MD, Leveraged Finance Sales & Trading

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Fintech
The Role
Lead leveraged finance sales and trading activities, develop institutional investor relationships, sell and trade syndicated loans, and support complex capital markets transactions. Partner with relationship managers, investment bankers, and commercial leadership to identify opportunities, make underwriting decisions, originate and close transactions, provide market insight, and lead and mentor teams across a growing financial services business.
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YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:  

The responsibilities for this role are below; you may support projects of varying complexity based on skill and organizational priorities.   

  • Develop and maintain relationships with a diversified set of investors including institutional TLB asset managers, commercial banks, and private credit accounts, focused on the execution and advancement of the Loan Capital Markets platform. 
  • Sell new issue and support loan trading in both the institutional and pro rata markets, and make sound underwriting decisions to drive outstanding results across the Syndicated Leveraged Finance platform
  • Provide leadership in the evaluation and execution of complex capital markets transactions crossing multiple industry verticals and product lines. 
  • Work with Relationship Managers, Investment Bankers, the Commercial Leadership team, and other members of the Syndicated Leveraged Finance business to identify capital markets opportunities across industry verticals and geographies. 

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field. Graduate degree preferred.  

  • 15+ years of experience in Banking, Investment Banking, or Capital Markets 

  • Proven track record of success in originating, structuring, and closing complex financial transactions. 

  • Leadership experience and history of involvement in key decisions around a growing financial services business. 

  • Expertise in one or more industries. 

  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 79, and Series 63 licenses required.  

  • Series 24 (Supervisor) license preferred. 

  • Ability to travel as required.  

 

REQUIRED SKILLS: 

Qualified candidates will bring professional proficiency, generally acquired through 15 years of relevant work or internship experience in finance, accounting, or a related field.  

  • Proven leadership and collaboration skills across matrixed organizations and cross-functional teams.  

  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.  

  • Strong mentoring, leadership and teamwork skills. 

 

SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: 

Successful candidates will demonstrate a higher degree of proficiency (typically from 15 years of practical experience or advanced academic exposure) across the following areas:  

  • Client Advisory & Relationship Management – Ability to lead strategic conversations, build trust, and deliver tailored solutions that deepen client relationships.  

  • Origination & Commercial Impact – Skilled in identifying opportunities, developing pitches, and converting ideas into revenue-generating engagements.  

  • Team Leadership & Development – Proven ability to mentor, develop, and lead high-performing teams.  

  • Market Insight & Thought Leadership – Ability to translate market trends into strategic content and client engagement strategies.  

 

DOING THE RIGHT THING: Our employees take pride in doing the right thing for customers and colleagues as well as being accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and following policies and procedures that protect all our valuable assets —including you.  

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MD, Leveraged Finance Sales & Trading

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

Compensation for this position is largely incentive-based. Incentive compensation is combined with either a base salary or a draw to determine total cash compensation, and incentive compensation is based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance. More information can be obtained upon request.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner. 

LOCATION -- Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention search firms and staffing agencies: do not submit unsolicited resumes for this posting.  Fifth Third does not accept resumes from any agency that does not have an active agreement with Fifth Third.  Any unsolicited resumes – no matter how they are submitted – will be considered the property of Fifth Third and Fifth Third will not be responsible for any associated fee.

Fifth Third Bank, National Association is proud to have an engaged and inclusive culture and to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity in all employment decisions regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, veteran status or any other legally protected status.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
  • 15 or more years of experience in banking, investment banking, or capital markets
  • Proven success originating, structuring, and closing complex financial transactions
  • Leadership experience and involvement in key decisions for a growing financial services business
  • Expertise in one or more industries
  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) license
  • Series 79 license
  • Series 63 license
  • Series 24 Supervisor license
  • Ability to travel as required
  • Proven leadership and collaboration skills across matrixed organizations and cross-functional teams
  • Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Strong mentoring, leadership, and teamwork skills
  • Client advisory and relationship management expertise
  • Origination and commercial impact experience
  • Team leadership and development experience
  • Market insight and thought leadership capabilities
  • Graduate degree

Fifth Third Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fifth Third Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Fifth Third Bank.

  • Retirement Support A 401(k) company match, an employee stock purchase plan, and financial coaching are included. These offerings are characterized as a strong pillar of the overall package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off, holidays, sick time, paid volunteer hours, and time for medical appointments are provided, with accrual increasing with tenure. Generous PTO and leave options are presented as standout elements.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental bonding leave and adoption assistance are offered, with additional family supports referenced. These benefits strengthen the package for employees with caregiving needs.

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