Associate Director, Deal Structuring

• An exciting & essential role within the business
• Be supported to grow your career at NAB
• Make a real difference for our customers and communities.

Our people are customer obsessed. They prioritise the needs and satisfaction of the customer above all else.  Our mindset fosters innovation and creates strong, lasting customer relationships as we strive to be the most customer centric company in Australia and New Zealand.

In the role of
Associate Director, Deal Structuring & Execution (DSE) – Emerging Corporate (EC)
, you will join a high performing team that's doubling down on winning together in the key growth segment of Emerging Corporate.

Each day, you'll go above and beyond to:

• Lead a highly motivated and enthusiastic team of Associates and Seniors Associate in a growth segment.
• Support and coach Associates and Senior Associates in both deal structuring and end-to-end file management.
• Partner with Bankers using your expertise in engagement and collaboration.
• Awareness of NAB's credit policies and internal risk appetite and utilise product and sector experience to contribute to problem solving.
• Lead transactions, prepare & support credit submissions for recommendation to credit.
• Support credit decision jointly with Bankers to Credit.
• Ongoing portfolio management & monitoring of the risk profile and compliance, ensuring portfolio hygiene is of a high standard.
• Bring agility and exceptional leadership and workload prioritisation skills
• Contribution towards risk and capital management plan; proactive positioning of the portfolio to meet finance plans and regulatory changes.
• Support Relationship Bankers with origination and prospecting activities.
• Deepening industry speciality knowledge - identify development areas to support high performance of the team, coordinate training sessions including arranging deal reviews, facilitate working groups, maintain updated industry papers & benchmarking for relevant portfolio sectors.

We're looking for the best and brightest to deliver the best for our customers. You'll need:

• Excellence in credit writing and analysis, capable of executing complex Business Lending Cashflow transactions.
• Ability to lead & develop these capabilities simultaneously within your team.
• Demonstrated experience across debt structuring & execution, portfolio management, client engagement, preferably within financial services and/or medium to large complex organisations.
• Business partnering experience with the ability to engage, collaborate and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A willingness to tackle complex problems and use critical thinking, your network, skills, knowledge, and available data to drive better outcomes for our colleagues, customers, and the bank.
• A positive attitude and strong motivation for continuous learning and development
• Experience and/or exposure to M&A financing solutions (preferable)
• Relevant tertiary qualification (post graduate qualification would be highly regarded)

A diverse and inclusive workplace works better for everyone
We know that our people make us who we are. That's why we have built a culture of equity and respect – where everyone feels valued and appreciated for being their authentic selves. In partnership with our multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) we continue to foster an inclusive environment, where all NAB colleagues' unique backgrounds and identities are understood, respected and celebrated. We are committed to providing an environment where you can work your way.

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If you think this role is the right fit for you, we would love to hear from you. Please note candidate screening and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date of the job advert. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.