Job Description

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 few

In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Vice President, Corporate Financing is 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) for Western Canada (including Prairies, British Columbia, Yukon and the NWT).

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

Leadership

Develop and implement a regional sales and marketing plan to ensure that the strategy for financing and advisory services is realized for the Western Canada Corporate Financing team

Participate in positioning BDC as a leading-edge business development organization by developing and implementing strategies for your segment ensuring alignment with the regional strategy

Develop 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 BDC

Ensure 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 Western Canada 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.

Market

Keep 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 clients

Develop 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 risk

Plan and manage the visibility efforts to enhance and maximize BDC\xe2\x80\x99s presence in the marketplace

Work 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.

People

Develop and implement a strategy to ensure that the organization and client\xe2\x80\x99s needs are met through talent management, employee engagement, total rewards, learning and development, and career and performance management

Ensure BDC\xe2\x80\x99s 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 objectives

Direct and lead the change strategy by supporting BDC projects, processes and orientations on the delivery of services in your territory.

Results, Profits and Risk

Monitor key variables for the successful delivery of financial and advisory services offer throughout the segment and act to ensure that objectives are met

Lead 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 management

Ensure 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 FOR

Bachelor or Master in Commerce or Finance or Business Administration

10 years of relevant experience in commercial lending and people leadership

Strong communication skills and positive influence

Highly collaborative

Strong thinking skills and strategic implementation and execution

Highly organized and proactive

Bilingualism (French and English) is an asset.

*As an organization that cares about the well-being of its employees, BDC is closing all of its offices between December 24th and January 2nd. Please note that you may encounter delays in the processing of your application.

Proudly one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

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