We are banking at another level.Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.Choosing BDC as your employer also means:Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a fewIn addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal lifeOpportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...Explore the BDC Way in ourPOSITION OVERVIEWThe Vice President, Corporate Financing is part of the Ontario Senior Financing Team ensuring alignment of initiatives and projects that enable the achievement of business objectives as well as corporate priorities. A leader of leaders, the incumbent will be responsible for the Corporate Financing team (Financing and advisory solutions to companies with revenues of $50M and over).CHALLENGES TO BE METLeadershipDevelop and implement a regional sales and marketing plan to ensure that the strategy for financing and advisory services is realized for the Ontario Corporate Financing teamParticipate in positioning BDC as a leading-edge business development organization by developing and implementing strategies for your segment ensuring alignment with the regional strategyDevelop and foster relationships with professional networks, financial and business communities, suppliers, and counterparts of other organizations to keep abreast of emerging trends and their relevance to BDCEnsure accountability for compliance to business rules, policies and procedures in all aspects of the life of a loan (business development, underwriting, security & disbursement and administration & relationship)Develop and maintain strong, two-way communication link with the other Ontario Senior leaders and their business centers in the region in order to closely monitor key variables for the successful delivery of financial and advisory services throughout the area.MarketKeep abreast of the general issues affecting the Corporate Financing business community including market conditions, industry practices and financial results for existing and potential clients.Optimize productivity by ensuring the proper allocation of resources for acquisition of new client relationships and retention of existing clientsDevelop and implement tactical initiatives to help clients grow by adding value through knowledge, advice, and additional financing ensuring that repeat and retention goals are optimized, while balancing profit and riskPlan and manage the visibility efforts to enhance and maximize BDC’s presence in the marketplaceWork closely with partner groups: Growth and Transition Capital and Advisory to identify businesses with significant growth potential and opportunities for BDC to serve their needs.PeopleDevelop and implement a strategy to ensure that the organization and client’s needs are met through talent management, employee engagement, total rewards, learning and development, and career and performance managementEnsure BDC’s recruiting efforts offer opportunities for diversity and are representative of the communities in which BDC does business. Promoting equal opportunities for women leaders in the organization is a focus.Develop and maintain effective communication channels to ensure the timely dissemination of information, implementation of initiatives and achievement of objectivesDirect and lead the change strategy by supporting BDC projects, processes and orientations on the delivery of services in your territory.Results, Profits and RiskMonitor key variables for the successful delivery of financial and advisory services offer throughout the segment and act to ensure that objectives are metLead and be accountable for the profitability of the portfolio and the advisory services practice through the levers of fees, interest rates and the efficiency targets through productivity and expense managementEnsure sound risk management of the portfolio through balanced acquisition efforts in loan structuring, due diligence and risk mitigation and manage risk of existing clients.WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FORBachelor or Master in Commerce, Finance or Business Administration10 years of relevant experience in commercial lending and people leadershipStrong communication skills and positive influenceHighly collaborativeStrong thinking skills and strategic implementation and executionHighly organized and proactiveBilingualism (French and English) is an assetProudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at .While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.
