Director/Associate Director, Corporate Advisory & Start-Up and Growth

Nordea; København; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordea Bank Copenhagen seeks an ambitious Director/Associate Director to join Corporate Advisory & Start-Up and Growth. You will originate, structure and execute complex financings for Danish SMEs, including LBOs and M&A, while building strong ties with Private Equity funds.

Fluency in English and Danish, plus a Master’s degree and strong modelling skills, are required. The role offers a hybrid work model in Copenhagen with opportunities to lead strategic transactions and drive value for key

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• First-rate communication skills in English and Danish (or another Scandinavian language).
• Strong numerical, analytical and financial modelling skills, including MS Office proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Originate, structure and execute complex finance transactions e.g. Leveraged buyouts, M&A-transactions and large capex-programs in the Danish SME-market.
• Perform company analysis and modelling to understand client risks.
• Build structured relationships with Private Equity funds and internal Nordea stakeholders.
• Communicate recommendations and market insights clearly in writing and verbally to clients and colleagues.
• Stay updated on products, services and financial markets to provide relevant solutions.

Skills

Financial modelling

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Strong communication (English & Danish

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Would you like to be part of a highly skilled team in Nordea Business Banking Denmark working strategically with Business Banking customers and Danish and international private equity funds on structured financing transactions? We are now looking for an ambitious Director / Associate Director to join the Corporate Advisory & Start-Up and Growth team in Copenhagen.

About This Opportunity

Corporate Advisory and Start-up & Growth serves as a competence centre for Nordea Business Banking Denmark supporting the organisation with structured finance. We manage all parts of the Private Equity, Venture and Corporate M&A related financing value chain including origination, structuring and execution within the Danish SME-market. Our team aims to deliver on high work ethics and strong client focus together with a positive and non-hierarchal mindset, promoting all in the team to take on responsibility. As a Director / Associate Director in Corporate Advisory and Start-up & Growth, you will become an integral part of the team and drive complex financing processes for some of our most important clients in Nordea Business Banking Denmark.

What you’ll be doing:

• Originate, structure and execute complex finance transactions e.g. Leveraged buyouts, M&A-transactions and large capex-programs in the Danish SME-market.
• Perform various tasks linked to company analysis and modelling in order to understand company specific risks.
• Participate in structured relationship building with Private Equity funds and other market stakeholders as well as internal stakeholders in Nordea.
• Demonstrate profound understanding of the clients' commercial and financial considerations by suggesting appropriate and alternative solutions to address client needs.
• Remain updated on developments in products, services and financial markets to provide relevant advice and solutions to clients. This includes clearly and concisely communicating recommendations and market insights, both in writing and verbally, to clients and internal stakeholders.

You’ll join a passionate team of highly skilled professionals who always walk the extra mile to serve our customers and deliver value to Nordea.

Who You Are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.

To succeed in this role, we believe that you embrace the above values and, moreover, you:

• Are a team player with strong interpersonal skills committed to empowering others,
• Possess the ability to exercise good judgment in pressurised situations whilst maintaining a solution-driven mindset, high integrity and attention to detail,
• Are a self-starter with a positive ‘can-do attitude’, solid work ethic and able to manage multiple tasks at once,
• Enjoy a dynamic and ever-changing work environment and strive to deliver results that surpass expectations,
• Embody salesmanship and relationship building as an integrated part of succeeding in a transaction based environment.

Your experience and background:

• Solid academic record with Master’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience
• First-rate communication skills in English and Danish (or another Scandinavian language)
• Strong numerical, analytical and financial modelling skills, including practical experience with MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

What We Offer

People come here when they want to get somewhere. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

For more information, you’re welcome to contact Head of Corporate Advisory and Start-Up & Growth, Frank Gammelgaard Madsen at [e-mail] or tel. [phone]. Please note that we proceed with potential candidates already during the application period.