Application deadline: Friday, September 11th
Are you ready to advance your career while impacting change in emerging markets? We are looking for a
Principal, Financial Institutions!
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: FinDev Canada headquarters is in downtown Montreal. For the right candidate, Ottawa or Toronto will be considered, with the flexibility to work under a hybrid model, with a current requirement of three in-office days per week (subject to change).
Compensation Details- Investments, Grade 21: $150,715 - $200,953 annually, based on qualifications and experiences, plus a performance-based incentive.
Team Overview The Financial Institutions team at FinDev Canada is dedicated to originating and executing investments in the financial institutions sector including lending to local and regional banks and non-bank financial institutions.
What You Will Be DoingFinancial Institutions Strategy- Play a key role in developing FinDev Canada's strategy with respect to its investments in financial institutions.
- Serve as an internal SME on FinDev Canada's investments in financial institutions.
Pre-Pipeline Origination- Build and manage relationships with financial institutions (local and regional banks, non-bank financial institutions) and key partners (commercial lenders, MDBs, DFIs) to originate pipeline.
- Conduct market engagement with potential clients/co-investors to identify opportunities and position FinDev as a preferred partner.
- Support across the Financial Institutions team on structuring transactions.
Partnerships & External Engagement- Build strategic partnerships to facilitate private investment in emerging markets.
- Represent FinDev Canada at industry forums to strengthen visibility and credibility.
Advising Across Financial Institutions Transactions- Support transactions across the financial institutions team, providing expertise on structure and execution.
- Support the review of documents on financial institutions transactions for FinDev Canada's Triage and Investment Committee.
- Support negotiations on legal agreements on transactions across the financial institutions team.
What We Are Looking For - Minimum of 10-15 years of experience in development finance lending and specific experience with financial institutions.
- Experience originating and executing a wide variety of financing transaction structures.
- Experience building and managing strategic relationships with financial institutions and key strategic partners.
- Experience advising on transaction structuring.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with risk, strategy, investments and SME teams to execute transactions.
- Sharing the values and behaviours that guide FinDev Canada.
What Will Make You Stand Out - Bilingual in both official languages (English, French or Spanish)
- Experience within a DFI or an MDB.
- Experience working with emerging markets.
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills including experience in coordinating multiple stakeholders within varying spheres of influence.
Ready to make a difference? Learn more about us here: https://www.findevcanada.ca
