Vice President/Director, Corporate Banking, Frankfurt

Job Description

This job is with Bank of America, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

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 Corporate Banking Team based in Frankfurt which is covering corporate clients headquartered in Germany focusing on both publicly listed and private large and mid cap companies.

Role Description

Due to expansion in Frankfurt we are looking for a Corporate Banking Vice President/Director 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

• Primary focus will be to lead new client origination efforts, especially in the Mid Cap corporate segment in Germany
• Together with a senior banker build and manage these new client relationships on a day-to-day basis and act as the secondary client manager for them
• Drive client planning routines (Portfolio Assessment Meetings, Product Partner Meetings, Client Team Meetings) to increase client penetration across the BofA product suite
• Deliver presentations and advice to clients
• Manage multi-product origination efforts within the integrated coverage model and ensure internal partnerships are seamless and efficient to the client
• 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 client
• Lead and coordinate groups of bankers that focus in Corporate Banking across the regions to cater to client's global subsidiary needs
• Demonstrate deep market knowledge of Corporate Banking including the Bank's full product suite and apply this knowledge by generating beneficial ideas for clients, thinking strategically and forecasting client needs
• Demonstrate and maintain appropriate detailed sector, regional and technical knowledge
• Responsible for ensuring the Bank's activities are conducted in a compliant and risk free manner

What We Are Looking For

• Prior experience and client access in the Mid Cap corporate segment in Germany
• You will possess excellent client relationships, marketing, presentation and sales skills
• Self-motivated, tenacious and able to work with high degree of independence
• Ability to effectively interact with and the ability to work and communicate effectively with the immediate team, product partners and ultimately bank clients
• 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
• Fluency in German (both written and verbal)

Bank Of America

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