CIBC

Director, Agency Services, Project Finance & Infrastructure

CIBC$225K — $250K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Project Finance with an Agency Services function
  • Demonstrated client and relationship management skills
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and consensus-building abilities
  • Knowledge of project finance loan documentation
  • Understanding of credit standards and terms for project financings
  • Alignment with CIBC's core values: trust, teamwork, and accountability

Responsibilities

  • Manage client-facing and lender-facing activities for transactions
  • Serve as the primary contact for deal stakeholders including sponsors and advisors
  • Co-ordinate the lender group in response to borrower requests
  • Direct relevant advisors on transactions as needed
  • Distribute information and reports to lenders
  • Organize and participate in lender/sponsor communications
  • Determine approvals or declines for borrower requests from lenders

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life, disability, and other insurance plans
  • Paid time off including vacation and sick leave
  • Paid parental leave
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Additional perks and incentives for team members
Full Job Description
What You'll Be Doing

As a member of the Corporate Banking team, you'll work in a fast-paced organization where you'll make a meaningful difference in our clients' lives.

As Director, Agency Services, Project Finance & Infrastructure, you will be responsible for managing all client-facing and lender-facing activities (inter alia, the processing of waivers, extensions, consents, amendments, refinancings) on transactions in our portfolio where CIBC is acting as Administrative Agent or is a bilateral lender to a client. The Agency Services team will serve as the main point of contact for deal stakeholders (sponsors, borrowers, consultants, lawyers, lenders etc.) while closely working with the Portfolio Management team and Deal Execution Teams.

How You'll Succeed
  • The Director will be responsible for providing dedicated coverage of agented or bilateral transactions in conjunction with the New York Portfolio Management and Deal Teams and the Toronto based CPS (Agency) team
    • Serve as the main point of contact for deal stakeholders as set out above
    • Co-ordinate the lender group in responding to Borrower requests such as amendments, waivers or consents
    • Co-ordinate and direct the relevant advisors on a transaction (e.g. independent engineer, legal advisor, insurance consultant) as needed to respond to Borrower requests
    • Distribute required information and reports to lenders as needed
    • Organize and participate in all lender / sponsor calls and updates
    • Discuss and answer credit and deal structure related questions from other lenders.
    • Determine whether required lenders have approved or declined borrower requests


Who You Are

CIBC possesses a strong culture that enables it to attract, integrate and retain exceptional Corporate and Investment Banking professionals and clients. It is committed to developing its employees over the long-term and building a sustainable team and business. CIBC's commitment to its clients, teamwork, integrity, professional excellence and objectivity is embodied today in the firm's core values.
  • The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience working in Project Finance in an Agency Services function and will have demonstrated skills in client / relationship management, stakeholder engagement, consensus building and optimizing operational efficiencies
  • Candidate must have experience in Project Finance loan documentation and knowledgeable in the roles and responsibilities of deal advisors (lawyers, engineers etc.)
  • Candidate must have a solid understanding of the credit standards and terms for project financings in order to work closely with the Portfolio Management team and the credit approval process at CIBC.
  • Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.
  • It is essential for the successful candidate to fit properly and successfully within those elements of the CIBC culture.


At CIBC, we offer a competitive total rewards package. This role has an expected salary range of $225,000-$250,000 for the New York, NY market based on experience, qualifications, and location of the position. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. CIBC offers a full range of benefits and programs to meet our employee's needs; including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave, Parental Leave, and Vacation), Holidays, and 401(k), in addition to other special perks reserved for our team members.

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location. Additional total compensation and benefits details will be provided during the hiring process.

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Job Location
NY-New York, 300 Madison Ave Fl 8

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
40

Skills
Analytical Thinking, Business Banking, Business Development, Business Solutions, Credit Analysis, Credit Processes, Customer Experience (CX), Financial Markets Analysis, Relationship Management

About CIBC

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in the city's Financial District. CIBC's Institution Number is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT. It is one of two Big Five banks founded in Toronto, the other being the Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was formed through the June 1, 1961, merger of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial Bank of Canada, the largest merger between chartered banks in Canadian history. The bank has four strategic business units: Canadian Personal and Business Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets. It has international operations in the United States, the Caribbean, Asia, and United Kingdom; Globally. CIBC serves more than eleven million clients, and has over 40,000 employees. The company ranks at number 172 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing.
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