Director, Fund Finance New York

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
230K-270K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
The role involves origination, structuring, and execution of financing solutions for private equity sponsors, requiring strong credit underwriting and client relationship skills.
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About us:

Global Institutional Banking Coverage, or Coverage, within IB&M leads banking relationship management and the provision of risk management and capital solutions to our clients. The team’s purpose is to provide IB&M clients with solutions across the financing spectrum to support their strategic objectives.

We are focused on building deep relationships with large private and public sector organisations, providing clients with bespoke solutions across the financing spectrum to support their strategic objectives and complex needs globally.

We have teams across 16 cities worldwide in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, China, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

  • Specialised Industries: This team manages our relationships with clients across Real Estate; Infrastructure & Utilities; Living; Aviation (Offshore) and Digital Infrastructure

  • Diversified Industries: This team manages our relationships with clients across Agriculture; Food & Beverage; Retail & Consumer; Health; Contractors; Industrials, Logistics & Defence; Telco, Media, Technology

  • Financial and Strategic Investors: This team manages our relationships with clients across Sponsors, Insurance and Super Funds

  • Financial Institutions and Government: This team manages our relationships with clients across Government; Higher Education; Banks; Diversified Fis; Offshore Public Sectors and ADIs

  • Energy, Commodities and Sustainability: This team manages our relationships with clients across Renewable Energy; Other Generation; Mining, Oil & Gas and Commodities

  • Chief Operating Office: This team drives operational excellence by optimising processes, managing risk and governance and delivering data-driven insights to support client engagement

We are seeking a director to join our New York-based Fund Finance team. This role is focused on the origination, structuring, and execution of financing solutions for private equity sponsors and asset managers, with a core emphasis on NAV and subscription finance.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in banking or corporate finance, strong credit underwriting capabilities, and existing connectivity with private equity sponsor clients. This is a front-office role requiring end-to-end transaction execution, including credit paper preparation and KYC oversight.

Do work that matters:

  • Execute and manage the full lifecycle of credit facilities and derivative lines for asset managers and financial sponsors
  • Structure and deliver subscription credit facilities and NAV-based lending solutions
  • Prepare and present credit papers for internal approval committees
  • Oversee KYC onboarding and periodic client reviews
  • Assess credit risk through detailed financial, structural, and documentation analysis
  • Partner with Product, Risk, Legal, Finance, and Coverage teams to drive transaction execution and approvals
  • Develop, lead and own relationships with client C-Suite and Treasury executives to enable the capture of first mover opportunities with clients across the CBA product suite
  • Drive transaction origination and structuring, developing innovative financial solutions and ensuring alignment with clients and IB&M objectives; Perform financial and scenario analysis to support underwriting decisions
  • Maintain accurate pipeline and client data in Salesforce and ensure data integrity across systems
  • Monitor portfolio performance, compliance, and covenant adherence

We are interested in hearing from you if you have:

  • 7+ years in banking, corporate finance, or related field
  • Strong experience in Fund Finance, including: NAV lending, subscription facilities, proven ability in credit underwriting and credit memo preparation, experience managing KYC and client onboarding processes
  • Existing relationships with private equity sponsors / asset managers required
  • Demonstrated ability to support or drive deal execution
  • Understanding of control and the regulatory governance and framework, aptitude in financial and risk analysis and financial modelling skills, working legal knowledge with ability to process complex legal documentation and appropriate knowledge of risk management/KYC requirements
  • Strong communication (oral and written) and stakeholder management skills
  • Advanced analytical capabilities across credit, financial, and legal aspects
  • Experience preparing client pitches, marketing materials, and term sheets
  • Solid understanding of banking products (loans, derivatives, letters of credit, transaction banking)
  • Strong organizational and project management skills
  • Ability to problem-solve and manage operational complexity with internal stakeholders
  • Sound knowledge of risk management frameworks and KYC requirements

The salary range for this role is from $230,000 to $270,000 + variable bonus. The salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.

In order to be considered, please indicate your minimum salary expectations and availability on the application form.

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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Advertising End Date: 18/05/2026

Skills Required

  • 7+ years in banking or corporate finance
  • Strong experience in Fund Finance, including NAV lending and subscription facilities
  • Proven ability in credit underwriting and credit memo preparation
  • Experience managing KYC and client onboarding processes
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
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The Company
HQ: Sydney, New South Wales
52,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

Australia’s leading provider of financial services including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services. We are a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and over 52,000 employees. We offer a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.

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