Full-Time
Director – Venture & Growth Finance
Venture Debt, Multiple Teams
Posted on 8/14/2025
NatWest Group
10,001+ employees
Diversified banking group delivering financial services
No salary listed
London, UK
Hybrid
Hybrid work arrangement.
 Finance & Banking (1) |
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- Deep understanding of venture lending
- Sound experience across cycles leading to a disciplined credit strategy
- Understanding of exposure weight to larger and more late-stage companies and recurring revenue and enterprise-style financings
- Understanding of venture debt, key industry players, and the competitive landscape
- Experience of leading a venture debt team in banking services
- Extensive experience and knowledge of managing a warrant book
- Create a lending framework across the Innovation Economy covering life science, healthcare technology, technology, disruptive commerce, and climate tech
- Play a key role within the origination of the Venture Debt team
- Collaborate with key partners to build out warrant capabilities
- Work with coverage and risk partners to deliver a seamless client experience while balancing the risk framework
- Facilitate the ongoing reporting and monitoring of the portfolio to ensure coverage and credit are proactively managing risks
- Liaise with prospective customers, existing customers, professional investors, debt advisors, and credit to originate and execute new lending opportunities
NatWest Group is a financial services group that helps customers with everyday money needs and long-term planning, including buying a home, investing, growing a business, and pursuing a more sustainable future. Its products come from a range of banking and financial services across multiple businesses, delivered through digital and traditional channels. The company works by understanding what matters to customers—their priorities, goals, and challenges—and then offering services and expertise to help them navigate change and make progress. It differentiates itself by combining a broad set of financial offerings with an emphasis on an inclusive culture, flexible working, and a technology-driven approach to anticipate and respond quickly to customer needs. The goal is to be simpler, more integrated, and more capable of delivering impact for customers, so both customers and NatWest Group can succeed together.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1968
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 2025 results showed £7.7 billion profit before tax and 19.2% ROTE.
- Evolent Partners added £69 billion in wealth assets for cross-sell opportunities.
- Capital targets support reinvestment, with CET1 near 13% and 2028 efficiency goals.
What critics are saying
- Barclays and Goldman Sachs both cut NatWest ratings after its strong share run.
- SME competition from Starling and other digital banks pressures fee income and retention.
- Loan impairment normalization and consumer stress can quickly reduce buybacks and earnings.
What makes NatWest Group unique
- NatWest combines retail banking, business banking, wealth, and institutional services.
- Adeel Hyder’s appointment sharpens SME banking focus against digital-first rivals.
- Sainsbury’s partnership extends distribution through embedded retail financial products.
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NatWest Group has appointed Adeel Hyder as Managing Director of Business Banking. Hyder joins from Starling Bank, bringing experience in digital banking and support for small and micro businesses. The appointment signals a renewed focus on NatWest's UK business banking franchise as competition intensifies from digital banks targeting SME customers. Hyder's background suggests NatWest aims to enhance its offering to smaller businesses, particularly in user experience and product design. The move comes as business banking remains a core activity for NatWest. Investors may monitor changes in the bank's business banking priorities, including product mix and technology spending allocation. At £5.76 per share, NatWest trades approximately 24% below its £7.18 analyst target.
NatWest Group reported strong 2025 results, with total income rising 12% to £16.4 billion and earnings per share jumping 27%. The bank achieved a record 19.2% return on tangible equity whilst adding one million new customers and returning £4.1 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. A key development was the acquisition of Evolent Partners, adding £69 billion in wealth management assets. NatWest lowered its CET1 capital target to approximately 13% and set 2028 goals of achieving a cost-to-income ratio below 45% and return on tangible equity exceeding 18%. For 2026, the bank expects total income up to £17.6 billion. Management reported no signs of consumer stress despite anticipating slight normalisation in loan impairments, whilst focusing on AI and digital initiatives to improve efficiency.
Manchester-based online eyewear retailer Shade Station has secured a £1.35 million loan from NatWest using the bank's intellectual property-backed lending proposition. The funding will support international expansion, AI-driven e-commerce development, and launch of a smart eyewear platform. The company plans a phased rollout of its smart eyewear platform throughout 2026, starting in the UK and Ireland before expanding to Nordic and DACH markets. The platform will offer next-generation glasses featuring heads-up notifications, navigation, real-time translation and fitness insights. Shade Station has grown its annual turnover from £4 million to £22 million under current management. The IP-backed loan, which uses the company's proprietary software and trademarks as collateral, has reduced interest costs by nearly 50% compared to traditional lending.