Structured Lending Advisor II or III

Truist; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation & holidays

Disability coverage

Job summary

Truist is seeking a Structured Lending Advisor to partner with Wealth Advisors, designing customized, high-value credit strategies for UHNW clients. The role covers deal lifecycle management from proposal through closing, ensuring profitability and adherence to risk appetite.

Ideal candidates have a business degree, strong credit analysis skills, and a track record of servicing sophisticated wealth clients within a regulated banking environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to evaluate financial statements and structure complex credits as part of a client’s wealth plan.
• Familiarity with complex client entities and wealth lending products.
• Strong oral and written communication; ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate deal lifecycle from proposal to loan closing.
• Serve as primary contact for Wealth Advisors and deal fulfillment partners.
• Structure customized loan facilities within credit risk appetite and regulatory requirements.
• Develop credit solutions for UHNW clients and high-value opportunities.
• Coordinate with credit portfolio, risk, and legal teams to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Credit analysis

Client relationships

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business-related field

Job description

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

The Structured Lending Advisor is a geographically (or segment) based, client-facing role, partnering directly with Wealth Advisors to recommend highly customized, complex credit strategies to meet the needs of high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients and prospects. The Structured Lending Advisor is an active member of the client relationship team, providing loan structure and credit advisory solutions while ensuring a seamless end-end experience for wealth clients and prospects. Structured Lending Advisors are responsible for achieving credit portfolio growth and meeting loan profitability goals for supported markets.

Structured Lending Advisors handle the most complex wealth borrowing structures and credit facilities, targeting UHNW clients with AUM in excess of $25+MM. Borrower credit needs can be in excess of $100MM.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Facilitate the deal life cycle from deal proposal to loan closing.
• Serve as the first point of contact for Wealth Advisors and internal deal fulfillment partners.
• Escalate backlogs and issues as needed to move the transaction along the deal life cycle.
• Build relationships as an active and engaged member of an advisor team, focusing on delivering planning-based loan solutions to wealth clients.
• Structure highly customized, complex loan structures to clients and prospect within Truist’s prescribed credit risk appetite, procedures and other regulatory requirements.
• Credit requests have a variety of ownership structures and deal complexity, and could include both owner-occupied and investor-owned commercial real estate, yacht/airplane financing, concentrated stock/highly structured securities-backed and unsecured facilities.
• Drive new business generation and manage credit pipeline for all new and increased loan requests Balance risk-reward expectations to meet client needs and the revenue and asset quality expectations of the bank
• Prepare deal sheet memorandum for business-purpose (i.e. wholesale) loan requests, identifying loan structure, financial document analysis/ overview, probability model with rate recommendation and risk mitigates.
• Partner effectively with credit portfolio team, credit risk management, in-house/external counsel, compliance and other cross-functional partners to support the timely delivery of the credit processes to market partners and clients.
• Have a strong understanding of industry trends, including knowledge of competitors and loan market dynamics.
• Typical competitors for the Wealth Advisory portfolio include: Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, or J.P. Morgan. Act as a credit market ambassador for assigned regions, building credit solution awareness and actively coaching the market on profitability, credit policies and procedures.
• Ensure lending solutions are a core component of the Truist Wealth value proposition across all target client segments. Actively identify gaps in the credit process and stays abreast of industry and market changes to improve credit solutions and client experience.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business-related field, or equivalent education and training.
• Seven years of training and experience related to Lending Advisor role.
• Experience in evaluating a client’s financial statements and overall profile to structure complex, custom credits that are part of a client’s overall financial plan.
• Must be familiar with complex client entity structures, commercial lending products and/or complex, custom cash-flow based wealth lending solutions
• Excellent proven oral and written communication skills.
• Solid client relationship skills and demonstrated ability to work with a team.
• Strong organizational skills. NMLS / Safe Act Registered within --- days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advance degree or related industry designation (CFA, CFP, etc).
• Completion of formal bank credit training program from a well-respected financial institution.
• Demonstrated ability to manage HNW and UHNW relationships and their advisors.
• Knowledge of relevant legal, regulatory and compliance issues.
• Deep credit experience and knowledge.
• Excellent legal and loan structuring fundamentals.
• In-depth knowledge of investment banking and corporate finance transactions, including with leveraged credit underwriting.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation:

All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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