Associate Director Loan Syndications - RBC, Toronto

About this opportunity

The Corporate Client Group - Loan Syndications plays a key role in the realization of Corporate Client Group objectives through the marketing, structuring, delivery, and management of multi-bank debt solutions for a targeted customer base. The CCG team targets loan origination in the Canadian mid-market, including large Canadian subsidiaries of foreign multinationals, financial sponsor-owned businesses, and private and small to medium cap public Canadian companies.

The primary role of the Associate Director is to support the Loan Syndications team in providing structuring, marketing, and loan distribution advice to address financing requirements of borrowers in CCG and Mid-Market Leverage and Infrastructure Finance across Canada. Syndicated finance professionals act as arranger and underwriter, providing market intelligence as well as marketing, execution, and loan distribution expertise for corporations and financial sponsors.

Qualifications

Candidates must meet the following mandatory requirements to be considered for this finance position:

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Accounting, or Finance
• 2 to 4 years of work experience in a related field, including corporate/commercial lending/finance and/or risk management
• Knowledge of Capital Markets, credit, credit metrics, and credit structuring
• Professional oral and written communication skills
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills and the ability to source market data and perform research
• Ability to prioritize work and manage multiple tasks while meeting time-sensitive deadlines
• High level of attention to detail in both written and financial work

The following skills and qualifications are considered nice to have:

• MBA, CPA, or CFA ongoing or completed or other relevant professional designations
• Previous syndications experience
• Bilingual French and English communication skills

Day-to-day

As an Associate Director in Loan Syndications, your daily responsibilities encompass supporting client financial transactions, managing lender relationships, and maintaining market awareness:

• Support in evaluation and structuring of bank financing arrangements to meet Mid-Market Leverage and Infrastructure Finance and Corporate Client Group client objectives
• Liaise with deal teams across the country, Agency Services, Group Risk Management, and RBC Capital Markets Syndications to ensure loan commitments are distributed in line with targets
• Coordinate with all Corporate Client Group groups including Mid-Market Leverage and Infrastructure Finance, Capital Partners, Asset-Based Lending, and Corporate Client Group Finance to evaluate and originate new business
• Assist with negotiation of credit and other legal agreements with outside counsel and clients
• Act as key liaison between the Corporate Client Group and all other financial institutions who are loan participants in RBC-led transactions, covering initial transactions and subsequent amendments
• Remain abreast of general trends in the Canadian bank market, summarize market intelligence in internal presentations, and update key stakeholders
• Manage and respond to requirements of other lenders to help assist them in participating in Corporate Client Group transactions
• Prepare Confidential Information Memorandums, lender presentations, and internal vetting decks
• Maintain comparable transaction datasets and market update materials
• Prepare syndication strategies and timelines, as well as term sheets, arrangement letters, and fee letters
• Prepare Loan Distribution Committee memorandums

The team

Working at RBC means joining an inclusive workplace guided by shared values of client first, integrity, collaboration, respect, and excellence. Employees experience a progressive environment focused on professional growth and community impact.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work