Originator

Groupecreditagricole; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Crédit Agricole CIB Canada is seeking a Director-level Originator to join its International Trade & Transaction Banking team in Toronto. Lead origination of trade and export finance mandates for Canadian corporates and international clients with Canadian operations.

You will structure and execute commercial plans, manage client relationships, and coordinate with CACIB’s global ITB hubs to deliver end-to-end financing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead origination of transactions across CACIB's corporate client base, covering investment-grade and select sub-investment-grade clients with Canadian operations.
• Develop and execute commercial plans and pitches to create C-suite engagement; analyze client strategies, trade flows, and working capital to offer ITB solutions.
• Prospect new clients with Coverage to grow the pipeline of mandates and NBI.
• Represent CACIB ITB at client meetings and industry forums to build the origination franchise in North America.
• Coordinate with CACIB ITB hubs globally to ensure multi-geography client coverage and cross-border mandates.

Job description

Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB) Canada is the home of Crédit Agricole CIB Canada Branch and Crédit Agricole Services & Operations.

The Canada Branch has offices in Montreal and Toronto providing financial services to Canadian Financial Institutions, Banks, Pension Funds & SSA and to large Canadian headquartered international corporations.

When you join CA-CIB Canada, you are joining a certified Great Place to Work employer, and a highly engaged workforce.

CA-CIB is seeking a Director-level Originator to join its International Trade & Transaction Banking ("ITB") team in Toronto. ITB is one of CACIB's core global business lines, combining export finance, structured trade finance, working capital (receivables financing, supply chain finance), and transaction banking under a single integrated platform that serves multinational corporates, financial institutions, and public-sector entities across the Americas and beyond.

This is a senior, client-facing origination role responsible for generating, structuring, and executing trade and export finance mandates across CACIB's Canadian client base. The Director leverages deep product knowledge and relationship management expertise to serve as both an expert banker and an advisor who provides customized financing solutions to address clients' trade finance, working capital and strategic needs.

The successful candidate will bring a proven track record of originating complex transactions - including ECA-backed structures, trade finance, supply chain finance programs, receivables purchase, structured commodity finance and will collaborate seamlessly with CACIB's global ITB hubs, coverage bankers, credit, legal, and operations teams to deliver end-to-end execution excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead origination of transactions across CACIB's corporate client base, covering investment-grade and select sub-investment-grade clients for Canadian corporates and foreign clients with Canadian operations.
• Develop and execute commercial plans, targeted pitches, and RFI/RFP responses designed to create C-suite level engagement; analyze clients' financial strategies, trade flows, working capital cycles, and supply chain structures to identify and present bespoke ITB solutions.
• Proactively prospect new clients in liaison with the Coverage team and deepen existing relationships to grow the team's pipeline of mandates and overall NBI contribution.
• Maintain and expand a strong market network; represent CACIB ITB at client meetings, industry forums (GTR, ICC, BAFT), and trade finance conferences to build the bank's origination franchise in North America.
• Coordinate with CACIB's global ITB's hubs in Paris, London, Hong Kong, Singapore etc... to ensure coherent multi-geography client coverage and to leverage the bank's full international footprint in cross-border mandates.