Director - Strategic Debt Finance

JOB TITLE: Director, Strategic Debt Finance

LOCATION(S): London

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least three days per week, or 60% of our time at an office hub mentioned above.

About this opportunity

We're offering an exciting opportunity for an experiences Director to join our Strategic Debt Finance - Large (SDF Large) team.

This leadership role plays a crucial role in shaping and advancing the SDF strategy, with a particular focus on driving deal origination and execution of structured debt for private equity owned businesses in all end market segments.

You'll use a proven network of senior level relationships across corporates and financial sponsors to originate high-quality opportunities and deliver strategic outcomes for our clients. This is an ideal role for a seasoned leverage finance specialist.

About us

Join us and, as well as making a difference to customers, you'll enjoy a fulfilling career where you're free to be yourself. Great colleagues, transforming workspaces, hybrid working and a wide variety of career opportunities - you'll find them all here.

Skills we're looking for

• Leading and driving the origination and execution of loan and bond products for private equity clients

• Maintain business with new and existing clients

• Lead deal teams to prepare and delivery of client presentations

• Develop detailed understanding of client requirements to identify and pitch client solutions

• Review and negotiate legal documentation

• Lead preparation of marketing materials and due diligence process for transactions

• Maintain and build relationships with senior internal stakeholders

• Always to undertake the duties of this role in accordance with the requirements of the company's Regulators, including FCA's Principles for Business

Desirable

• Network of large cap private equity contacts

• Track record of origination and deal flow generation with a creative approach to identifying innovative client solutions

• Track record of establishing relationships with clients and advisors in order to originate new business

• Track record of underwriting and bridging transactions in the large cap leverage finance market

• Track record of executing of loan and HY products with strong technical experience including structuring, accounting and modelling

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Team player, track record of leading deal teams and developing junior talent

• Ability to deliver against financial targets

• Strong knowledge of the regulatory and compliance requirements

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

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.

And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

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 policies

If all of this resonates, and you want a job with big meaning, then please do get in touch to discuss!