Assistant Director Structured Lending

Deal captain for complex financing transactions for our MidCorporate clients

As Associate Director Structured Lending within Business Banking you are the finance as well as commercial expert with regards to complex financing structures such as acquisition finance or club deals. As deal captain you are responsible for structuring and realising the best deal for our Dutch MidCorporate clients and prospects. Structured Lending works together with other finance departments within ING such as Corporate Investments, Lease, Commercial Finance and Risk as well as a variety of external parties. You represent Structured Lending in the internal and external network and you use your connections and flair to expand our network. Last but not least, you coach and support team members.

Role and responsibility

As Associate Director Structured Lending you work in a team of 18 specialists in Amsterdam. For each transaction a new deal team is formed, for which you are responsible. Your role consists of:

• Being first point of contact during the transaction and coordinate with all parties involved
• Analysing business models, sector trends and financial figures in order to model forecasts and scenarios
• Structuring the best deal considering client’s requests and ING’s risk appetite
• Drafting credit proposals, term sheets and documentation
• Coaching team members
• Representing Structured Lending and expanding our internal as well as external network of clients, (debt) advisors, lawyers and accountants

We work in hybrid mode; from our office in Amsterdam as well as from home.

Structured Lending is part of Lending & Event Finance (c. 150FTE) which gives you the opportunity to expand your knowledge but also to network via various social events.

Rewards and Benefits

You are at your best when you are rested, healthy and enjoying life. Which is why we offer flexible working arrangements and a range of benefits ( Secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden ING in Nederland )to help you strike the right balance between your career and your home life.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary tailored to your qualities and experience, from €6176 - €9871 based on 36 hours
• Opportunities for growth with endless possibilities to develop across ING
• Commuting allowance
• Office days with lots of support and fun, flexible working hours and remote work options
• 25-27 vacation days’ holiday, depending on your working hours
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Mobility card and lease car

How to succeed

You make the difference with your positive attitude, excellent analytical, social and commercial skills as well as extensive knowledge. Your communication is clear and transparent, and you are able to coordinate on different levels with clients and other stakeholders in order to close the deal. Furthermore, you contribute to the team’s development. Also, the following applies;

• Fluency in both Dutch and English (written and spoken)
• Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience experience in financial services in which you have analysed business models, complex financial models and LMA documentation;
• You have extensive knowledge of complex financing structures, including acquisition finance, and products, such as Commercial Finance, Lease and Financial Markets;
• You are seasoned when it comes to structuring of transactions, stakeholder management and coordination of other departments;
• You are experienced with assessment of due diligence reports, drafting term sheets and complex loan documentation and negotiating the best terms;
• You are up to date with the latest market trends and alternative financing solutions (i.e. direct lending and mezzanine);
• You have experience with coaching of team members;
• You have an extensive network including (debt) advisors, accountants, lawyers;

About us

With 60,000 employees and operations in approximately 40 countries, there are endless opportunities for people with initiative who want to help people ‘do their thing’ in life and in business. We’re a team of people with fresh ideas, working together with integrity and with the customer’s interests at heart. You invest your talent; we invest in your growth. Join us. Apply today