VP - Syndications Officer

Job Title

VP - Syndications Officer

Job Description

You are a natural collaborator who builds strong relationships with both internal teams and external clients. You excel at balancing client needs with sound, strategic deal structuring to drive mutual success.

Our Shared Future: 
"The internal team support for the role is excellent and everyone is committed towards delivering for the client."

You and Your Job
The objective of this role is to participate in the marketing, structuring, execution, and management of Loan Syndication activity, as well as providing consultation and origination of other Capital Markets opportunities for a designated area, sector, or market segment at Rabo AgriFinance in an advisory capacity.

The Syndications Officer will collaborate within a deal team setting and will handle tasks such as structuring and negotiating loan packages, securing mandates from clients, identifying and successfully syndicating with potential investors, overseeing the loan closing process, and managing communications with clients or investors throughout primary syndication and for any modifications, extensions, and renewals. Additionally, the Syndications Officer will be accountable for establishing and nurturing banking relationships with various potential investor groups, including banks, loan funds, financial institutions, Farm Credit Banks, Insurance Companies, private equity firms, and junior capital providers. They will also participate in Loan Origination activities when financial institutions sell transactions to the Bank.

Job Responsibilities
•    5% Monitor and analyze F&A loan market trends and maintain transaction comparisons.
•    15% Engage with and nurture relationships with key banks, financial institutions, and equity sponsors involved in agribusiness and agricultural production transactions aligned with the Banks target market.
•    15% Collaborate with CRT, Credit, and Senior Management to create customized syndication strategies for individual clients.
•    25% Evaluate, Structure, and Present loan syndication proposals to clients and potential partners.
•    25% Discuss, Initiate, and Finalize primary loan syndications, modifications, and extensions for significant and intricate credit deals.
•    15% Prepare pitch materials, proposal documents, term sheets, commitment letters, financial evaluations, offering memorandums, lender presentations, and syndication reports for substantial & intricate credit transactions.

Your Promise to Us: 
To be considered for the VP – Syndications Officer role, you must have:
•    Bachelor degree or 7+ years of experience (preferably Finance/Acctg/Ag Econ) major
•    Ability to travel regionally and Globally, up to 35% of the time regionally.
•    Knowledge and experience in credit analysis.
•    Familiar with procedures and facts relevant to a loan syndication professional within Rabobank.
•    Thorough understanding of all relevant banking regulations, Bank policies and limits, and Bank products.
•    Plans and organizes own work, uses time effectively, sets appropriate priorities, and anticipates business needs.
•    Reliably organizes work, works effectively and efficiently, prioritizes work and anticipates business need.
•    Proactive and assertive when dealing with business issues.
•    Juggles multiple responsibilities/projects simultaneously.
•    Communicates all matters of importance to colleagues and clients. Has skill in transmitting and receiving information orally and in writing with groups or individuals.
•    Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  Rabobank is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position. 

Our Commitment to you – cultivating your way beyond pay: 
Rabobank welcomes employees and applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that leverages the diverse strengths of our workforce. This enables us to exceed the expectations of our clients and customers while ensuring a healthy and safe environment for our staff.

We believe your well-being extends far beyond just a paycheck and should encompass your health, happiness, and satisfaction. To meet these needs, Rabobank offers a flexible hybrid working model and continually evaluates and enhances our benefit offerings to ensure they are comprehensive, competitive, and provide you with the options and flexibility you need.

Our employee benefits are focused on four main components:
•    Physical Well-Being includes our commitment to your Health and Wellness. Medical, Dental and Vision plan coverages are effective on your date of hire. Rabo offers multiple plan options and a full network of providers to best meet your needs. 

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