Vice President - Syndications Officer

Title: VP - Syndications Officer

Location: Chesterfield United States

Hybrid

Chesterfield (US)

40 hours

Full time

Job Description:

You are a natural collaborator who builds strong relationships with both internal teams and external clients. You excel at balancing client needs with sound, strategic deal structuring to drive mutual success.

Our Shared Future: "The internal team support for the role is excellent and everyone is committed towards delivering for the client."

You and Your Job The objective of this role is to participate in the marketing, structuring, execution, and management of Loan Syndication activity, as well as providing consultation and origination of other Capital Markets opportunities for a designated area, sector, or market segment at Rabo AgriFinance in an advisory capacity.

The Syndications Officer will collaborate within a deal team setting and will handle tasks such as structuring and negotiating loan packages, securing mandates from clients, identifying and successfully syndicating with potential investors, overseeing the loan closing process, and managing communications with clients or investors throughout primary syndication and for any modifications, extensions, and renewals. Additionally, the Syndications Officer will be accountable for establishing and nurturing banking relationships with various potential investor groups, including banks, loan funds, financial institutions, Farm Credit Banks, Insurance Companies, private equity firms, and junior capital providers. They will also participate in Loan Origination activities when financial institutions sell transactions to the Bank.

Job Responsibilities

• 5% Monitor and analyze F&A loan market trends and maintain transaction comparisons.
• 15% Engage with and nurture relationships with key banks, financial institutions, and equity sponsors involved in agribusiness and agricultural production transactions aligned with the Banks target market.
• 15% Collaborate with CRT, Credit, and Senior Management to create customized syndication strategies for individual clients.
• 25% Evaluate, Structure, and Present loan syndication proposals to clients and potential partners.
• 25% Discuss, Initiate, and Finalize primary loan syndications, modifications, and extensions for significant and intricate credit deals.
• 15% Prepare pitch materials, proposal documents, term sheets, commitment letters, financial evaluations, offering memorandums, lender presentations, and syndication reports for substantial & intricate credit transactions.

Your Promise to Us: To be considered for the VP - Syndications Officer role, you must have:

• Bachelor degree or 7+ years of experience (preferably Finance/Acctg/Ag Econ) major
• Ability to travel regionally and Globally, up to 35% of the time regionally.
• Knowledge and experience in credit analysis.
• Familiar with procedures and facts relevant to a loan syndication professional within Rabobank.
• Thorough understanding of all relevant banking regulations, Bank policies and limits, and Bank products.
• Plans and organizes own work, uses time effectively, sets appropriate priorities, and anticipates business needs.
• Reliably organizes work, works effectively and efficiently, prioritizes work and anticipates business need.
• Proactive and assertive when dealing with business issues.
• Juggles multiple responsibilities/projects simultaneously.
• Communicates all matters of importance to colleagues and clients. Has skill in transmitting and receiving information orally and in writing with groups or individuals.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Rabobank is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Our Commitment to you - cultivating your way beyond pay: Rabobank welcomes employees and applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that leverages the diverse strengths of our workforce. This enables us to exceed the expectations of our clients and customers while ensuring a healthy and safe environment for our staff.

We believe your well-being extends far beyond just a paycheck and should encompass your health, happiness, and satisfaction. To meet these needs, Rabobank offers a flexible hybrid working model and continually evaluates and enhances our benefit offerings to ensure they are comprehensive, competitive, and provide you with the options and flexibility you need.

Our employee benefits are focused on four main components:

• Physical Well-Being includes our commitment to your Health and Wellness. Medical, Dental and Vision plan coverages are effective on your date of hire. Rabo offers multiple plan options and a full network of providers to best meet your needs.
• Financial Well-Being provides for your Retirement + Savings + Security. We love seeing your retirement plan balance grow just as much as you do! That's why you can start participating in the 401(k) plan on your date of hire. Plus we match 50% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) plan for US Employees. Rabo also contributes an additional 3% of your eligible pay in Safe Harbor contribution and up to 3% in annual Discretionary Profit Sharing contributions.
• Emotional Well-Being ensures your Work + Life balance. We offer a generous paid time off program to full time employees: up to 20 days of vacation time, 5 days of additional time off plus 7 sick days and 11 US holidays annually (based on hire date during the calendar year). In addition, Growing a Better World Together requires wanting the best for our employees and their families and our communities. To do that, we offer both the time and financial support to give back to the community through our Dollars for Doers, Helping Hands and Gift Matching programs. (All paid time off is subject to company accrual and carryover policies.)
• Workforce Well-Being supports a hybrid working model that offers the flexibility to split your time between home and the office-typically 2-3 days remote and the remaining days onsite-promoting both productivity and personal well-being.

Our Organization: Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, and real estate services in more than 37 countries worldwide. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank today is one of the world's largest banks with over $678 billion in assets.

In North America, Rabobank is a premier corporate and investment bank to the food, agribusiness, commodities and energy industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of Rabobank, is a leading financial services provider for farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses in the United States and Canada. Together, we provide sector expertise, strategic counsel and tailored financial solutions to clients across the entire value chain. Visit www.RabobankNA.com

Salary Expectations: Target Hiring Range: $155,000 - $195,000 This position is subject to the terms of [RAF/Rabobank/RDS]'s compensation plans and policies. It is anticipated that the position will pay within the target hiring range. The range is reflective of the desired primary physical work location and may be adjusted outside of the projected range based on geographical differentiation if the actual work location of the hired candidate differs from the desired primary location, or for other lawful reasons. Further, all full-time regular positions include all other benefits provided to [RAF/Rabobank/RDS] employees, including healthcare benefits, 401k matching, vacation, sick leave, parental leave, possible discretionary bonuses and all other benefits that are all governed by and subject to ERISA plan documents and eligibility.

Rabo provides equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, military service or veteran status, victims of domestic violence, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Rabo also prohibits harassment of any individuals on any of the bases listed above.

At Rabobank, we strive to grow a better world together. In order to achieve that, we have to have the right people in the right jobs. Are you ready to join our team?

This job posting has no fixed application deadline. We will accept resumes until a qualified applicant pool is identified.

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