National Bank of Canada

Offers personal and commercial banking services

Director Global Transaction Banking

Retail & Commercial BankingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Associate Director candidates must have 4 to 7 years of relevant experience in treasury services, cash management, commercial banking, corporate banking, capital markets, or transaction banking.
Director candidates must have 7 or more years of relevant experience in corporate coverage, treasury services, global transaction banking, corporate banking, or transaction banking sales.
Director candidates must have established connectivity within the Quebec corporate and institutional marketplace.
Candidates must demonstrate client-management, business-development, and stakeholder-influence skills.
Candidates must have a strong understanding of deposits, payments, treasury operations, and liquidity solutions.
Candidates must demonstrate success originating treasury solutions, converting deposit and cash management opportunities, and managing complex relationships.
Director candidates must be able to independently lead senior client dialogue and mobilize partners across a matrixed organization.
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or a related discipline.
Candidates must have a strong understanding of capital markets, commercial payments, cash concentration structures, deposit pricing, and relationship economics.
Candidates must speak English and French to serve clients who regularly speak a language other than French.

Responsibilities

Own, develop, and grow a portfolio of strategic corporate and institutional client relationships throughout Quebec, with direct accountability for relationship development, client experience, deposits, and transaction banking growth.
Build strategic relationships with treasurers, controllers, and finance leaders, and position National Bank as a primary treasury advisor and transaction banking partner.
Identify and convert liquidity, deposit, and cash management opportunities across the assigned portfolio.
Partner with coverage bankers and deal teams to identify global transaction banking opportunities arising from lending, capital markets, advisory, and sponsor relationships.
Lead senior treasury-focused client discussions, proposals, requests for proposals, and relationship planning.
Develop targeted strategies to attract operating deposits and strategic liquidity balances.
Advise clients on cash concentration, account structures, liquidity optimization, short-term investments, payments, collections, receivables, payables, digital treasury, and working capital optimization.
Design customized solutions aligned with client operating models, strategic priorities, controls, and risk requirements.
Apply disciplined pricing and relationship economics, balancing client value, liquidity characteristics, funding objectives, and the total relationship perspective.
Collaborate with internal partners across Treasury, Product, Operations, and Technology from origination through implementation, adoption, and ongoing service to meet client expectations.
Maintain disciplined client plans and opportunity pipelines, with clear visibility on portfolio performance, risks, and execution milestones.
Monitor market, regulatory, technology, and competitive developments affecting corporate treasuries and translate relevant themes into proactive client conversations.
Represent National Bank at selected client, treasury, and industry events across Quebec.

Desired Qualifications

Experience supporting technology, telecommunications, infrastructure, or other complex corporate clients is an asset.
Experience covering or working with diversified corporate clients is an asset.
Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or Master of Business Administration (MBA) is considered an asset.

Build and grow National Bank’s Global Transaction Banking franchise across Quebec.

A career as a Director or Associate Director, Global Transaction Banking (GTB), within National Bank Capital Markets (NBCCM) means acting as a trusted advisor to a diversified group of corporate, institutional and sponsor-backed clients headquartered in or having their principal activities located in Quebec across various industries. You will develop and deepen treasury relationships, drive deposit growth, identify liquidity opportunities, and deliver transaction banking solutions that strengthen National Bank’s position as a primary banking partner.

In this individual contributor, client-facing contributor role, you will combine relationship ownership, business development and treasury advisory. You will bring an entrepreneurial, commercially minded approach, originate opportunities independently, lead senior client dialogue and mobilize partners across a matrixed organization.

You will work closely with partners across Capital Markets, including Corporate and Investment Banking, Debt and Equity Capital Markets and Risk Management Solutions, to originate and execute opportunities related to clients’ liquidity management policies and working capital needs.

The position may be filled at either the Associate Director or Director level, depending on experience, Quebec market connectivity and demonstrated ability to originate, develop and lead client relationships.

Your Job

Own, develop and grow a portfolio of strategic corporate and institutional client relationships throughout Quebec, with direct accountability for relationship development, client experience, deposits and transaction banking growth.
Build strategic relationships with treasurers, controllers and finance leaders, and position National Bank as a primary treasury advisor and transaction banking partner.
Identify and convert liquidity, deposit and cash management opportunities across the assigned portfolio.
Partner with coverage bankers and deal teams to identify GTB opportunities arising from lending, capital markets, advisory and sponsor relationships.
Lead senior treasury-focused client discussions, proposals, RFPs and relationship planning.
Develop targeted strategies to attract operating deposits and strategic liquidity balances.
Advise clients on cash concentration, account structures, liquidity optimization, short-term investments, payments, collections, receivables, payables, digital treasury and working capital optimization.
Design customized solutions aligned with client operating models, strategic priorities, controls and risk requirements.
Apply disciplined pricing and relationship economics, balancing client value, liquidity characteristics, funding objectives and the total relationship perspective.
Work in collaboration with internal partners across Treasury, Product, Operations and Technology from origination through implementation, adoption and ongoing service to meet clients’ expectations.
Maintain disciplined client plans and opportunity pipelines, with clear visibility on portfolio performance, risks and execution milestones.
Monitor market, regulatory, technology and competitive developments affecting corporate treasuries and translate relevant themes into proactive client conversations.
Represent National Bank at selected client, treasury and industry events across Quebec.

Your Team

You will join the Global Transaction Banking team within Corporate & Investment Banking at NBCCM and report to the Director, Global Transaction Banking, Quebec Region. You will work closely with senior partners across Capital Markets, Treasury, Risk Management Solutions, Product, Operations and Technology.

This individual-contributor role offers the opportunity to help build the next phase of the GTB franchise in Quebec. You will have meaningful ownership of strategic client relationships and the opportunity to shape how NBCCM addresses clients’ treasury, liquidity and transaction banking priorities. Combining local-market leadership with the breadth of NBCCM, you will help turn strategic client needs into measurable deposit, revenue and relationship outcomes.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial and commercially minded professional who can act independently, navigate a matrixed organization and mobilize internal partners around client opportunities. The ideal candidate is client-focused, collaborative and capable of converting strategic dialogue into commercially viable solutions.

This position is based in Montreal, Quebec, with travel within Quebec and elsewhere in Canada, as required.

Basic Requirements

Associate Director

4 to 7 years of relevant experience in treasury services, cash management, commercial banking, corporate banking, capital markets or transaction banking.
Demonstrated client-management, business-development and stakeholder-influence skills.
Strong understanding of deposits, payments, treasury operations and liquidity solutions.
Experience supporting technology, telecommunications, infrastructure or other complex corporate clients is considered an asset.

Director

7 or more years of relevant experience in corporate coverage, treasury services, GTB, corporate banking or transaction banking sales.
Established connectivity within the Quebec corporate and institutional marketplace.
Demonstrated success originating treasury solutions, converting deposit and cash management opportunities and managing complex relationships.
Ability to independently lead senior client dialogue and mobilize partners across a matrixed organization.
Experience covering or working with diversified corporate clients is considered an asset.

For both levels

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics or a related discipline.
Strong understanding of capital markets, commercial payments, cash concentration structures, deposit pricing and relationship economics.
Certified Treasury Professional (CTP); CFA, CPA or MBA considered an asset.

Languages:

English, French

Reason to require this language: you will need to serve clients who speak a language other than French regularly.

About the Company

National Bank of Canada

Offers personal and commercial banking services

NBC provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management, and financial planning to individuals, SMEs, and large institutions. Its products operate through deposits, loans, mortgages, and investment services delivered via branches, digital platforms, and advisory teams to support client needs. It differentiates itself with a strong presence in Quebec, a customer-centric, human-focused approach, and a focus on long-term relationships rather than generic offerings. The goal is to help clients achieve financial well-being while expanding NBC’s footprint and positive impact in the communities it serves.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Québec City, Canada
Founded: 1859

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