About the area
Corporate Lending team sits within the Investment Banking & Finance group (IB&F), part of BBVA’s Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division. The team is responsible for the origination, structuring, underwriting and execution of corporate debt transactions for corporate clients in Spain and Portugal where BBVA has a leading market position. The role would be focused in supporting mid-market corporates in the Iberian region with the full responsibility of the activity.
About the position
As an Executive Director, you will assume a leadership role in driving strategic origination initiatives and delivering complex corporate lending solutions. The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Holding a dialogue and negotiation with clients at the level of CFO/Treasurers to lead their financing transactions with a variety of solutions (among others, term loans, RCFs, bridge loans, back-stops, guarantee lines, working capital facilities...).
- Developing in-depth relationships with mid-market/SMEs clients when providing the best solutions to structure corporate debt, always with the objective of leading transactions.
- Managing key internal stakeholders across coverage, syndicate, legal, sales, and risk to secure necessary approvals.
- Involvement and supervision of the preparation of high-quality marketing materials, financial models, and credit proposals for internal committees and syndication processes.
- Conducting the execution of multiple transactions in parallel, ensuring high standards and timely delivery.
- Responsible to have a deep understanding of the internal mechanisms and culture, as well as adherence to the corporate policies and internal and external compliance regulations.
- Mentoring and developing junior team members, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
These responsibilities require strategic vision, a results-oriented mindset, and the capacity to manage high-impact projects under pressure.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, MBA, or an equivalent graduate qualification in a financial discipline with more than 12 years of working experience in the bank lending field.
- Extensive experience leading syndicated corporate debt transactions.
- Strong decision-making capability and ability to lead origination and execution processes autonomously.
- Proven commercial expertise and client-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify client needs and deliver tailored financial solutions.
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Absolute knowledge of origination and syndication practices, legal documentation standards, and internal risk processes.
- Solid understanding of M&A processes and its related financing structures.
- Knowledge of complementary financial markets including corporate bonds, ratings, private placements, project finance, LBOs and derivatives.
- Demonstrated enthusiasm for finance, capital markets, and macroeconomic trends.
- Fluent in English and Spanish.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, AI applications, and Google Chrome.
