Director, Origination & Execution

Job Description

JOB SUMMARYDelegation of Executive Director of M&As delegated responsibilities from Head of M&A, Europe:

• Support the M&A Europe business strategy and budget in the context of M&A strategy and recommending them for approval by the relevant governing body.
• Support the implementation of M&A client segment strategy, including a global customer value proposition, as a framework within which the client segments and product groups operate and ensuring the CF marketing strategy supports this.
• Support the delivery of agreed business performance and cost across the M&A Europe business.
• Support the maintenance of the integrity of client data which is owned by M&A.
• Support product development for M&A Europe.
• Support the M&A Process Universe allocated to the Head of M&A, Europe by the Groups Operational Risk Type Framework (ORTF). Accountable to the risk control owners and/or Group policy owners for implementation of policies and control standards set by them,ensuring compliance and operating within risk tolerance and risk appetite.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, financial crime, escalating material risk in accordance with the Groups Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF), building a culture of good conduct within M&A Europe, in accordance with the Groups ORTF.
• Work with the following people who have responsibility for other activities of the business:
• Regional teams, who are responsible for overseeing the implementation of regional and country strategies. Each of them is also responsible for ensuring that country regulations are taken into account and complied with and that issues related to regulatorycompliance are identified and resolved, country or entity balance sheet management and capital sufficiency, and monitoring, managing and escalating material risks in accordance with the Groups ERMF.
• Group and Regional Function teams, who are responsible for those policies, procedures and processes that they own that impact M&A Europe.

Other Responsibilities

• FCA 7: Responsibility for wholesale sales
• Responsible for the sale of products offered by M&A Europe to wholesale customers and specifically for ensuring that the risk assessment of mis-selling is considered and included within the ORTF.
• To the extent this activity/function is also conducted by Financial Markets and Transaction Banking, it is the responsibility of the respective Global Heads of Financial Markets and Transaction Banking businesses.
• FCA 12: Responsibility for origination
• Responsible for this activity/function for products offered by M&A Europe and specifically for ensuring that it has in place appropriate governance which is approved through the relevant governing body under the Groups governance framework.
• To the extent this activity/function is also conducted by Financial Markets or Transaction Banking, it is the responsibility of the respective Global Heads of Financial Markets and Transaction Banking businesses.
• FCA 15: Responsibility for design and manufacturing of products intended for wholesale customers
• Responsible for the design and manufacturing of products offered by M&A Europe, and for ensuring approval by the appropriate governing body under the Groups governance framework.
• To the extent this activity/function is also conducted by Financial Markets or Transaction Banking, it is the responsibility of the respective Global Heads of Financial Markets and Transaction Banking businesses.
• FCA 17: Responsibility for production and distribution of marketing materials.
• Responsible for this activity/function for products offered by M&A Europe, specifically for ensuring that the risk assessment of mis-selling by these businesses is considered and included within the ORTF.
• To the extent this activity/function is also conducted by Financial Markets and Transaction Banking, it is the responsibility of the Global Heads of Financial Markets and Transaction Banking businesses.
• FCA 18: Responsibility for customer service
• Responsible for this activity/function for M&A Europe. Specifically, for building long-term client relationships and treating clients fairly. This includes identifying and managing possible client conflicts in an open and clear way.
• The responsibility for customer service within operations lies with the Group Chief Information Officer.
• FCA 19: Responsibility for customer complaints handling
• Responsible for this activity/function where M&A Europe are responsible for resolving the complaint. Responsible for developing a procedure for customer complaints in conformance with the Group Client Complaints Handling Policy and for ensuring adequateoversight of customer complaints within M&A Europe through the relevant governing body (as necessary) under the Groups governance framework.

RESPONSIBILITIESStrategy

• Support the implementation of M&A Europe client segment strategies, market and positioning strategies, including a global customer value proposition, as a framework within which the client segments and product groups operate and ensuring the M&A Europemarketing strategy supports this. Such strategies must be aligned to the overall strategic direction of CF and the Group as well as the Group Code of Conduct.
• Work with the Regional teams of GB, CB and FM to ensure that the M&A Europe business is aligned with the needs and business plans of Regional and Country operations.
• Work to meet the clear milestones against which the progress of the M&A Europe strategy implementation is measured.

Business

Support the Head of M&A, Europe in setting achievable M&A Europe business global performance targets relating to revenue and costs.

Support the Head of M&A, Europe in the delivery of agreed business performance and cost across M&A Europe.

Support the Head of M&A, Europe to drive financial performance to monitor financial results against targets and manage the cost budget within M&A Europe, including meeting long term economic revenue (ER) goals and RWA targets.

Support the Head of M&A, Europe to develop a culture which understands and evaluates the constant trade-offs between new business, risk and capital deployment.

Support the Head of M&A, Europe to ensure the suitability and appropriateness of products through a robust framework and consider material issues at the appropriate governing committees. Support the Head of M&A, Europe to maintain and manag