Head of Legal, Debt Products - Commercial Banking Legal

Head of Legal, Debt Products - Commercial Banking Legal page is loaded Head of Legal, Debt Products - Commercial Banking Legallocations: Edinburgh: Chester: Cardiff: Halifax: Leedstime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: March 27, 2026 (13 days left to apply)job requisition id: 152232 End Date Thursday 26 March 2026 Salary Range £156,681 - £184,330 Flexible Working Options Hybrid Working, Job Share Job Description Summary JOB TITLE: Head of Legal, Debt Products - Commercial Banking Legal SALARY: £154,369 - £181,610 LOCATION(S): Edinburgh, Cardiff, Chester, Halifax, Bristol and Leeds HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Job Description About this Opportunity We are seeking a versatile, enthusiastic, and proactive colleague for the Head of Debt Products Legal role in the Business & Commercial and Corporate & Institutional Business (BCB & CIB) Legal team. This opportunity suits a highly motivated individual who excels in managing relationships, leadership, and organization, working as part of the senior leadership team.Serving as Head of Debt Products Legal entails managing a diverse team of roughly 25 lawyers across London, Edinburgh, and Bristol, working with the BCB and CIB business units alongside the Business Support Unit on commercial lending products, propositions, and strategy. This team addresses all aspects of product lifecycle, from product development through to insolvency and restructuring.At BCB, this spans multiple projects ranging from significant digitisation work, product advancement, customer experience redesign, to legal and regulatory reform. In CIB, the team handles a variety of strategic concerns, such as international expansion (US and Europe), ESG proposals, and major transaction growth goals.Working closely with the GC and leadership team, you'll be involved in influencing and contributing to vision, values, and decision-making. The role requires an ability to coordinate a diverse portfolio of activity across multiple partners.As DPL continues to evolve within the L&S Future Ready strategy, and both BCB and CIB adapt to changes in senior executive leadership, the Head of Legal will lead an agile, upbeat, and innovative team, driving the next stage of strategic change through data, technology, and simplification. They will also play a key role within the broader L&S extended leadership team, contributing to Future Ready's delivery and demonstrating the Group's values. What you'll be doing Lead a team comprising roughly 25 lawyers over multiple locations. Handle legal risk associated with all commercial lending products from development to restructuring. Influence key collaborators and strategic decision-making. Guide strategic transformation initiatives within the DPL team. Collaborate with other BCB & CIB legal teams on strategic matters. Why Lloyds Banking Group If you think all banks are the same, you'd be wrong. We're an innovative, fast-changing business that's shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose. What you'll need Legally qualified in England & Wales (or equivalent for other jurisdictions). Proven experience in commercial banking. Remarkable leadership and management capabilities. Strong collaborator management abilities. Capacity to handle a wide portfolio of responsibilities. About working for us Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual performance-related bonus Share schemes including free shares Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesIf you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference. With 320 years under our belt, we're used to change, and today is no different. Join us and help drive this change, shaping the future of finance whilst working at pace to deliver for our customers.Here, you'll do the best work of your career. Your impact will be amplified by our scale as you learn and develop, gaining skills for the future.