Description

In this role at Citizens, you’re made ready for a fulfilling career with exciting new challenges and opportunities to stretch yourself! Citizens Debt Capital Markets Group, part of Citizens Capital Markets & Advisory division, is seeking an experienced Vice President in Boston, MA or Charlotte, NC to support the team’s senior professionals in originating, structuring and executing debt capital markets transactions in support of acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, dividend recapitalizations, restructurings and short/long term refinancings. The Vice President’s responsibilities will require significant transaction involvement, from origination through closing, and the ability to work on multiple projects and transactions concurrently. The Vice President will play a critical role on deal teams and coordinating projects and will interact directly with Managing Directors, senior management, other groups within Citizens, client management teams, private equity firms, legal counsel, and professionals at other banks. The Vice President will also be responsible for supervising and developing associate and analyst level bankers.

This position offers an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing leveraged finance / loan syndications group with top 10 market leading positions in middle market corporate and financial sponsor backed transactions. Through this experience the Vice President will gain insight into the issues and considerations for management teams and shareholders at growing middle market companies, and exposure to strategic, financial and capital decision making. The Vice President will also develop direct relationship management responsibilities through interactions with current and prospective clients and professionals at other financial institutions, law and private equity firms.

Primary responsibilities include

• Working with Managing Directors and client Relationship Managers to develop new business ideas, pitch strategies or financing scenarios to help corporate clients and financial sponsors achieve their financial and strategic objectives

• Credit underwriting focused on completing acquisitions, recapitalization, restructurings, leveraged buyouts and refinancing transactions for new and existing customers. Completing and managing process of implementation

• Analyzing financial model output and client information to prioritize data and present conclusions for discussion purposes

• Coordinating with Managing Directors to provide indicative transaction structure and pricing guidance based on financial model and comparable transaction analysis

• Working with junior resources to prepare pitch materials for client meetings

• Supporting Portfolio / Relationship Managers in transaction screening and credit / underwriting approval meetings to provide detailed overviews on clients and transactions and offer market insights and advice

• Playing a key leadership role throughout the transaction execution process

• Participating in accounting, business and legal due diligence (with drafting sessions for public offerings)

• Working with legal counsel and clients / financial sponsors to draft and negotiate all legal documentation

• Working with sales distribution team to develop syndication strategies with targeted investor lists

• Preparing detailed transaction marketing materials including confidential information memoranda and lender presentations

• Coordinating with sales distribution team to answer lender due diligence questions

• Assisting clients, internal operations team and investors through the closing process

• Ability to function as part of a flat organization, manage several projects at once and work effectively as an individual and as part of multiple teams

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to express ideas in a persuasive, organized, and articulate manner

• Ability to follow-up independently and consistently and play the critical role as the project manager on most assignments and the primary capital markets contact

• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis with a solid understanding of financial statements, financial modeling and company or industry analysis

• Self-starting team player who can think strategically and excel in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, challenging work environment

• High degree of maturity and integrity with a positive and hardworking attitude

• Excellent attention to detail

• Ability to immediately contribute to the group based on past experience and help to transfer best practices and knowledge

Qualifications, Education, Certifications and/or Other Professional Credentials

• Undergraduate degree with a strong academic record from a leading university. All concentrations considered given level of industry experience

• MBA a strong plus, but not required given level of experience

• Attendance in a formal investment or corporate banking training program preferred, but not required

• 6+ years of direct experience with proven client interaction and Debt Capital Markets, Loan Syndications, Leveraged Finance, Direct Lending, M&A, or Mezzanine Debt transaction experience

• Full command of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint along with related financial services software including S&P CapitalIQ, S&P Leveraged Commentary, Advantage Data, Bloomberg, Thomson One, Thomson Loan Pricing Connector, FactSet, etc.

• FINRA Series 79 (or 7) and Series 63 and /or willingness to obtain licenses in a short timeframe

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40 +

• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

Some job boards have started using jobseeker-reported data to estimate salary ranges for roles. If you apply and qualify for this role, a recruiter will discuss accurate pay guidance.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Citizens we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and treat everyone with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on experience, performance, and ability. Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify), genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws.

Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer

Citizens is a brand name of Citizens Bank, N.A. and each of its respective affiliates.

Why Work for Us

At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth

06/01/2024