Debt Advisory Executive Director

Expand and lead Rabobank’s debt advisory offering for renewable energy projects, winning mandates and delivering bank‑wide value through non‑recourse financing outcomes.

This is what we offer you

• Extras: a thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance, and a 10% Employee Benefit Budget.
• Development budget: EUR 1,400 development budget per year for your growth and development.
• Hybrid working: a balance between home and office work (possible for most roles).
• A mobility budget: tailor your transportation to your needs (e.g., lease a car or receive the full amount and arrange your own transportation).
• Pension: decide for yourself the amount of your personal contribution.

You & your Function

In the role of Debt Advisory Executive Director, you take end‑to‑end ownership of advising project developers across our Energy Transition franchise. You shape our market position, build client relationships, maintain a strong deal pipeline, guide clients from first discussion to close, and act as the senior face of our debt advisory proposition within Capital Structuring & Advisory.

Book results

• Win new advisory mandates with project developers in sectors such as battery storage, wind, and solar.
• Advise clients on expected financing terms and best approach to banks for non‑recourse deals.
• Bring together banks and specialist advisors to secure competitive syndication outcomes.

Top 3 responsibilities

• Lead and execute complex non‑recourse project financing advisory mandates across energy‑transition sectors, coordinating stakeholders across the bank.
• Drive market origination by positioning debt advisory and coordinating marketing and pitching efforts with internal stakeholders (product and client teams).
• Coach team members to strengthen origination capabilities and end‑to‑end execution within the debt advisory domain.

The position sits within Capital Structuring & Advisory and leads the debt advisory pillar as the senior face of the proposition, with direct impact on client origination, internal collaboration, and commercial outcomes.

“We never do this alone: every transaction requires close collaboration with colleagues from Project Finance, M&A and Loan Syndications to achieve the best outcome for the client.”

Romano Herrie, Head of Capital Structuring & Advisory Europe.

Capital Structuring & Advisory provide debt advisory and capital structuring expertise for impactful projects. Collaboration is our approach; as one results‑oriented team within Rabobank.

You & your talent

• Master’s degree.
• At least 15 years Wholesale Banking experience.
• A strong track-record of having overall deal responsibility operating as deal captain in energy transition debt advisory; able to independently originate, coordinate and negotiate transactions and manage both client and internal stakeholders.
• The hands-on mentality that is required in a compact team.
• An established network in the European energy transition sector.
• Strong commercial drive.
• Experience in managing and coordinating multi-stakeholder processes.
• Structuring skills and experience (tax, legal, accounting, capital markets and debt and rating advisory).
• The capacity and personal presence to connect with clients on C-level as well as with a wide group of internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated out of the box solutions in corporate finance.