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About the Role

Fifth Third Bank is seeking a professional to join their team and take the next step in their career in banking. This role is crucial in leading the execution of investment-grade bond transactions and providing key insights on market dynamics and pricing.

Responsibilities

Lead the execution of all investment-grade bond transactions, including insight and color on commercial paper, hybrids, and other products.
Provide key insight regarding pricing levels to issuers based on investor demand, relative value analysis, secondary market performance, market dynamics, and structural considerations.
Manage internal and external book building processes on appropriate systems, including investor analysis, allocation strategy, transaction statistics, and post-deal insight.
Maintain a keen awareness of macro drivers, IG spreads, credit curves, depth of the market, and secondary trading flows.
Communicate and maintain a strong partnership with sales and trading to gather investor feedback, assess market technicals, and communicate actionable market intelligence to issuers and internal stakeholders.
Build senior-level relationships with corporate Treasury teams, C-suite executives, and key institutional investors, including analyst teams.
Foster a competitive awareness of our brand as it relates to all phases of IG deals.
Partner with internal senior leadership on strategy, areas of strength, and development of the platform.
Support in underwriting, proper risk management, adherence to compliance, confidentiality, and information barrier requirements across all workstreams.
Collaborate in developing high-impact presentation materials using PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and other relevant software programs.
Perform other duties as assigned, adapting to new tasks or shifts in priorities as necessary to support your team’s and the company’s mission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
7-10 years of total relevant debt capital markets or syndicate-related experience, including prior Associate-level responsibilities.
Proven track record of success in working as a part of a team to originate and close complex financial transactions.
Excellent presentation skills, both oral and written.
Strong relationship building skills.
Strong understanding of investment-grade credit fundamentals, relative value analysis, and fixed-income market dynamics.
Ability to interact effectively with senior executives inside and outside our organization.
Expertise in one or more industries.
Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 79, and Series 63 licenses (or ability to maintain/obtain within company policy).

Skills

Strong client-facing communication skills; capable of leading portions of meetings, managing expectations, and delivering concise updates.
Deep familiarity with debt capital markets transaction processes, prospectus documentation, syndicate mechanics, and securities issuance procedures.
Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to quality; sets standards for accuracy, consistency, and presentation.
Demonstrated ability to develop and mentor junior talent and to foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture.
Fluency with financial databases and platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, CreditSights).
Execution Leadership: Anticipate roadblocks, manage critical paths, and ensure on-time, on-quality delivery across complex engagements.
Client Impact: Elevate client dialogue with insights on pricing, investor demand/market technicals, issuance strategy, and market dynamics.
Commercial Acumen: Support origination with idea generation through market insights, investor feedback, and identification of cross-sell opportunities across the platform.
Team Building: Develop junior talent through structured feedback, training moments, and role-modeling of best practices.
Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate operational, reputational, and compliance risks.

Location

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7-10 years of total relevant debt capital markets or syndicate-related experience
3-5 total years’ experience (for internal promotion candidates)
5-7 years of practical experience or advanced academic exposure (for skills for success areas)

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field

Salary/Compensations

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.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings.
Extensive benefits programs designed to support the individual needs of employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being.

About the Company

Make banking a Fifth Third better®
We connect great people to great opportunities.
Discover a career in banking at Fifth Third Bank.
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.
Fifth Third Bank, National Association is proud to have an engaged and inclusive culture.

Equal Opportunity

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.