Vice President, Financing Specialist

rbc; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC in Canada seeks a strategic Vice President, Financing Specialists to lead a high‑performing team responsible for structuring, executing, and monitoring mid‑market loan transactions with a focus on credit quality and client service.

You will partner with relationship managers and internal RBC partners to promote the RBC brand, drive talent development, and leverage AI tools to enhance efficiency across markets.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, or Finance.
• Minimum 5-7 years' work experience in commercial/corporate lending or similar.
• Proven track record in leading and coaching teams to high performance.
• Extensive knowledge of credit metrics and structuring.
• Strong quantitative, financial modeling, and analytical skills.
• MBA, CPA or CFA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Senior Financing Specialists and Financing Specialists focused on structuring, execution, and monitoring of bi-lateral loan transactions.
• Collaborate with commercial relationship managers and internal RBC partners including Risk, operations, and specialized finance teams.
• Build and maintain a network in the business community to promote the RBC brand and opportunities.
• Provide coaching and oversight throughout the deal continuum: discovery, due diligence, underwriting, approval, and execution.
• Foster a culture of engagement, curiosity, and business development while ensuring portfolio quality.
• Lead change initiatives, talent development plans, and practice management routines.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical thinking

Sales orientation

Project management

Education

Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, or Finance

MBA, CPA or CFA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

As Vice President, Financing Specialists, you are an integral part of the regional management leadership team and play a key role in the realization of Regional Banking objectives through the close collaboration with key partners and clients, in structuring, delivery and management of bank lending solutions across the mid-market customer base.

What will you do?

• Lead a team of high-performing Senior Financing Specialists and Financing Specialists focused on structuring, execution, and monitoring of bi-lateral loan transactions, including strong credit submissions and presentations that support the request.
• Collaborate closely with commercial relationship managers, regional leaders and other relevant internal RBC partners including Group Risk Management, operations, compliance, and specialized finance partners (Leasing, Trade Finance, etc.).
• Demonstrate market leadership by promoting the RBC brand and enhancing visibility by developing and maintaining a network in the business community, working closely with industry and business leaders, community groups and RBC partners.
• Encourage early team engagement on new opportunities and strong engagement with clients and prospects, offering guidance and advice in a professional manner.
• Provide coaching and oversight throughout the deal continuum, including client discovery and due diligence, deal structuring, underwriting, credit approval and execution.
• Drive a culture that fosters strong engagement & collaboration, curiosity, creativity and a business development mindset, while being equally strong stewards of the loan portfolio. This includes high-quality discovery and credit underwriting, adherence to rigorous credit processes and compliance standards, and robust/proactive portfolio management.
• Ensure strong talent management routines are in place including training and development plans for each team member, and maintaining an active pipeline of talent to meet future team requirements.
• Lead and advocate change within the organization by building engagement and inspiring the team to achieve the desired business outcomes.
• Establish effective practice management routines to focus on strategic priorities and deliver on business objectives.
• Encourage continuous learning and development and advocate for the use of AI tools to enhance the team's capabilities, achieve greater efficiencies, and optimize overall performance.

The successful candidate will need to be reasonably mobile across the markets. Working territory will be discussed further with Hiring Manager during interview.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, or Finance
• Minimum 5-7 years' work experience in commercial/corporate lending, corporate finance or similar.
• Proven track record in leading and coaching teams to high standards of performance, including experience in recruiting, training, managing, and developing a team of high performing credit professionals.
• Extensive knowledge of credit metrics, credit structuring and the capability to work through complex loan agreements and other legal documents.
• Strong quantitative, financial modeling, and analytical skills with an ability to analyze company financial statements.
• Strong sales orientation and a demonstrated passion for putting clients first.
• Actively foster continuous learning mindset and professional development of team members as well as model own commitment to development by actively growing, developing and learning as a leader and coach.
• Astute business acumen with strong knowledge of financial industry and commercial banking.
• Strong knowledge of credit management, product and pricing policies, privacy, code of conduct and anti-money laundering requirements, and overall business center operations.
• Experience with emerging communications and technology (i.e. web-based meetings, social media, Digital Banking and Mobile Applications) and willingness to actively learn and advocate for the use of AI tools that further enable performance.
• Ability to perform well under pressure, meet time sensitive deadlines, prioritize work and multi-task responsibilities.
• Exceptional negotiation skills.
• Professional oral and written communication skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Well organized and able to set priorities and devote appropriate attention to the key priorities managed by the team.
• Ability to manage a geographically diverse and mobile team.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong skills with Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Sales and/or sales management experience in commercial or corporate banking is preferred.
• MBA, CPA or CFA preferred.

What's in it for you?

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