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Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few

• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1

• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life

• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

POSITION OVERVIEW

The incumbent plays a senior leadership role in supporting BDC Capital to achieve its mission. Reporting to the Executive Vice President (EVP), BDC Capital, this person will be responsible for setting the overall strategic direction for BDC Capital in collaboration with the EVP and the bank’s senior leadership. The Vice-president will also be responsible for all aspects of the operational activities and projects of one of the largest investment funds in the country, ranging from venture capital, private equity and Impact Investments.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

Strategy and business planning

• Lead BDC Capital’s overall strategic planning process, assist in developing strategic initiatives and tracking their deployment.

• Lead the execution of the strategy, with an emphasis on mobilizing relevant internal and external stakeholders.

• In charge for the team’s ambitious thought leadership and advanced analytics initiatives especially given that BDC Capital is frequently solicited for opinions and analyses by major stakeholders within the Canadian innovation ecosystem.

Thought Leadership and Policy Recommendations

• Working in partnership with industry stakeholders proactively establish a Thought Leadership agenda to 1) Provide strategic insights to BDC on how best to address market needs, 2) to share insights with the Investment ecosystem to assist the asset class and 3) to assist share insights to government for policy guidance.

• Support the EVP on frequent requests by key stakeholders for information and BDC Capital’s decisions on relevant issues, including drafting speaking points, making timely data pulls, and representing BDC Capital on his behalf

• Mine BDC’s best practices and learning experiences into a comprehensible analysis to be share broadly to strength investment skills.

Advanced Analytics Initiative

• Expand current analytics program led by the operations team leveraging market and internal data to empower BDC Capital investment professionals

• Ensure integrity of data sources particularly Credit Risk Management and portfolio management systems

• Create and disseminate timely market insights to investment teams and to relevant market participants drawn from the data including sectoral and investment trends, gaps in the ecosystem, and potential opportunities for investments

Operations and Middle-Office Management

• Lead the middle office team to ensure best in class practices for the operational management of investment funds including establishing and ensuring compliance with all necessary and required VC Policies and Procedures; processing of necessary procedures & timely updates such as account updates; and support regular audits.

• Support BDC Capital’s DEI initiative including coordination with BDC’s DEI program

• Develop appropriate dashboards and periodic operational reports to ensure Management and the Board are adequately informed of key operational and strategic metrics/measures – to properly monitor the business, the market and our impacts.

• Establish and maintain a close relationship with head office functions including Human Resources and Marketing and Public Affairs to ensure effective use of resources

• Organize relevant training seminars for the BDC Capital team to improve investment skills sets and expertise

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in economics or commerce; a graduate degree would be an asset.

• Eight to 10 years' relevant experience, including three to five years either as a senior investment professional or executive

• Experience in a large strategy consulting firm as well as in the financial sector would be a definite asset

• Experience in senior leadership roles, preferably in the VC investment experience

• Provides strong leadership and vision to team members on how they contribute to the overall success of BDC Capital

• Uses complex, coordinated influencing/negotiation strategies, adapted to people, organizations or the situation

• Proven ability to deliver on business objectives in a dynamic context and demonstrated skills and personal agility, acquired in such contexts as: VC investment, investment banking, CFO roles, or corporate strategy

• Experience in one or more of the following sectors: venture capital, private equity, investment banking, advanced analytics and data science in finance, and corporate strategy roles in financial institutions

• Knowledge of both growth capital and equity investment products

• Solid understanding of the metrics and indicators involved in VC and growth capital investments

• Representation experience or recognized subject-matter expert in start-ups, VC, growth capital, and innovation ecosystems

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, combined with the ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders and directly influence them.

• Strategic capabilities: ability to develop and implement strategies to increase value and deliver on organizational objectives.

• Ability to operate well in an ambiguous and rapidly changing environment

• Highly developed organizational and planning skills.

• Proactive; seizes opportunities and acts upon them immediately; displays a sense of urgency with a motivation towards tangible results and delivering on commitments.

• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment, where objectives must be met within tight deadlines.

• Well-intentioned and generous attitude to coach and mentor team member at progressing in their personal and professional development.

• Continuous learning attitude, with maturity to give and take feedback constructively.

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca.

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.