Senior Director ThinCats healthcare

We are hiring a Senior Director to join ThinCats Healthcare part of Shawbrook Bank to originate and deliver lending transactions across the UK healthcare sector.

This is a front-office origination-led role with a clear mandate to build a high-quality pipeline win new business and execute transactions supporting fast-growing healthcare companies.

You will play a key role in scaling a high-growth healthcare franchise backed by Shawbrooks balance sheet and supported by a highly collaborative internal team.

Key Responsibilities

• Originate and win new business across the UK healthcare sector (care homes specialist care dental pharmacy healthcare services)
• Build and convert a strong pipeline of acquisition and growth lending opportunities
• Act as a trusted funding partner to entrepreneurs operators advisors and investors
• Structure and deliver cashflow-based lending transactions (typically 1m10m EBITDA businesses)
• Lead deals end-to-end from initial engagement through to credit approval and completion
• Work closely with internal teams (Credit Risk Portfolio Legal) to drive deals through at pace
• Contribute to building the ThinCats Healthcare brand and market presence

What were looking for

Core profile

• Healthcare sector expertise strong understanding of UK healthcare markets business models and regulatory environment
• Proven origination track record demonstrable experience generating and converting deal flow
• Established network relationships across healthcare operators advisors and/or investors
• Deal leadership experience track record of leading transactions end-to-end

Capabilities

• Strong credit judgement with experience in cashflow lending and downside risk assessment
• Clear commercial instinct able to structure and price deals competitively while protecting returns
• Ability to operate at pace manage multiple transactions and deliver outcomes
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders internally and externally

What makes this opportunity different

• High-growth sector focus with a clear strategy and appetite to deploy capital
• Backed by Shawbrooks balance sheet and infrastructure
• Operates within a collaborative supportive team environmentstrong alignment across Origination Credit and Portfolio
• Opportunity to build a personal franchise and market presence
• Real ability to shape the direction of the healthcare lending business

Ideal candidate (in one line)

A healthcare-focused origination dealmaker with a strong network and track record of delivering lower to mid-market transactions between 5m to 35m looking to build a leading position within a growing platform.

Qualifications :

• Degree
• Proven experience in financial services including proven experience in senior corporate healthcare cashflow debt transactions.

Additional Information :

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns mental wellbeing and more general queries around family work housing and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - Its important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when youre enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - Were focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time