Mid-Cap Leveraged Finance Director

NatWest Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in the UK is seeking a Director for their Mid-Cap Leveraged Finance Team. The role involves driving deal origination with private equity sponsors, leading transaction execution, and managing stakeholder relationships. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in the UK leveraged finance Mid-Market and proven leadership abilities. This position offers a collaborative environment focused on high performance, with opportunities for significant impact on business strategy and growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of UK leveraged finance Mid-Market.
• Demonstrated ability to build business success.
• Proven results delivered through team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth and market coverage for MCLF business.
• Originate high-quality transactions and provide client solutions.
• Lead and develop junior colleagues to maximize potential.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic thinking

People management

Understanding of credit risk

Knowledge of leveraged finance Mid-Market

Job description

Join us as a Director in NatWest’s Mid-Cap Leveraged Finance Team

• You’ll be a senior member of NatWest’s Mid-Cap Leveraged Finance (MCLF) Structured Finance team, operating across the UK and Western Europe
• We’ll look to you to drive deal origination with coverage of Mid-Market private equity sponsors, and lead execution of sponsor leveraged finance transactions, managing all external and internal stakeholders, deal teams and processes
• This is a senior position, requiring a seasoned Director with strong sponsor leveraged finance experience and an established network of contacts across the UK private equity market
• This is an opportunity for you to join a high flow, leading bank franchise in the UK sponsor leveraged finance Mid-Market, and a collaborative team with a strong culture and an established track record of high performance

What You’ll Do

As a Director, you’ll be one of the senior leaders driving the MCLF business and strategy forward, owning client and advisor relationships, driving deal flow and transaction execution within risk appetite, and developing juniors

Day to day you’ll be responsible for:

• Driving growth, market coverage, and market profile of the MCLF business
• Originating high quality transactions and delivering best-in‑class structuring and execution, whilst leveraging the bank’s broader platform and collaborating effectively with teams across the bank to deliver client solutions across financing, banking, and risk management
• Working closely with MCLF’s institutional lending partners to deliver client financing solutions more effectively
• Actively driving achievement of MCLF’s objectives and financial budgets, with a continued focus on driving sustainable growth and attractive risk‑adjusted returns
• Leading, managing, coaching and enabling junior colleagues to develop to their full potential

The Skills You’ll Need

It’s important that you have extensive knowledge of the UK leveraged finance Mid‑Market, with strong contacts across the market. You’ll display good leadership experience and will have a track record of working with others to build business success

You’ll also need to demonstrate:

• Experience in strategic thinking and external marketing
• Proven people management ability, delivering results through others
• A strong understanding of credit risk, structuring and documentation in a sponsor leveraged finance context, with extensive practical experience across transactions
• The ability to strongly contribute to the delivery of stretching financial team targets