Associate Director- Financial Institutions

**Associate Director
- Fintech**
**Frankfurt**

This role is deemed as a Controlled Function role under the Central Bank of Ireland Fitness and Probity Regulations and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.

As a Barclays Associate Director - Fintech, you will be an integral member of the Barclays Coverage Team supporting our relationship directors in managing and expanding a portfolio of Barclays Affiliate clients. This is an opportunity to assist with relationship management, new business origination and effective risk management of the portfolio by building a number of client relationships across the Developing a solid foundation in the Fintech Business and relevant Corporate Banking knowledge.

Barclays Europe is an essential part of Barclays’ success across the globe. We support the bank’s global growth by servicing European clients and markets. We connect European clients to the power of Barclays globally, offering them access to the largest capital markets and growth opportunities in the US, UK, and Asia. And we offer agile, determined, and resilient people a platform or remarkable professional and personal growth. This is your chance to get closer to Europe and stay more connected than ever to the rest of the globe.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity - helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

**What will you be doing?**
- Working with internal Fintech Relationship Directors and external stakeholders to help in retaining and growing client relationships and the portfolio and delivering banking products
- Assisting with the Fintech client strategy and completing client account plans and keeping client records accurate and up to date in Salesforce and other systems
- Handling client requests and direct client requests to appropriate departments and team ensuring a smooth client experience and efficient use of Barclays resources
- Dealing with all aspects of onboarding, Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence process and annual credit review
- Developing and maintaining good working relationship within the network of clients and colleagues across business areas, product partners, operations, functions
- Developing relevant sector, client and product knowledge using development tools, learning resources and actively share your skills and knowledge with your colleagues
- Assisting with annual client reviews and making recommendations to Relationship Directors and building effective working partnerships with internal support functions
- Ensuring compliance with mandatory Risk policies and procedures relating to governance, regulatory compliance (including Financial Crime), operational and legal risk

**What we’re looking for**:

- Previous experience assisting clients within Financial Institutions Fintech with a focus on FX or Corporate Banking sector in customer facing role covering large corporates or FIG clients
- Experience within of Corporate Banking product suite: Payments, Liquidity, FX, Lending, Trade & Working Capital
- Banking skills including the ability to discuss strategic financial solutions, specifically cash, trade and liquidity with peers and senior leaders
- Experience with of associated risks, Credit risk, compliance, KYC and management of same, Credit risk analysis skills

**Skills that will help you in the role**:

- Excellent time-management, self-planning, and organizational skills as well as excellent presentation and communication skills, and IT Skills (Microsoft standard packages) and Salesforce
- Ability to build excellent client relationships & develop internal network relationships to deliver results
- Excellent written and verbal communication and the ability to build relationships and stakeholder management, fluent English German language skills are advantageous
- Experience with managing risk and strengthening controls, ensuring that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirement

**Where will you be working?**
Our new Frankfurt office is based in the heart of the new business district in the Taunus Turm. It boasts modern, collaborative workspaces and offers a gym, a number of different food outlets close by and direct access to a large park.

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