Vice President - Project Finance Specialist

Rabobank is a global leader in financing the Energy Transition. This role provides an unique opportunity to work within an experienced and high-performing team that has a strong commercial mandate to grow. As a Vice President Project Finance Specialist on the Structuring & Execution team, you have a central role in structuring transactions for key client and organize deal teams for timely and high quality execution of project finance and other structured finance solutions.

"A collaborative and supportive team culture, where talented individuals learn from one another, share expertise freely, and work together to deliver outstanding results." - MD

You and Your Job

The VP level Project Finance Specialist is a key member of the growing Project Finance Americas team, bringing a strong commercial perspective and a passion for supporting the Energy Transition. This role will help expand the platform by sourcing, structuring, executing, and monitoring disciplined, value-accretive financing transactions across renewable energy, energy transition, and data center infrastructure.

Project Finance Americas focuses on financing renewable energy assets such as solar, wind, and battery storage, as well as critical infrastructure supporting the energy transition, including data centers and related infrastructure, primarily in North America. The team is dedicated to support financing requests that support the decarbonization of the energy sector based on market knowledge and a client focused approach. The VP level PF Specialist, with support of team members, will be key in identifying and executing transactions to achieve these goals.

Working for the Rabobank Group demands special competencies from the individual employee, who must have a natural tendency to collaborate with customers, members and colleagues. The added value manifests itself in permanent, mutual collaboration between all national and international business units, and entities, within the Rabobank Group. The permanent collaboration enables us to achieve shared professional results, where short-term and long-term customer interest is at the forefront.

This requires employees to have a personality which is clearly "actively focused on other people", and for employees to make careful consideration between risks and results in the performance of work duties, with the objective to increase and maintain customer confidence in the entire value chain of product development, product distribution and customer advice. Employees within the Rabobank Group are aware of possible risks to the organization in performing their work duties and handle these risks with care.

Job Responsibilities

• Support Deal Captains in maintaining and growing a strong client base on which to build an expanding financing business, and maintaining a visible and positive presence in the market representing Rabobank
• Support Deal Captains in identifying market and technology trends, business opportunities, and converting them to profitable transactions through expert structuring and efficient documentation and closing
• Manage transactions through the internal credit process by consultation, investigation, structuring, and communication with credit, regional, and business line managers
• (Co-) manage deal teams, including training, coaching and supervising junior transactors.
• Assist in the maintenance and monitoring a portfolio of loans including, as needed, expansions, refinancings, restructurings, exits, etc., based on risk assessment.
• Collaborate with other product teams including derivatives and capital markets as well as coordinate with project Finance Europe and Project Finance Asia
• Assist in the development of new products and techniques in changing markets in collaboration with credit, clients, other lenders, Rabobank corporate coverage and other product professionals, etc.

Your Promise to Us:

To be considered for the Vice President - Project Finance (Structuring & Execution) role, you must have:

• Bachelor’s in business administration
• 7+ years of energy/infrastructure project finance experience or equivalent experience
• Financial structuring and banking skills
• Energy sector and project finance knowledge
• Financial analytical and risk assessment skills
• Interpersonal skills, including teamwork
• Client, marketing, and negotiating skills
• High energy, work ethic, and desire for excellence
• Ability to travel regionally, up to 15%
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.  Rabobank is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Desirable Skills:

• Series 79/63
•  Formal Project Modelling Training
• Data center technical experience
• Renewable energy technical experience
• Knowledge of capital markets and/or derivatives

Our Commitment to you – cultivating your way beyond pay:

Rabobank welcomes employees and applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that leverages the diverse strengths of our workforce. This enables us to exceed the expectations of our clients and customers while ensuring a healthy and safe environment for our staff.

We believe your well-being extends far beyond just a paycheck and should encompass your health, happiness, and satisfaction. To meet these needs, Rabobank offers a flexible hybrid working model and continually evaluates and enhances our benefit offerings to ensure they are comprehensive, competitive, and provide you with the options and flexibility you need.

Our employee benefits are focused on three main components:

• Physical Well-Being includes our commitment to your Health and Wellness. Medical, Dental and Vision plan coverages are effective on your date of hire. Rabo offers multiple plan options and a full network of providers to best meet your needs.

• Financial Well-Being provides for your Retirement + Savings + Security. We love seeing your retirement plan balance grow just as much as you do! That’s why you can start participating in the 401(k) plan on your date of hire. Plus we match 50% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) plan for US Employees. Rabo also contributes an additional 3% of your eligible pay in Safe Harbor contribution and up to 3% in annual Discretionary Profit Sharing contributions.

• Emotional Well-Being ensures your Work + Life balance. We offer a generous paid time off program to full time employees: up to 20 days of vacation time, 5 days of additional time off plus 7 sick days and 11 US holidays annually (based on hire date during the calendar year). In addition, Growing a Better World Together requires wanting the best for our employees and their families and our communities. To do that, we offer both the time and financial support to give back to the community through our Dollars for Doers, Helping Hands and Gift Matching programs. (All paid time off is subject to company accrual and carryover policies.)

Our Organization:

Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, and real estate services in more than 37 countries worldwide. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank today is one of the world’s largest banks with over $678 billion in assets.

In North America, Rabobank is a premier corporate and investment bank to the food, agribusiness, commodities and energy industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of Rabobank, is a leading financial services provider for farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses in the United States and Canada. Together, we provide sector expertise, strategic counsel and tailored financial solutions to clients across the entire value chain.

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Salary Expectations:

Target Hiring Range: $165,000.00 - $250,000.00

This position is subject to the terms of [RAF/Rabobank/RDS]’s compensation plans and policies. It is anticipated that the position will pay within the target hiring range. The range is reflective of the desired primary physical work location and may be adjusted outside of the projected range based on geographical differentiation if the actual work location of the hired candidate differs from the desired primary location, or for other lawful reasons. Further, all full-time regular positions include all other benefits provided to [RAF/Rabobank/RDS] employees, including healthcare benefits, 401k matching, vacation, sick leave, parental leave, possible discretionary bonuses and all other benefits that are all governed by and subject to ERISA plan documents and eligibility.

Rabo provides equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, military service or veteran status, victims of domestic violence, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Rabo also prohibits harassment of any individuals on any of the bases listed above.

At Rabobank, we strive to grow a better world together. In order to achieve that, we have to have the right people in the right jobs. Are you ready to join our team?

This job posting has no fixed application deadline.  We will accept resumes until a qualified applicant pool is identified.

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