Associate/VP, Corporate Banking, Madrid

Job Description:

Job Title: Corporate Banker

Corporate Title: Associate/Vice President

Location: Madrid

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

The Team:

You will be joining the Iberian (Spain & Portugal) Corporate Banking Team based in Madrid which is covering indigenous large corporate clients headquartered in Spain and Portugal focusing on both publicly listed and private large cap companies.

Role Description:

Due to expansion in the franchise we are looking for a Corporate Banking Associate/Vice President to join the team.  In addition to project execution and secondary client relationship coverage, you will be responsible for developing tactical plans to the targeted new client groups. Together with a senior banker handling all aspects of major client relationships including advice, direction, coordination, and execution of various transactions.

Responsibilities:

• You will manage and develop direct resources and activities across the global franchise in order to deliver the Bank’s products and services to the Iberian clients

• Manage multi-product origination efforts within the integrated coverage model and ensure internal partnerships are seamless and efficient to the client

• Drive client planning routines (Portfolio Assessment Meetings, Product Partner Meetings, Client Team Meetings) to increase client penetration across the BofA product suite

• Act as the secondary client manager for clients

• Together with a senior banker originate, build and manage client relationships on a day-to-day basis and provide a point of contact

• Lead and coordinate groups of bankers that focus in Corporate Banking across the regions

• Demonstrate deep market knowledge of Corporate Banking and apply this knowledge by generating beneficial ideas for clients, thinking strategically and forecasting client needs

• Ensuring the Bank’s activities are conducted in a compliant and risk free manner

• Deliver presentations and advice to clients

• Originate business and offer all the products the Bank can offer to each client

• Demonstrate and maintain appropriate detailed sector, regional and technical knowledge

What we are looking for:

• Deep financial background, commercial, presentation and sales skills

• Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independence

• Full fluency or native in Spanish and English (both written and verbal)

• Prior experience in a recognized global financial institution of the  Corporate & Investment Banking product suite (ie Lending, Debt Capital Markets, Derivatives, Treasury, Leasing etc) and client access in the large corporate segment in Spain & Portugal

• Ability to effectively interact with and the ability to work and communicate effectively with the immediate Corporate Bank team, but also with other product partners (Loan Capital markets, IG bonds, Leverage Finance, Investment Banking, Derivatives, etc)

• Creativity, problem solving skills, flexibility in approach and the ability to work with members of multiple product groups at the same time

• Ability to analyse complex client financial objectives, accounting or tax issues and alternative solutions or approaches

• You will have the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously & working effectively as an individual & as part of a team

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.