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About the Role

We are seeking a high-caliber, results-driven Salesperson / Business Development Manager to join our growing Corporate Trust division in Australia. This role focuses explicitly on driving new business across the Debt Capital Markets (DCM) and Securitisation sectors. You will be responsible for originating new corporate trust mandates, building deep institutional relationships, and positioning our suite of fiduciary services to issuers, investment banks, law firms, and fund managers. You will operate at the intersection of structured finance, legal frameworks, and client relationship management to secure complex, high-value mandates.

Responsibilities

Originate and secure new corporate trust mandates across structured finance, asset-backed securitisation (RMBS, ABS, CMBS), and corporate bond issuances while driving business growth.
Build and maintain senior-level relationships with investment banks, debt advisors, legal counsel, corporate issuers, and other key stakeholders within the Australian debt capital markets ecosystem.
Deliver solution-based sales presentations for corporate trustee services, including Note Trustee, Security Trustee, Facility Agent, Paying Agent, and Trust Management solutions.
Lead commercial structuring, pricing, and contract negotiations, ensuring a balance between competitive market positioning, risk management, and profitability objectives.
Collaborate with Legal, Risk, and Transaction Management teams to onboard new mandates.
Monitor regulatory developments, market trends, and competitive activity to identify new business opportunities.

Requirements

Experience in corporate trust sales, debt capital markets, structured finance, or a related institutional banking role within the Australian market.
Strong technical knowledge of securitisation structures, including warehouse facilities and public term transactions, as well as debt capital markets documentation and corporate trust arrangements.
Established network of contacts across Australian debt issuers, investment banking syndicates, and structured finance legal practices.
Exceptional communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex financial and legal concepts to C-suite and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Sales
Business Development
Debt Capital Markets (DCM)
Securitisation
Structured Finance
Fiduciary Services
Relationship Management
Commercial Structuring
Pricing
Contract Negotiation
Communication
Presentation
Negotiation
Interpersonal Skills

Location

Australia

Work Type

Hybrid office/home model
Permanent

Experience Level

High-caliber
Results-driven

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Commerce, or Law
Postgraduate qualifications such as CFA, FINSIA, or a legal degree are highly regarded

Salary/Compensations

Highly competitive base salary with an industry-leading, uncapped performance incentive/bonus structure.

Benefits

Opportunity to work with a premier portfolio of institutional clients on marquee market transactions.
Flexible working arrangements (hybrid office/home model).
Defined career progression pathways into senior executive leadership.

About the Company

IQ-EQ is a global investor services group with deep expertise in private markets.
We support investment managers, asset owners and global businesses with the administration, compliance, governance, data and reporting that their structures depend on.
Across 25 jurisdictions, our 6,500+ professionals combine technical strength, connected technology and human understanding – the IQ and the EQ – to free clients from operational complexity and give them the peace of mind to focus on their core business activities.
Our IQ is our technical, regulatory and operational expertise, underpinned by data, technology and coordinated global delivery.
Our EQ is our human partnership: understanding the business behind the numbers, the culture behind the structures and the individuals behind the screens.
With more than US$950 billion of assets under administration, our global client base includes 13 of the world’s top 15 private equity firms* and 19 of the top 25 private debt firms**.
One relationship connects our clients to the right expertise as needs evolve, helping them move forward with clarity and confidence, wherever they operate.
As a forward-looking business, sustainability is integral to our strategy and operations.
We're committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.
Our learning and development programmes and systems (including PowerU and MyCampus) enable us to invest in growing our employees' careers, while our hybrid working approach supports our employees in achieving balance and flexibility while remaining connected to colleagues.
We want to empower our 5,500+ employees, from 94 nationalities, speaking 41 languages across 25 countries, to each achieve their potential.
Through IQ-EQ Launchpad, we support female managers launching their first fund, in an environment where only 15% of all private equity and venture capital firms are gender balanced.
We're committed to growing long-term relationships with our clients and supporting them in achieving their objectives.
We understand that our clients' sustainability and success leads to our sustainability and success.
We're emotionally invested in our clients right from the beginning.

Equal Opportunity

We're committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture for our people, led by our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion steering committee.