Relationship Director, Origination – Financial Institutions Group

Shape the future of Financial Institutions origination at Cynergy Bank.

Join us as a Relationship Director, Origination – Financial Institutions Group and play a critical role in originating, structuring, and executing complex specialty finance transactions within a high‑growth, human digital bank.

What’s the opportunity?

This is a senior origination role within Cynergy Bank’s Financial Institutions Group, focused on specialty finance and structured lending. The role sits at the front end of the Bank, driving new business opportunities across lending and liabilities, while balancing commercial growth with disciplined risk management.

Operating as First Line of Defence, you will lead origination activity from initial prospecting through to execution, working closely with Credit, Risk and Portfolio teams. You will also act as a sector specialist, bringing deep market insight, a strong external network, and credibility with introducers, sponsors and counterparties.

This role is suited to an experienced Relationship Director with end‑to‑end deal expertise, not a generalist coverage banker.

Where You Will Work

You will enjoy hybrid working, with 3 days per week in our London office and 2 days working from home.

Why Join Us?

At Cynergy Bank, we know experienced originators want more than just volume targets. Here, you will find:

• Impact: Originate and execute complex specialty finance transactions that directly contribute to the Bank’s growth strategy.

• Influence: Be trusted as a sector expert, shaping lending guidelines, product development, and market positioning.

• Autonomy: Own your pipeline with accountability for origination, structuring and execution.

• Support: Work in a collaborative environment with close alignment across Origination, Credit and Portfolio teams.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Originate new Financial Institutions and specialty finance transactions aligned to the Bank’s strategic and risk appetite.

• Lead deal structuring, execution and handover, ensuring strong outcomes for customers and the Bank.

• Build and maintain senior‑level relationships with introducers, sponsors, borrowers and key market counterparties.

• Act as a designated sector specialist, monitoring market and competitor developments and recommending actions.

• Partner closely with Second Line functions to ensure transactions are robust, well‑structured and fully sanctioned.

• Ensure all origination activity complies with AML, KYC and regulatory requirements.

• Proactively manage pipeline activity with accuracy, transparency and discipline.

• Contribute to coaching and mentoring colleagues, supporting succession and team capability.

What You Will Bring

This role requires deep, specialist experience. We are specifically looking for candidates who can demonstrate:

• Proven origination experience within Specialty Finance, Financial Institutions or structured lending environments.

• An established network of prospects, introducers and direct borrowers.

• Strong asset class knowledge across Real Estate Finance, Leveraged Finance and/or Trading businesses.

• End‑to‑end deal expertise, from origination through structuring, execution and ongoing risk management.

• Strong credit judgement, financial analysis and modelling skills, with experience writing clear, high‑quality credit papers.

• Experience working with senior, stretched senior and mezzanine cashflow transactions.

• A strong understanding of risk, governance, and regulatory obligations in a lending environment.

• A leadership mindset, with the ability to influence, coach and collaborate across teams.

How We Will Support You

At Cynergy Bank, we are committed to supporting your wellbeing and long‑term success. Our benefits include:

• A competitive salary and annual bonus

• 28 days holiday (with the option to buy up to 10 more)

• Award‑winning pension scheme

• Private healthcare, life assurance and income protection

• Hybrid working model

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities

• A broad range of wellbeing, recognition and lifestyle benefits

Who Are We?

Cynergy Bank is the UK’s human digital bank, combining personal service with smart technology to support ambitious businesses and institutions. Since 2018, we have lent more than £4bn to growing businesses and have been named Bank of the Year 2025 by MoneyAge.

Our values — Putting the customer first, Risk front and centre, Opportunity through empowerment and innovation, United and inclusive teams, and Doing the right thing — guide everything we do.

This advert outlines the key responsibilities and requirements. A full job description will be shared with shortlisted candidates. If you do not meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

We use anonymous screening at the first stage of recruitment to ensure fair and inclusive hiring.

Apply now to help shape the future of Financial Institutions origination at Cynergy Bank.