Senior Relationship Manager, Business Banking

Full Time 3 days ago Nairobi, Nairobi

Employment Information

Key Responsibilities

  • The role holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining strong Business banking client relationships that translate into sustainable revenue, portfolio growth, and risk-adjusted returns for the bank through acquisition, retention, and deepening of business banking relationships.

The growth and performance metrics measured include:

  • Grow the number of active business banking clients and deepen share of wallet across the portfolio.
  • Increase wealth product penetration per client by identifying cross-sell opportunities across core business banking solutions.
  • Deliver revenue growth while maintaining portfolio quality, disciplined credit standards, and strong risk-adjusted returns.
  • Adhere to the bank’s operational risk, compliance, and credit governance processes.
  • Provide outstanding client experience through responsive service, informed advice, and proactive portfolio management.
  • Build and manage a robust client pipeline, follow up leads, structure opportunities, complete call reports, and convert business efficiently.
  • Develop long-term relationships with business owners and decision-makers by understanding their funding, transaction banking, expansion, and risk management needs, and by delivering appropriate solutions.
  • Keep abreast of market trends, sector developments, and product capabilities to identify opportunities and provide relevant insights to business banking clients.
  • Partner closely with the Wealth team to originate, convert, and grow business-owner opportunities across wealth products, with a focus on driving referrals, increasing wallet share, and unlocking succession planning and family business continuity opportunities.

Skills and Experience

  • Strong knowledge and experience in wealth management, commercial, or business banking.
  • Strong relationship management and business development skills with business owners, promoters, and key decision-makers.
  • Good understanding of wealth products, cash management, and working capital solutions.
  • Strong market awareness, commercial acumen, and ability to identify sector-specific opportunities and risks.
  • Ability to work in a flexible and agile way in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
  • Preference for candidates with investment banking experience, particularly in structuring, advisory, capital raising, or complex deal execution.
  • Ability to operate effectively in an international environment and collaborate across product and coverage teams.
  • Maintain a high standard of personal conduct and consistently demonstrates the bank’s valued behaviours.
  • Proven track record in originating, managing, and growing business banking client relationships.
  • Strong commercial instinct with the ability to identify client needs and translate them into relevant banking and wealth solutions.
  • Strong relationship management experience with the ability to identify wealth management opportunities for business owners, including succession planning, family business continuity, and intergenerational wealth conversations, will be highly valued.
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in wealth management serving corporate clients and family businesses, with strong capability in advisory, relationship management, and identifying holistic wealth solutions.
  • Ability to balance revenue delivery, compliance discipline, and strong client experience.
  • Confident communicator with the credibility to engage business owners, senior decision-makers, and internal stakeholders effectively.

Qualifications

  • Relevant degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Banking, or a related field.
  • Professional qualifications in banking, credit, corporate finance, or treasury would be an added advantage

Motivations

  • Building trusted, long-term client relationships
  • Solving complex financial and business problems
  • Driving portfolio growth, revenue, and client activity
  • Structuring solutions across wealth, trade, cash management, and FX
  • Balancing client needs with responsible risk management
  • Seeing tangible outcomes such as deal conversion, client retention, and business expansion
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