Banking Projects Manager

Rothschild & Co is a leading global financial services group with seven generations of family control and a history of over 200 years at the centre of the world's financial markets.

Our expertise, intellectual capital and global network enable us to provide a distinct perspective that makes a meaningful difference to our clients, communities and planet.

We have 4,600 talented specialists on the ground in over 40 countries around the world, enabling us to deliver a unique global perspective across four market-leading business divisions - Global Advisory, Wealth Management, Asset Management and Five Arrows.

As a family-controlled business built on relationships, we place a huge emphasis on our people and finding the right colleagues to take our business forward.

Rothschild & Co is committed to an inclusive and supportive environment where different perspectives are valued. We are focused on the attraction and recruitment, development and retention and progression of high calibre talent to ensure we and our clients benefit from the value of difference.

Rothschild & Co lending activities

Rothschild & Co has three primary lending activities:

• Private Client Lending (PCL) teams located in London, Guernsey, Zurich and Marseille which work closely together to provide lending services to our Wealth Management clients, including Lombard lending (secured on investment assets) and mortgages (secured on residential property);
• Real Estate Debt Management (REDM) team based in Wilmslow (Cheshire), who arrange and manage commercial real estate loans with mandates from third party investment firms (e.g. insurance companies, credit funds) and also co-lend in these transactions; and
• Group Credit team in London, which is responsible for reporting on all the loan books within the Group and the lending to other parts of the group (including funds managed by the Wealth & Asset Management and Five Arrows businesses).

Overview of role

We are seeking to recruit a Banking Projects Manager who will work with the Group Head of Banking and the Banking senior management team, including the heads of the PCL teams, the co-heads of the REDM team and the Group Credit team. The role requires close working with the various lending teams and the Group Credit team, across the banks in France, Switzerland and the Channel Islands, to deliver a high quality service (internally and externally).

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Banking senior management and the various lending teams to support delivery of Banking strategy;
• Implement key actions, facilitate day-to-day operations and improve processes across Banking;
• Project management responsibilities (define objectives, set targets, measure against milestones, report on progress, achieve goals);
• Collaborate with the Group Credit team to ensure the information provided to Group committees/boards is consistent in terms of presentation and messaging;
• Ensure communicationfor Banking teams is consistent and co-ordinated with Wealth Management communications;
• Analyse areas for improvement in current processes and procedures for optimised efficiency and productivity;
• Assist in facilitating effective decision-making, management of resources and execution of action items and top priorities agreed by Banking senior management; and
• Collaborate with the Group Head of Banking on management presentations, training/development, town halls, offsite events and other ad-hoc initiatives/projects.

Technical Skills, Competencies and Role Requirements

• A flexible mindset to perform varying duties;
• Strong analytical skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Well-developed interpersonal skills in order to communicate effectively with key stakeholders;
• Extremely versatile, dedicated to efficient productivity;
• Willingness to travel and spend time in locations with lending teams;
• Attention to detail and ability to work accurately, to tight deadlines and with the minimum of supervision;
• Strong organisational and time management skills;
• Team player; and
• Computer literate (Advanced MS Office inc. Excel and PowerPoint).

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years' professional experience in a role that involves project management and experience of people related issues; and
• Knowledge of/experience in the financial services industry.

Our goal is to have a balanced, inclusive and flexible environment which enables all colleagues to achieve their personal and professional aspirations, and to ensure that Rothschild & Co provides longer term opportunities for talent.