Managing Director, Syndications

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Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

What Youll Be Doing

In joining Stifels Venture Banking team, a Managing Director, Syndications is responsible for leading the syndication strategy and execution for venture debt transactions while supporting the continued growth and scalability of the Venture Banking platform. This role involves structuring and syndicating credit facilities, cultivating relationships with bank and institutional lending partners, coordinating transaction execution, and collaborating closely with Relationship Managers, Credit, Treasury, Legal, and Operations teams. The Managing Director will play a critical role in optimizing balance sheet utilization, expanding lending capacity, and ensuring the successful execution of syndicated transactions that support venture-backed companies across the innovation economy.

In addition to leading transaction execution, this individual will be responsible for building and scaling the Venture Banking Syndications platform. This includes developing the systems, processes, infrastructure, and team necessary to support a rapidly growing business while establishing best practices that position Stifel as a leading syndication partner within the venture lending market. The ideal candidate will possess deep syndicated lending expertise, an entrepreneurial mindset, and a proven ability to build scalable platforms, teams, and strategic partnerships.

What Were Looking For

• Establish and maintain relationships with venture capital investors to drive deal flow and meet business objectives.
• Collaborate with venture banking deal team colleagues on portfolio company opportunities.
• Active in market at industry events and building the Stifel Venture Banking brand.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of the venture capital industry and Stifel’s products and services. Collaborate with the leadership team of the bank to develop new products and best position the Stifel platform in market.
• Develop strong understanding of broader Stifel platform (including Investment Bank, Wealth Management, etc.) and identify and drive opportunities across the platform.

What Youll Bring

• Advanced knowledge of syndicated lending, credit structuring, loan underwriting, loan documentation, and transaction execution.
• Strong understanding of venture lending, commercial banking, capital markets, and institutional investor dynamics.
• Demonstrated experience building and managing relationships with bank participants, institutional investors, and alternative lenders.
• Proven experience building scalable teams, operational processes, and infrastructure within a growing lending or capital markets platform.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to recruit, develop, coach, and retain high-performing professionals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with clients, lending partners, and executive leadership.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally across multiple business units.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple complex transactions and priorities.
• Understanding of technology and life sciences companies, venture capital financing, and the innovation ecosystem is preferred.

Education & Experience

• Minimum Required: Bachelors Degree in finance, business, accounting, economics or related field required.
• Minimum Required:10+ years of related experience

Systems & Technology

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Compensation Range

Salary: USD $225,000.00/Yr. - USD $300,000.00/Yr.

Actual salaries may vary, and may be based on several factors, including but not limited to each candidate’s qualifications, skills, and overall competencies for the position. The base salary is one component of Stifel’s overall compensation package for each individual employee. Other benefits and offerings include, but not limited to, discretionary bonuses, health / dental / vision / prescription insurance offerings, Stifel Total Health Connect, flexible spending accounts, tuition & certification assistance programs, paid time off, and much, much more!

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up.  We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas.  Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations.  Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more.  Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel’s bank and trust companies are equal opportunity employers. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.  If you would like more information regarding Equal Employment Opportunity rights and protections, please review the following information: Know Your Rights.