Head of Credit Sales Europe - Executive Director (f/m/d)

27 Feb 2025

Frankfurt, DE, 60311

SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term 

 

Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we’ll always strive to be better, we’re proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves. 

 

 

Who we are

SMBC is one of the top-15 largest banks in the world with more than $2tr balance sheet. The EMEA region is a priority for the bank, both commercially and geographically, situated between our domestic Japanese market and the US. 

Role Summary

Fixed Income is a targeted growth area for SMBC globally and the build out of the European business is part of a coordinated growth agenda across all regions. SMBC is a significant lender in the region and has committed to invest further in our commercial lending, debt and equity advisory, and sales and trading platforms. Continental Europe is increasingly becoming the hub of Euro-denominated activity.

Position Description

The Role holder will be responsible for the distribution strategy for Fixed Income product in Continental Europe, in addition to having personal production targets.

Key job functions require:

  • To develop the SMBC EU client footprint in line with the broader Fixed Income strategy across Credit, Rates and Financing;
  • Design a client strategy for the region that delivers a high quality service to our investors and our internal stakeholders in trading and DCM, and demonstrate strong leadership in achieving our objectives;
  • Identify opportunities for product and client growth in the region, and take responsibility for implementing a strategy to capture them.
  • Develop a culture where all salespeople consider the alignment with DCM and the broader Commercial Bank a priority
  • Personal responsibility for clients in your region of coverage, achieving your assigned budget;
  • Representing FI Sales to internal stakeholders, such as Risk, Compliance, KYC, Treasury, etc and engender a strong culture of governance and compliance;
  • Identify client trends and themes and keep management and peers abreast of changing landscapes
  • work closely with senior members of the team to identify key clients and conduct prospective sales calls

Competencies

Customer Focus
Driving Change
Driving Results
Embraces Diversity
Enterprise Leadership
Judgement and Decision Making
Risk Management
Strategic and Visionary
Trust and Integrity

 

We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.  

 

About SMBC

A trusted partner for the long term
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, we deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers, including corporate, structured and trade finance, leveraged finance, loan market and treasury products. We can also provide investment banking and advisory services and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.
Find out more about what we do and who we are at www.smbcgroup.com/emea