Corporate Finance & Advisory Executive Director

Fifth Third Bank•Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Make banking a Fifth Third better® We connect great people to great opportunities. Are you ready to take the next step? Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank. GENERAL FUNCTION: Investment banking coverage role providing corporate finance advice and strategic insights across broad spectrum of industries and capital markets solutions with the objective of deepening client relationships and enhancing commercial opportunities. Key objectives of the role and the respective group include: Identification and development of capital markets opportunities within the middle market regions of Fifth Third Bank. Winning new bank and Fifth Third Securities relationships in the middle market. Enhancing and deepening existing Fifth Third relationships. Supporting Fifth Third commercial bankers and regional teams with capital markets and advisory education, training, knowledge, solutions, perspectives, and capabilities. Organizational development and leadership of a mission critical, growing group. The role is responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Requirements

12+ years of combined, meaningful and relevant experience in Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Middle Market Banking, Corporate Banking, CEO or CFO, or related roles
Demonstrated track record, acumen, and fit for our origination, relationship development, and client advisory.
Excellent interpersonal communication and team skills in cross-functional roles or matrixed organizations with different levels and types of internal constituents, prospects and clients
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong project management skills.
Strong foundation in corporate finance and capital markets solutions including: capital budgeting, M&A, leverage finance, equity capital markets, and debt capital markets.
Strong collaboration skills.
MBA or the functional equivalent.
Ability to travel 2-3 weeks per month.
Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 79, 63 licenses required.

Responsibilities

Develop a consistent calling effort to proactively be in the markets interacting with clients and prospects on a regular basis while effectively communicating with leadership and capital markets.
Generate and drive a consistent process for managing priority relationship in the regions and collaborating with relationship managers and capital markets partners to convert ideas into actionable opportunities.
Develop creative approaches to marketing and customer relationship building while enhancing the group's visibility both internally and externally.
Deliver proprietary analytics and insights covering corporate finance subject matters such as valuation, optimal capital structure, returns analysis, benchmarking analysis, debt capacity and refunding analysis, strategic alternatives, accretion/dilution analysis and other bespoke analysis as needed.
Leverage industry content and knowledge from partners to deliver unique insights and competitive analysis relevant to client's situation and market segments.
Assess key market and financial trends impacting clients and create thematic content pieces and pitch ideas to present to clients and prospects.
Provide market feedback and share thought leadership ideas with internal banking teams that increase the visibility of potential commercial and capital markets opportunities.
Collaborate with Investment Banking, DCM, and Financial Sponsors among other partners to develop client opportunities into engagements and facilitate the execution role for the appropriate teams to manage.
Contribute and help lead the corporate finance team within Investment Banking to support the strategic objectives of the team, including development of junior staff.
Educate and support commercial bankers and regional teams.
Achieve business goals while demonstrating the bank's core values and risk behaviors.
Responsible for providing junior staff timely, candid and constructive performance feedback, identifying and developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning, and recognizing and rewarding employees.