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Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada

Export finance, insurance, and market intelligence

Director, Structured and Project Finance - Infrastructure

Finance & BankingPosted on Nov 12
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • An MBA or equivalent graduate degree in business, finance, economics, or a related discipline is required.
  • A minimum of 8–10 years of experience working with project finance or similar debt products in the digital, space, telecommunications, infrastructure, or other sectors is required.
  • A minimum of 3–5 years of leadership experience in a time-sensitive, transaction-based environment is required.
  • Candidates must be bilingual in English and French; if no qualified bilingual candidate is found, qualified unilingual candidates will also be considered.
  • Strong credit and financial analysis skills are required.
  • Strong people-management skills to delegate effectively, coach, and motivate are required.
  • Effective communication skills to communicate direction to the team, update teams on actions and issues, and communicate upward in the organization are required.
  • Relationship management and presentation skills are required.
  • Influencing and negotiation skills are required.
  • Motivation, diplomacy, and initiative are required.
  • Strategic thinking, planning, and execution abilities are required.
  • Knowledge of general business practices, international business issues, and economics is required.
  • Demonstrated success in building, motivating, and managing a high-performance team is required.
  • Candidates must be able to work legally in Canada at the time of application; preference is given to Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
  • Candidates must meet the requisite government security screening requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership to a team of product specialists.
  • Model EDC leadership principles and develop a culture of performance, empowerment, achievement, and team spirit.
  • Set strategic direction and priorities for where Structured and Project Finance transactions can have the greatest impact for Canada, including plans for target subsectors, buyers, customers, and markets and optimal deployment of structured financings.
  • Collaborate with Business Development Groups to set a proactive business-development and corporate-representation plan that supports strategic goals and promotes EDC Structured and Project Finance knowledge, networks, and professionalism with relevant stakeholders.
  • Oversee complex, high-risk financing transactions to ensure structures are appropriate and commercially sound, presentations and submissions meet high standards, and authorizations comply with EDC’s risk-management framework.
  • Champion initiatives that continuously improve financing solutions and advance relevant EDC priorities and strategies.
  • Build a high-performance environment and implement a people strategy that attracts, retains, and develops the team in an inclusive work environment.
  • Direct performance management and staff skill and career development to ensure adequate capacity and capability for organizational needs.

Desired Qualifications

  • A relevant professional designation such as CFA, CA, CMA, or CGA.

About the Company

Export Development Canada | Exportation et développement Canada

Export finance, insurance, and market intelligence

Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada’s export credit agency and a Crown corporation that helps Canadian businesses sell goods and services abroad. It offers financing, insurance, guarantees, market intelligence, and business connections to support companies of different sizes as they enter new markets and participate in international supply chains. EDC works across sectors including agri-food, energy and energy transition, critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, digital industries, and defence and security, and partners with financial institutions, government agencies, and other organizations to provide complementary trade and investment support. Its goal is to help Canadian exporters manage risk, secure the capital and information they need, and build global connections to grow international trade.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$1B
Headquarters
Ottawa, Canada
Founded
1944

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