Financial Sponsors Group, Director / MD

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

Job summary

A global financial institution in Greater London is seeking a senior banker to manage relationships with financial sponsors. The role involves strategic discussions with senior stakeholders, driving client relationships, and identifying cross-buy opportunities. Candidates should have a minimum of 10 years in banking with knowledge of financial sponsor products. This opportunity emphasizes collaboration and integrity in a diverse work environment, supporting professional growth and client satisfaction.

Benefits

Collaborative work environment

Opportunities for mentorship

Work/life balance is encouraged

Qualifications

• Experience in investment or corporate banking is essential.
• Familiarity with credit risk management is required.
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Undertake banker role with FSG clients and senior stakeholders.
• Drive selected client relationships in coordination with stakeholders.
• Identify and drive cross-buy opportunities.
• Support commercial and credit committee applications.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Knowledge of financial sponsor product suite

Network of relationships within financial sponsor universe

Commercial savviness

Energy to drive transactions

Ability to navigate ambiguity

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Minimum 10 years experience in investment or corporate banking

Job description

Department Overview:

The Financial Sponsors Group (‘FSG’) is a global team covering ING’s largest financial sponsor (private capital) relationships by income and exposure. Our primary responsibility is to manage these relationships, coordinating across products and geographies to explore and maximise cross-buy opportunities. This involves regular interaction with Leveraged Finance, Corporate Finance, Fund Finance, Financial Markets, Transaction Services and other Sector teams. Added to this, FSG has a secondary portfolio management function with responsibility for allocation and performance of capital, as well as tracking share of wallet and leading reciprocity discussions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities of Role:

• Undertake banker role for FSG clients with ability to have strategy discussions with senior stakeholders
• Drive selected client relationships with stakeholders on client side on a portfolio of clients to be allocated
• Liaise laterally and vertically with stakeholders, peers and juniors to drive the client dialogue, owning the relationship with the client
• Identify and drive cross-buy opportunities
• Support commercial and credit committee applications
• Organize and set up internal deal teams to drive and coordinate origination

Portfolio and data management:

• Supervise and contribute to account planning and performance reviews in order to allocate scarce resources in the right relationships and optimize portfolio management with the objective to deliver on KPIs
• Helping to create a centre of excellence of financial sponsor activity
• Contribute to KYC onboarding and remediation efforts as part of overall client relationship

Internal Management:

• In close cooperation with Acquisition Finance and Corporate Finance, help to set the strategy for, and drive the execution of, ING’s business with your clients
• Mentor junior team members

Candidate Profile
Experience/Knowledge:

• Knowledge of relevant financial sponsor product suite with appetite to develop in particular fields
• Preferably network of existing relationships within financial sponsor universe
• Minimum 10 years experience primarily in investment or corporate banking, as well as Financial Markets and Transaction Services
• Credit risk experience

Personal Competencies:

• Commercial savviness to trace opportunities in client universe and build relationships with client counterparts
• Energy to drive transactions and result orientation
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and multiple stakeholder environment
• Entrepreneurial mindset and tenacity

ING’s purpose is ‘Empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business’. Every ING colleague is given the opportunity to contribute to that vision. We champion self-reliance and foster a collaborative and innovative culture. The Orange Code is our global manifesto for how we stay true to our purpose and our tradition of reinvention and empowerment. It is made up of ING Values (we are honest; we are prudent; we are responsible) and ING Behaviours: (you take it on and make it happen; you help others to be successful; you are always a step ahead)

For us, success will only be achieved if we act with Integrity.

Some companies see diversity as a box to be ticked. We see it as fundamental to our success and we encourage a proper work/life balance. At ING, you will be judged on your performance in line with the Orange Code. And that’s a promise.

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