading up a new proposition for Business & Corporate banking. Creation and Leadership of senior colleagues and leaders. Multi disciplined and multi function leadership including Sales, Business Development, Product and Partnerships, Governance, Finance, Marketing and Change/Transformation teams. Operating on a remote and hybrid basis regionally and nationallyUltimately looking to support high growth and scale-ups, SME's and Corporates with access to finance, investment, connectivity, interim and long term mentoring and consultancy, thus growing wallet share.Skills and Role included:* Collaborative leadership to build strategy for regional specific prospect and marketing approach.* Pivoting large scale teams to business requirements and market reactions.* Face to market lead for all high profile MP, Industry and High Value win deals.* Effective communication and influencing at all levels including VC, C-Suite and Founder negotiations. * Credit risk assessments on commercial finance deals.* Internal lead on DE & I, Industry & B-Corp / Social Enterprises.* Fintech partnerships.

Leading a high performing team of Senior Relationship Bankers to win, retain and grow their existing client base.Skills and Role included:* Hiring and performance management.* Coaching.* Regionally based marketing lead.* Targeted prospecting strategy.* Being the senior stakeholder face to market including MP visits, Networking, Event hosting, high profile industry lead visits, high value deal negotiation and external partnerships lead.* Credit risk assessments on commercial finance deals.* Internal lead on DE & I, People and Culture & Industry

During Q4 2015, having the opportunity to pitch and secure a transformation of our real estate into what is now known as a Barclays Eagle Lab.A space for co-working, mentoring, events, accelerating scale up businesses and connecting entrepreneurs.* Currently at over 30 sites nationally (March 2024).* One of the biggest coworking and incubator brands in the UK.

Various leadership, relationship and operational roles.Including:* Site leadership - A top 25 retail site for Barclays Retail Banking (Leading Leaders - Headcount of 60+)* Senior relationship director - Top 10 nationally 3 years running in a peer to peer comparison across acquisitions, sales and debt finance.* High growth & Entrepreneur banker - Winning, growing and nurturing an existing client base of high growth & entrepreneurs.