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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.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND 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.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
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.
All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions for which reasonable
accommodation will be made. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. This position description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related instructions as requested by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.
Corporate Finance & Advisory Executive Director
Total Base Pay Range 119,500.00 - 256,900.00 USD Annual
At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.
The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.
Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner.
LOCATION -- Chicago, Illinois 60606
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