Head of Head of Global Banking Financing Operations Americas
Reports To:
- Head of Operations (Americas)
- Global Head of Financing Operations (Head Office)
Position Overview: The Head of Global Banking Financing Operations Americas is responsible for overseeing all operational support for the banks commercial financing business across the Americas. This role involves managing four key teams within Financing Operations (FinOps): Loan Administration, Deal Management (Participations, Closing, and Monitoring), Loan Booking, and Agency & Servicing. Each team is led by a manager who reports directly to the Head of FinOps.
He/she/they will have the following key responsibilities:
- Global Collaboration: Build and maintain a strong interface with the Global Head of Financing Operations in Paris to ensure alignment with global initiatives.
- Innovation and Technology: Proactively propose and implement innovative technologies to modernize financing activities, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with market changes. Collaborate closely with IT to develop and optimize processes and controls, leading automation projects.
- Operational Advisory: Partner with business members to advise on deal structures from an operational perspective, minimizing operational and reputational risks to the bank.
- Team Management: Oversee staff performance through regular feedback, performance reviews (including annual reviews), objective setting, training, and career development.
- Strategic Alignment: Conduct strategic planning to align support functions with the banks overall strategic plan.
- Work Delegation: Ensure effective delegation of tasks across team members, regularly reviewing and reallocating work as necessary.
- Compliance and Procedures: Ensure adherence to group procedures and timely completion of 1.1 and 1.2 controls and reporting.
- Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with the Financing and Global Trade Front Office, as well as with Audit, Compliance, Legal, IT, Credit Department, and other support departments.
- Governance Oversight: Ensure robust governance over deal covenants, collateral, and insurance.
- New Product Support: Actively participate in New Product Committee reviews, coordinating with staff to address support needs and identify prerequisites and conditions.
- Operational Risk Management: Monitor and proactively seek to minimize operational risks.
- Audit Management: Manage governance over internal and external audits, ensuring timely provision of required information, responses, and implementation of recommendations.
- Policy Maintenance: Maintain up-to-date policies and procedures to ensure efficient controls and support, including periodic certifications of policies and procedures.
- Market Awareness: Stay informed about economic, regulatory, legal, and competitive issues related to financing activities, including Basel 2 eligibility, RWA, and credit risk monitoring.
Qualifications:
- 10 to 20 years of experience in banking or a related field, preferably with similar organizational complexity.
- Undergraduate degree in Finance or a related field.
- Proven success in leading teams with global exposure, particularly in technology, change management, and regulatory interface.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and overseeing diverse teams with varied strengths.
- Strong capability in assessing, selecting, and developing talent, providing balanced, direct, and actionable feedback.
- Results-oriented leader with the initiative to design both tactical and strategic solutions, utilizing various inputs and analytics to drive decisions through to execution.
- Knowledge of information technology and automation, along with project management skills.
- Proficiency in bank systems such as LoanIQ, Cash Plus, Calypso, and SWIFT is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, flowcharting software, and low/no-code tools.
- Good understanding of financial statements, with comfort in calculating and interpreting financial ratios.
Natixis is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a workplace free of discrimination. Natixis will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on age, color, mental or physical handicap or disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry or citizenship status, race, religion, sex (including sex stereotyping, gender identity, gender expression or transgender status), veteran status, creed, genetic information or carrier status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.
Respect for all means that we deal with each person as an individual and not as a member of any group. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Management is expected to provide leadership in supporting the firms EEO program by taking steps to promote EEO in all facets of employment including recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, performance assessment, and career-development opportunities.
The salary range for this position will be between $220,000 - $250,000. Natixis is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Actual base salary will vary and will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, skills set, applicable licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. Base salary is only one component of our total rewards package. Natixis also offers a generous benefits package, and you may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award depending on company and individual performance.