Director, Asset Backed Lending

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 5 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Director
SALARY
£150,000 / year
CATEGORY
Banking
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SKILLS

Asset Backed Lending Origination Lender to Lender Relationships Credit Assessment Financial Modelling Risk Analysis Portfolio Management Bridging & Development Loans

FULL DESCRIPTION

Director, Asset Backed Lending

Gold Group is recruiting for a challenger bank in London. This is a permanent, hybrid role offering a competitive salary of £140,000 - £150,000 per annum plus benefits and bonus.

Job Overview

  • Location: London
  • Salary: £140,000 - £150,000 per annum + Benefits & Bonus
  • Sector: Corporate & Professional Services
  • Type: Permanent
  • Contact: Oliver Jones
  • Job Published: 13 days ago

Role Description

Challenger bank in London is growing and on the search to appoint a director who has experience of working within an origination role across asset-backed lending.

Overall remit will be to play a senior part in growing the banks lender to lender offering.

As a director you will have a 360 view of the business and involvement across the deal cycle from the origination through to portfolio management.

We are keen to speak with those with a track record of originating and building lasting relations with lenders. Working across bridging & development loans.

As a director you will be responsible for credit assessments, preparing credit papers, working with financial models, looking at risks, approvals & reviews, and working closely with various teams across the bank.

Prepare and present high‑quality credit papers to Credit Committee, confidently articulating complex financial, structural and risk considerations.

Candidate Profile

  • Experience in asset backed lending or similar relevant field.
  • Have sat within a senior role and been involved on both the origination side as well as the portfolio management side.

If you are currently exploring the banking market for a new role, have experience working within an origination function, and working as a lender to lender, this may be a fantastic opportunity for you to consider.

On offer will be a competitive salary, circa £140,000 - £150,000 base, plus benefits and bonus, flexible mix of office and WFH, and to be part of an established, successful challenger bank in London.

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