Industry Banker, Critical Metals & Minerals, ETNR Americas

Industry Banker, Critical Metals & Minerals, ETNR Americas

• CDI
• New York

Summary of Position

Join Natixis as a Senior Industry Banker, a pivotal and high-profile role responsible for spearheading the execution of our global Critical Metals and Minerals strategy. In this position, you will drive client relationship origination and execute complex, high-value transactions—specifically originating and executing strategic transactions across M&A, Debt and Equity advisory, Structured Finance and Commodities in-house—across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

We expect you to possess strong, well-established relationships with senior executives and C-suite decision-makers at key client organizations within these target regions.

Beyond originating, leading, and elevating client relationships, you will be instrumental in generating lucrative cross-sell opportunities across a comprehensive suite of financial products. This includes corporate finance, Project Finance (under our Infrastructure and Energy Finance umbrella), debt and equity capital markets, global trade, leveraged finance, and global markets (such as FX, commodity and IRS hedging, ABS, and treasury). Consequently, extensive transaction experience, deep product knowledge across these areas, and a strong personal track record in originating and executing strategic transactions are essential.

You must possess a proven track record of directly originating and executing strategic transactions. While you will drive and originate these strategic transaction sin-house, you will also collaborate seamlessly as needed with senior M&A professionals globally within Natixis, as well as with our premier boutique partners, such as Azure Capital.

More broadly, you will serve as the senior regional ambassador both internally and externally within the Americas for the critical metals and minerals sector. Your focus will be on strategic advisory, sophisticated content and idea generation, and the development of capital-efficient, balance-sheet-light solutions.

In this role, you will present balance-sheet proposals, credit reviews, and long-term strategic plans to executive management, collaborating with our global team to facilitate seamless deal execution.

Cultivating elite, trust-based relationships with key decision-makers is paramount, and you will foster similar collaborative partnerships within our global network. This role reports functionally to the Global Head of the Critical Metals and Minerals Industry Group based in Paris and locally to the Head of Energy Transition and Natural Resources Industry Group (ETNR), Americas (based in Houston).

As a senior leader within the global ETNR Industry Group, you will actively shape the group's broader strategy and daily operations by proposing innovative improvements, establishing best practices, and sharing collective market intelligence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic Client Dialogue: Develop sophisticated strategic dialogues with core sector clients, generate unsolicited, high-impact pitch ideas, and directly originate strategic transactions across M&A, Debt and Equity advisory, Structured Finance and Commodities.
• Holistic Sector Coverage: Provide comprehensive sector coverage for allocated clients and prospects, driving the origination of all relevant Investment Banking and Global Markets products—including M&A Advisory, Project Finance, and Capital Markets—in close partnership with regional product bankers and aligned M&A boutiques where leverage is required.
• Commercial Velocity: Increase commercial and marketing velocity for your client portfolio, championing multi-product pitches (with an emphasis on strategic M&A and advisory) to maximize client engagement and wallet share.
• Sector Leadership: Provide decisive, sector-specific insights to guide major business, risk, and credit decisions.
• Risk Management: Act as a highly diligent first line of defense for all clients and transactions under your direct or indirect purview.
• Technical Excellence: Demonstrate and foster outstanding technical execution, market intellect, and elite presentation skills.
• Talent Development: Mentor, inspire, and develop…