As a Director - Technology & Innovation Banking, and in collaboration with your colleagues, you will play a leading role in the strategic support of companies on a Canadian scale.  Your tasks, as varied as they are complex, will allow you to quickly become a trusted advisor to companies that are transforming the world.

This position reports to the MD & Head - Technology and Innovation Banking.

Your main challenges

• Identify and develop business opportunities in the technology industry
• Structure credit facilities for new companies and actively participate in setting up loans through relationships with contacts in venture capital, private equity funds, and the consulting community
• Work in close collaboration with Private Banking 1859 and Investment Banking to offer the best banking services to your clientele
• Analyze a large range of profiles in the innovation sector, from start-ups to venture capital funded companies, and including medium-sized private and listed companies
• Identify opportunities to add value to technology businesses and provide a wide range of solutions, including lines of credit secured with accounts receivable, recurring revenues, as well as venture debt, bridge to equity and acquisition long-term loans
• Contribute to loan and investment volume growth, carry out due diligence for potential clients, manage risk, and ensure that clients are satisfied
• Meet and exceed clients' changing needs by adapting and optimizing financial products and business approaches
• Draw up and execute comprehensive and sound sales and business development plans in collaboration with internal banking partners
• Demonstrate strong leadership by proactively managing your clients, market segments and internal partnerships
• Be able to identify the risks inherent to Personal and Commercial Banking activities
• Support the Managing Director & Head in achieving key business objectives

• Based on your university education, at least 8 years' experience in sales and business development within the financial industry
• Experience 7 years in commercial and/or corporate lending with syndicated credit, cash flow loans and private equity transactions
• Experience 3 years in the technology industry, venture capital and private equity transactions
• Familiar with VC firms, sub-debt providers and government support programs.
• Conversant with SaaS financing models, R&D tax credit financing, contract financing and cash-flow lending methodologies.
• Professional accreditations related to accounting, finance, valuations and an MBA are preferred.
• Network of professional contacts within the local innovation ecosystem
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Bilingualism, spoken and written (English and French)

Your benefits:

Upon hiring, you will be eligible for a wide range of benefits. In addition to competitive compensation, we offer attractive benefits for you and your family:

• Health and wellness program, including many benefits
• Flexible group insurance
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Employee Share Ownership Plan
• Employee and family assistance program
• Preferred banking services
• Volunteer program
• Telemedicine
• Virtual sleep clinic

These are just a few of the many benefits we offer. We've rolled out a number of additional measures to ensure your health, safety and wellbeing during the pandemic.