Innovation Banking Executive Director

Fifth Third Bank • New York, NY

1d • $121,900 - $262,100 • Onsite

About The Position

Fifth Third Bank is seeking an Innovation Banking Executive Director to join their team. This role focuses on growing and retaining relationships with targeted clients by providing value-added financial solutions. The Executive Director will develop business development strategies, lead credit staff, and coordinate client-facing activities. Responsibilities include underwriting credit requests, developing revenue growth through loans, deposits, and fee income, and identifying new business opportunities. The role also involves preparing and presenting credit proposals, ensuring loan acceptability, and monitoring customer performance and industry trends. Additionally, the Executive Director will support Capital Markets businesses by assessing client needs for securities products and capital markets services.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree required, graduate degree preferred.
• 8 – 10+ years of experience in Banking, Investment Banking, M&A or Capital Markets.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience at the Director level.
• Strong corporate finance and credit skills.
• Proven track record of success in working as a part of a team to originate, and close complex financial transactions.
• Proven ability to pitch, win and execute on corporate finance ideas.
• Leadership experience and history of involvement in key decisions around a growing financial services business.
• Excellent presentation skills, both oral and written
• Strong relationship building skills
• The ability to interact effectively with senior executives inside and outside our organization.
• Expertise in one or more business sectors is a plus.
• Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 79, and 63 license required per Fifth Third guidelines.
• Series 24 license preferred.
• Professional proficiency, generally acquired through 8+ years of relevant work or internship experience in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• Proven track record of success in leading teams to structure, negotiate and execute complex transactions.
• Visibility to leadership as mentor in training, retention and development of talent.
• High attention to detail and commitment to deliver high quality work product consistently.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage a team.
• Strong collaboration, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required securities licenses in accordance with company policy.
• Client Advisory & Relationship Management – Ability to lead strategic conversations, build trust, and deliver tailored solutions that deepen client relationships.
• Origination & Commercial Impact – Skilled in identifying opportunities, developing pitches, and converting ideas into revenue-generating engagements.
• Team Leadership & Development – Proven ability to mentor, develop, and lead high-performing teams.
• Market Insight & Thought Leadership – Ability to translate market trends into strategic content and client engagement strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree preferred.
• Expertise in one or more business sectors is a plus.
• Series 24 license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for growing and retaining relationships with targeted client group by coordinating all aspects of the client relationship through the delivery of value-added financial solutions (ranging from traditional to customized products) to existing and prospective clients that will help them to enhance their business.
• Develops business development strategy to generate new business.
• Provides leadership and direction to other credit staff and fosters strong communication between customers and internal staff from application through closing.
• Coordinates all client-facing activities related to their clients, including credit support and other product area (e.g., Treasury Management) partners.
• Responsible for the review and underwriting of credit requests and insuring appropriateness and satisfaction level of existing services provided.
• Responsible for developing revenue growth through generation of loans, deposits, fee income and cross selling all applicable bank services to existing customer base, and to identify and solicit bank services to non-customers.
• Develops profitable new credit and non-credit new business within assigned territory.
• Develops intimate knowledge of all customers and prospect opportunities.
• Prepares and presents credit proposals for existing and new customers.
• Ensures that proposals are complete, viable and that sources of repayment are sound and well documented.
• Responsible for relationship review and overall relationship profitability.
• Works with Portfolio Manager, Credit Analysts, and other members of the Credit Department to underwrite credit requests.
• Ensures proper reporting, documentation, and review to determine that a loan is an acceptable risk.
• Monitors, on an ongoing basis, information concerning customer performance, abilities, and industry to determine that loan is an acceptable risk.
• Attends community and/or industry-specific forums, conferences and/or meetings to broaden relationship network and continually deepen knowledge of trends and practices.
• Provides support to the Capital Markets businesses by assessing whether securities products and capital markets services would be appropriate for a particular client and working with the Capital Markets teams to provide those products and services to clients.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings
• Eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan
• Extensive benefits programs designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director