Director, Venture & Growth Finance

NatWest Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A major banking organization in the UK is seeking a Director for their Venture & Growth Finance team. As Director of Venture Debt, you will lead the execution of the debt strategy, collaborate with stakeholders, and manage risks effectively. We're looking for candidates with a deep understanding of venture lending and experience in banking services. This role offers a chance to shape innovative financing solutions in a dynamic sector.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a venture debt team in banking services.
• Sound experience across cycles leading to a disciplined credit strategy.
• Understanding exposure weight to larger and late-stage companies.

Responsibilities

• Create a lending framework for the Innovation Economy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for a seamless client experience.
• Monitor the portfolio to manage risks effectively.

Skills

Deep understanding of venture lending

Leadership experience in venture debt banking

Knowledge of managing a warrant book

Job description

Join us as Director, Venture & Growth Finance

• Working closely with key stakeholders, you’ll create a lending framework across the Innovation Economy covering life science, healthcare technology, technology, disruptive commerce, and climate tech

• We’ll look to you to play a key role within the origination of our Venture Debt team

• You’ll collaborate with key partners to build out warrant capabilities, and work with coverage and risk partners to deliver a seamless client experience while balancing our risk framework

What you'll do

As our Director of Venture Debt, you’ll be part of the team that executes the debt strategy for our venture lending, entrepreneurial mindset, ready to expand debt portfolio in coordination with our Venture Banking Strategy. Working with key stakeholders in Risk, you’ll effectively balance and build a risk framework that scales and protects the firm during every cycle.

You’ll also:

• Facilitate the ongoing reporting and monitoring of the portfolio to ensure coverage and credit are proactively managing risks

• Effectively liaise with prospective customers, existing customers, professional investors such as private equity and venture capital funds, debt advisors, other KBIs, and credit to originate and execute new lending opportunities

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with a deep understanding of venture lending. You’ll have sound experience across cycles leading to a disciplined credit strategy to ensure the organisation weathers market volatility. This will include an understanding of exposure weight to larger and more late-stage companies and recurring revenue and enterprise-style financings.

We’re also looking for:

• An understanding of venture debt, key industry players, and the competitive landscape

• Experience of leading a venture debt team in banking services

• Extensive experience and knowledge of managing a warrant book