VP – Transaction Banking Sales

This is an exciting opportunity to join Barclays as a VP – Transaction Banking Sales based in Hong Kong, with a focus on Trade and Working Capital Origination and Cash Management Solutions. You will play a key role in driving revenue growth by delivering integrated transaction banking solutions to the clients across the region. You will also be responsible for identifying client needs, structuring bespoke trade and cash solutions, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to deepen client relationships and increase Barclays’ share of wallet in the transaction banking space.

Key Responsibilities

• Originate and structure Trade Finance and Cash Management solutions tailored to client working capital and treasury needs, delivering bespoke transaction banking proposals.
• Cover a portfolio of International Corporates, Financial Institutions Groups, experience working with large Chinese local corporates and MNCs is a strong advantage.
• Partner with Relationship Managers and Product Specialists to deliver holistic transaction banking proposals.
• Manage a robust pipeline of opportunities and ensure accurate reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Provide product expertise across documentary trade, supply chain finance, liquidity management, collections, and payments.
• Stay abreast of market trends, regulatory changes, and client treasury practices to inform solution design.
• Ensure all activities comply with internal risk, control, and governance frameworks.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, as well as job-specific technical skills.

To be successful for the role, candidates should possess the following skills or experience:

• Minimum 5 years of front-office experience in Trade Finance and Cash Management, with a strong understanding of transaction banking products.
• Proven ability to pitch and structure end-to-end working capital and liquidity solutions for multinational clients.
• Solid knowledge of cash management products, including payables, receivables, liquidity structures, virtual accounts, and host-to-host integration.
• Familiarity with treasury operations, payment systems, and regulatory environments across Asia.
• Excellent understanding of ICC rules, operational procedures, and trade documentation.
• Fluent in Mandarin/Cantonese, and English to effectively engage with clients across Greater China.
• Trade Finance or Cash Management certifications (e.g., CDCS, CTP) and regional experience in Asia are highly desirable.
• Comfortable navigating Corporate & Investment Banking structures and collaborating across functions.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

Purpose of the role

To generate revenue and promote the bank's diverse product and service offerings to various customer segments. 

Accountabilities

• Identification of potential customers, analysing their needs and preferences, and staying abreast of emerging market trends and competitor strategies.
• Creation of detailed profiles for target customer segments, outlining their demographics, financial habits, and pain points to tailor sales approaches and product recommendations.
• Relationship management of potential and existing customer relations through the execution of high-quality customer support, by responding to queries and resolving issues, gaining their customer trust, and understanding their financial goals and challenges.
• Understanding of the features, benefits, risks, and compliance requirements of various banking products and services offered. Understanding of the key features, benefits, risks, enhancements, and regulatory requirements of new and existing banking products, and communicate insights clearly to potential customers to address their financial needs.
• Development of compelling sales pitches and proposals that showcase the value proposition of the bank's offerings to convert leads into customers, and negotiation of terms that are beneficial for both the client and the bank.
• Collection and analysis of customer feedback on various products, services, and overall experience, to support the development of reports that communicate key findings to relevant stakeholders, to inform product development and sales strategies.
• Monitoring of lead conversion rates, customer acquisition costs, and other relevant metrics to assess sales performance and identify areas for improvement.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.