Vice President – Value Chain Finance | Originations & Execution

Rabobank’s Value Chain Finance (VCF) team delivers bespoke asset-based financing solutions that unlock liquidity and working capital for leading companies across Food & Agriculture and the Energy Transition. The customized transactions are typically structured on a limited or non-recourse basis, including securitizations and receivables purchase facilities.

As a Vice President, you will operate as a true deal captain — support in originating opportunities, leading client conversations, structuring solutions, and driving transactions from first pitch through closing and beyond. You will combine commercial instinct, technical structuring expertise, and hands-on execution to bring sophisticated financings to life.

This is a front-office, high-ownership role for someone who thrives at the intersection of client strategy, credit, structuring, modeling, and legal execution.

What You’ll Do

• Own transactions end-to-end — lead and support deals from initial client pitch, structuring, and credit approval through documentation, syndication, and closing
• Originate and shape opportunities alongside Relationship Managers by identifying working capital needs and translating them into tailored Value Chain Finance solutions
• Build and deliver compelling pitch materials and storylines, and over time independently lead client presentations and negotiations
• Structure and model complex asset-based financings, including private securitizations, (securitized) asset-based lending, and receivables purchase facilities
• Run the execution process — coordinate with the client, credit, risk, legal, external counsel, syndicate banks, and other internal stakeholders to drive timelines and close transactions
• Support and lead commercial negotiations with corporate clients and counterparties
• Evaluate credit and structural risks, ensuring opportunities fit within VCF’s risk appetite and deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and a go-to execution leader within the broader VCF platform

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 7+ years of experience in wholesale banking, structured finance, asset-based lending, securitizations, or working capital solutions
• Demonstrated experience running complex deals independently, not just supporting execution
• Strong financial modeling, structuring, and credit analysis skills
• Comfort operating directly with clients and senior stakeholders; strong commercial presence and negotiation skills
• Experience in Food & Agriculture and/or Energy Transition sectors preferred
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, transaction-driven environment
• Willingness to travel regionally (up to ~15%)
• Legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis (no visa sponsorship available)

Why This Role

• Front-office ownership and direct client exposure
• High-complexity, bespoke transactions (not commoditized lending)
• Opportunity to shape solutions that materially impact clients’ balance sheets
• Growing platform with meaningful responsibility and visibility

Our Commitment to you – cultivating your way beyond pay:

Rabobank welcomes employees and applicants from all backgrounds and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that leverages the diverse strengths of our workforce. This enables us to exceed the expectations of our clients and customers while ensuring a healthy and safe environment for our staff.

We believe your well-being extends far beyond just a paycheck and should encompass your health, happiness, and satisfaction. To meet these needs, Rabobank offers a flexible hybrid working model and continually evaluates and enhances our benefit offerings to ensure they are comprehensive, competitive, and provide you with the options and flexibility you need.

Our employee benefits are focused on four main components:

• Physical Well-Being includes our commitment to your Health and Wellness. Medical, Dental and Vision plan coverages are effective on your date of hire. Rabo offers multiple plan options and a full network of providers to best meet your needs.
• Financial Well-Being provides for your Retirement + Savings + Security. We love seeing your retirement plan balance grow just as much as you do! That’s why you can start participating in the 401(k) plan on your date of hire. Plus we match 50% of the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) plan for US Employees. Rabo also contributes an additional 3% of your eligible pay in Safe Harbor contribution and up to 3% in annual Discretionary Profit Sharing contributions.
• Emotional Well-Being ensures your Work + Life balance. We offer a generous paid time off program to full time employees: up to 20 days of vacation time, 5 days of additional time off plus 7 sick days and 11 US holidays annually (based on hire date during the calendar year). In addition, Growing a Better World Together requires wanting the best for our employees and their families and our communities. To do that, we offer both the time and financial support to give back to the community through our Dollars for Doers, Helping Hands and Gift Matching programs. (All paid time off is subject to company accrual and carryover policies.)
• Workforce Well-Being supports a hybrid working model that offers the flexibility to split your time between home and the office—typically 2 days remote and the remaining days onsite—promoting both productivity and personal well-being.

Our Organization:

Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, and real estate services in more than 37 countries worldwide. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank today is one of the world’s largest banks with over $678 billion in assets.

In North America, Rabobank is a premier corporate and investment bank to the food, agribusiness, commodities and energy industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of Rabobank, is a leading financial services provider for farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses in the United States and Canada. Together, we provide sector expertise, strategic counsel and tailored financial solutions to clients across the entire value chain. Visit www.RabobankNA.com

Salary Expectations:

Target Hiring Range: $140,000.00 - $230,000.00

This position is subject to the terms of [RAF/Rabobank/RDS]’s compensation plans and policies. It is anticipated that the position will pay within the target hiring range. The range is reflective of the desired primary physical work location and may be adjusted outside of the projected range based on geographical differentiation if the actual work location of the hired candidate differs from the desired primary location, or for other lawful reasons. Further, all full-time regular positions include all other benefits provided to [RAF/Rabobank/RDS] employees, including healthcare benefits, 401k matching, vacation, sick leave, parental leave, possible discretionary bonuses and all other benefits that are all governed by and subject to ERISA plan documents and eligibility.

Rabo provides equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, marital status, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, military service or veteran status, victims of domestic violence, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Rabo also prohibits harassment of any individuals on any of the bases listed above.

At Rabobank, we strive to grow a better world together. In order to achieve that, we have to have the right people in the right jobs. Are you ready to join our team?

This job posting has no fixed application deadline.  We will accept resumes until a qualified applicant pool is identified.

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