Vice President, Venture & Growth Finance

NatWest Group; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking a Vice President in Venture & Growth Finance to create a lending framework for the Innovation Economy. The ideal candidate will leverage their understanding of venture lending and work closely with stakeholders to manage risks effectively while providing a seamless client experience. This role demands experience in a venture debt team and knowledge of the competitive landscape.

Qualifications

• Sound experience leading to a disciplined credit strategy for market volatility.
• Understanding of exposure weight to larger companies and enterprise-style financings.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation of a lending framework across various industries.
• Balance and build a risk framework for venture debt strategy.
• Liaise with customers and investors to originate new lending opportunities.

Skills

Deep understanding of venture lending

Experience in venture debt team

Knowledge of managing a warrant book

Job description

Join us as Vice President, Venture & Growth Finance

• Working closely with key stakeholders, you’ll support the creation of 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 other partners to deliver a seamless client experience while balancing our risk framework

What you'll do

As a Vice President in Venture Debt, you’ll be part of a 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, you’ll effectively balance and build a risk framework that scales and protects the firm during every cycle.

You’ll also:

• Support 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 working in a venture debt team in banking services

• Extensive experience and knowledge of managing a warrant book