VP, Investment Grade Syndicate

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The responsibilities for this role are below; you may support projects of varying complexity based on skill and organizational priorities.

• Help lead the execution of all investment-grade bond transactions, including insight and color on commercial paper, hybrids, and other products.
• Provide key insight regarding pricing levels to issuers based on investor demand, relative value analysis, secondary market performance, market dynamics, and structural considerations.
• Manage internal and external book building processes on appropriate systems which includes investor analysis, allocation strategy, transaction statistics, and post-deal insight.
• Maintain a keen awareness of macro drivers, IG spreads, credit curves, depth of the market, and secondary trading flows.
• Communicate and maintain a strong partnership with sales and trading to gather investor feedback, assess market technicals and communicate actionable market intelligence to issuers and internal stakeholders.
• Build senior-level relationships with corporate Treasury teams, C-suite executives, and key institutional investors, which includes analyst teams.
• Foster a competitive awareness of our brand as it relates to all phases of IG deals.
• Willingness to partner with internal senior leadership on strategy, areas of strength, and development of the platform.
• Support in underwriting, proper risk management, adherence to compliance, confidentiality, and information barrier requirements across all work streams.
• Collaborate in developing high-impact presentation materials using PowerPoint, Excel, Word and other relevant software programs.
• Other Duties:
  Performing other duties as assigned, adapting to new tasks or shifts in priorities as necessary to support your team’s and the company’s mission.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 7-10 years of total relevant debt capital markets or syndicate-related experience, including prior Associate-level responsibilities; internal promotion candidates typically have 3–5 total years’ experience.
• Proven track record of success in working as a part of a team to originate, and close complex financial transactions.
• Excellent presentation skills, both oral and written.
• Strong relationship building skills.
• Strong understanding of investment-grade credit fundamentals, relative value analysis and fixed‑income market dynamics.
• The ability to interact effectively with senior executives inside and outside our organization.
• Expertise in one or more industries.
• Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 79, and Series 63 licenses (or ability to maintain/obtain within company policy).

• Strong client-facing communication skills; capable of leading portions of meetings, managing expectations, and delivering concise updates.
• Deep familiarity with debt capital markets transaction processes, prospectus documentation, syndicate mechanics and securities issuance procedures.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality; sets standards for accuracy, consistency, and presentation.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and mentor junior talent and to foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture.
• Fluency with financial databases and platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Credit Sights).

• Execution Leadership:
  Anticipate roadblocks, manage critical paths, and ensure on-time, on-quality delivery across complex engagements.
• Client Impact:
  Elevate client dialogue with insights on pricing, investor demand/market technicals, issuance strategy, and market dynamics.
• Commercial Acumen:
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