Job Description
Corporate Banking Associate
Wells Fargo is seeking a Corporate Banking Associate within Sponsors Portfolio Management as part of the Corporate & Investment Banking team. The Sponsors Portfolio Management - Associate position will be responsible for supporting the underwriting, monitoring, and active management of a portfolio of private equity-backed corporate credit relationships. This role partners closely with Coverage, Credit Officers, Product Partners (Capital Markets, Treasury, Risk), and internal stakeholders to ensure the bank appropriately structures, underwrites, and manages credit exposure.
In this role, you will:
- Participate in underwriting new and existing credit facilities, including financial and credit analysis, risk identification, and recommendation of risk ratings
- Conduct detailed financial modeling, sensitivity analysis, capital structure evaluation, and industry/market research
- Prepare credit approval packages, underwriting memoranda, and credit committee materials
- Review and interpret relevant credit policies, regulatory guidelines, and internal risk frameworks
- Mentor analyst-level team members, teaching best practices and credit fundamentals
- Support execution of transactions, including screening, structuring, due diligence, and material preparation
- Coordinate with internal partners (Legal, Risk, Investment Banking, Treasury) to facilitate loan closings and documentation
- Engage with clients to obtain required deliverables, discuss loan documentation, and support transactional execution
- Support Relationship Managers and Coverage with portfolio insights, client requests, and follow-up items
- Ensure adherence to internal credit policies, regulatory expectations, compliance standards, AML/BSA considerations, and audit requirements
- Maintain documentation quality and participate in audits or examinations as needed
Required Qualifications:
- 2+ years of Corporate Banking Relationship Management experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
Desired Qualifications:
- 2+ years of relevant work experience in portfolio management CIB Portfolio Management experience, including experience with leveraged lending
- Corporate lending, sponsors or leveraged finance experience is a plus
- Experience within credit underwriting and/or capital market underwriting
- Strong credit, accounting and technical skills
- Demonstrated excellence in working effectively as an individual and as part of a team
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- High level of initiative and accountability
- Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, achieve goals, and work under pressure in a dynamic and complex environment
- Ability to act with integrity, good character and exercise sound judgement
Job Expectations:
- Registration for Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) exam must be completed within 90 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted
- Registration for FINRA Series 63 (or 66) must be completed within 90 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted
- Registration for FINRA Series 79 must be completed within 90 days of hire date if it is not available for transfer upon hire. FINRA recognized equivalents will be accepted
- This position is subject to FINRA background screening requirements. Candidates must successfully complete and pass a background check prior to hire. In accordance with FINRA rules, individuals who are subject to statutory disqualification are not eligible to be associated with a FINRA-registered broker-dealer. Successful candidates must also meet and comply with ongoing regulatory obligations, which include periodic screening and mandatory reporting of certain incidents.
- Specific compliance policies may apply regarding outside activities or personal investing; affected employees will be expected to provide information to the Wells Fargo Personal Account Dealing Team and abide by applicable policy requirements if hired. Information will be shared about expectations during the recruitment process.
Posting Locations:
- 500 West 33rd St. - New York, New York 10001
- 550 S Tryon St. - Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
New York City-Pay Range: $125,000-$175,000
Pay Range: Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to demonstrated examples of prior performance, skills, experience, or work location. Employees may also be eligible for incentive opportunities.
$100,000.00 - $196,000.00
Wells Fargo
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