Financial Institutions Coverage Banker

Crown Agents Bank is a vastly growing and regulated UK bank that connects emerging and frontier markets to the rest of the world, using FX and payments technology. We are transforming the way payments and FX move through emerging markets, reducing friction so that more money gets to those who need it. Emerging markets payments are usually challenging, expensive, unreliable and opaque. Our solutions help fix these pain points. Ultimately, we connect traditionally hard-to-reach regions to global financial infrastructure, giving access to the best prices and the fastest, most reliable settlement.

FX and cross-border payments are often complex and expensive, especially when operating in emerging markets. Crown Agents Bank (CAB) wraps its deep and trusted relationships and strength of network around innovative digital capabilities, and cross-border transaction banking solutions to enable fintech, corporates, governments, development organisations and banks to move money to, from, and across often hard-to-reach markets.

Role Purpose

Reporting to Head of Emerging Market Financial Institutions your purpose is to build and maintain strong relationships with clients to ensure long-term business growth and profitability. To expand and strengthen the firm’s relationships with central and commercial banks in Asia and Pacific regions to form strategic alliances and partnerships to expand the company's capabilities and market presence.

Role Responsibilities

• Build on working knowledge of the relevant products (FX, payments, correspondent banking, trade finance, derivatives and other banking products), to become a subject matter expert in the products relevant to your segment.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with customers, identify opportunities for business growth and increased profitability.

• Proven experience as a Client Relationship Manager or similar role.
• Knowledge of customer relationship management (CRM) practices.
• Proven experience of ability to learn new products and concepts.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with clients and internal teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address customer issues and improve processes.
• Understanding of sales principles and techniques to identify and capitalise on business opportunities.
• A customer-oriented mindset to prioritise clients’ needs to ensure good client outcomes.
• Ability to work collaboratively with different departments to achieve common goals.

• Hybrid working
• Contributory personal pension plan: - Minimum: Employee 2% and Employer 7%. Employer matches contributions in 1% increments to a maximum of: Employee 5% and Employer 10%
• Life Assurance – 4 times annual salary
• Group Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance – this may include cover for partner and or children at company cost. Cover includes Optical, Dental and Audiology
• Discretionary Bonus
• Competitive Annual Leave
• 2 Volunteering Days
• Benefit Hub