Senior Investment-Grade Syndicate Lead

Fifth Third; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third Bank in Chicago is seeking a VP in Investment Grade Syndicate to lead complex debt-capital-markets transactions and work closely with corporate Treasury and institutional investors.

You will manage deal execution, provide pricing insight, supervise book-building, and collaborate with sales and trading to translate market intelligence into actionable strategies while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field.
• 7-10 years of debt capital markets or syndicate experience, with associate-level background.
• Proven track record in originating and closing complex financial transactions.
• Excellent presentation skills, both oral and written.
• Strong relationship-building with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead execution of investment-grade bond transactions, including insight on commercial paper, hybrids, and other products.
• Provide pricing insights to issuers based on investor demand, relative value, market dynamics and structure.
• Manage internal and external book-building processes with analysis, allocation, statistics, and post-deal insight.
• Maintain awareness of macro drivers, IG spreads, credit curves, and secondary trading flows.
• Collaborate with sales and trading to gather investor feedback and communicate market intelligence.
• Build senior-level relationships with corporate Treasury, C-suite executives, and institutional investors.
• Foster brand awareness across all phases of IG deals.
• Partner with senior leadership on strategy and platform development.
• Support underwriting, risk management, compliance, confidentiality, and information barriers.
• Develop high-impact presentation materials using PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support team and company mission.

Skills

Debt capital markets expertise

Syndicate experience

Client relationship management

Presentation skills

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

Bloomberg

CreditSights

Job description

Fifth Third Bank in Chicago is seeking a VP in Investment Grade Syndicate to lead complex debt-capital-markets transactions and work closely with corporate Treasury and institutional investors.

You will manage deal execution, provide pricing insight, supervise book-building, and collaborate with sales and trading to translate market intelligence into actionable strategies while mentoring junior staff.