Bond Syndicate Manager

The Bond Syndication Manager role is based in the heart of the city of London reporting to the Head of Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Syndicate and is organisationally positioned within our Global Capital Markets division. We are seeking a motivated, strategic and forward-thinking professional with strong expertise in financial and capital markets, risk, and pricing. Broader experience in ESG, financial credit, hybrid capital, and LM is highly valued to strengthen our integrated offering across both private and public-side clients. The team delivers best-in-class client financing advice, execution, and distribution of debt securities. It is responsible for pricing and executing all public market bond mandates. The desk operates between DCM, issuers, and end investors in new issues via Sales. This front-line role offers direct exposure to clients and transactions and tailored support to deepen syndicate-specific skills.

The successful individual will lead strategic initiatives within our Capital Markets Team and will drive the implementation of global objectives while ensuring full compliance with UK and EU regulations. This role involves overseeing operational controls, establishing effective governance frameworks, and guiding annual assessments of Fitness & Propriety across the team. The Bond Syndication Manager will stay at the forefront of Eurobond market developments, deliver pricing insights in Financial sectors, with wider sector exposure, and maintain high-level client relationships by providing clear, fair, and expert advice. As a key partner in origination and execution, the Bond Syndication Manager will manage transactions end-to-end, contribute underwriting insights to senior leadership, and collaborate closely with Sales to align with investor sentiment—all while ensuring the smooth running of the desk and supporting business growth.

The Markets division is the organisational umbrella housing all of Rabobank's financial markets related activities. Its core activities include money markets; FX trading; credit trading; commodity derivatives; interest rate and FX options; corporate and FI sales; and Capital Markets. Its main purpose is to provide professional financial services to enable the Bank's clients to achieve their financial aims.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Strong expertise in FI Sector, Market Risk, Risk Management, and Regulatory Policy
• In-depth knowledge of fixed income markets and financial products & financial sector
• Experience in Bond Syndication (preferred)
• Proven track record in Origination & Trading environments
• ESG, Credit, Financial Institutions, and hybrid structuring experience (preferred)
• Effective communication across matrix organisations
• Strong IT proficiency and risk management application
• Awareness of compliance developments relevant to Bond Syndicate
• Familiarity with internal Markets products and businesses
• Proficient in Word, Bloomberg, Excel, Outlook; coding skills beneficial.

Personal Attributes:

• High integrity, discretion, and confidentiality
• Conflict resolution and leadership by example
• Commercially focused, operationally strong, and strategically responsive
• Strong interpersonal, client relationship, and influencing skills
• Professional acumen, credibility, and trustworthiness
• Self-motivated with clear initiative and drive
• Effective communicator with strong market awareness
• Technically competent in area of expertise.

Why work with us?

A career at Rabobank can offer insights into many areas. As well as having the opportunity to really see and understand the role of Financial Institutions in the Food & Agribusiness sector we are committed to providing our employees with the opportunities to develop their skills and progress their careers within the company. We work flexibly at Rabobank, combining the benefits of working at the London office and working from home, allowing the best of both worlds to come together.

Our Benefits for this role include:

• A competitive salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• 28 days' holiday, plus the option to buy additional days.
• Company pension scheme plus other financial benefit schemes
• Private medical insurance, regular health screening checks plus other health benefits
• A range of family-friendly policies and lifestyle benefits
• Salary sacrifice schemes – cycle to work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice.

As well as helping our clients to grow their businesses sustainably, we are fully committed to growing our people to make them the best that they can be. We embrace differences and strive to create a truly inclusive work culture, based on trust and respect for all. A place where everyone can be themselves and bring their whole selves to work along with their unique experiences, background, and expertise. We strive to empower our people to focus on their wellbeing, by providing a range of resources that will enable them to flourish both in and outside of the workplace. Our ambition is to maintain sustainable, meaningful, and collaborative working environments so that our people understand how they contribute to our vision and overall mission, they can be healthy at work and bring the best version of themselves to our vibrant UK Branch community. We are an equal opportunities recruiter. Should you require any additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or health condition, or if you require any support or assistance due to any individual characteristics you may have, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Recruitment Team who will work with you to consider any adjustments, or support, which we can reasonably make or provide.

About Us:

For over 40 years Rabobank UK has been serving and supporting the UK's Food and Agribusiness (F&A) sector with tailored solutions, in-depth market knowledge, and its broad global network. Located in the heart of the city of London, we are a leader in Food & Agribusiness (F&A) banking with a growing position in the Energy and Energy Transition sector. We estimate that through our existing client relationships, we touch 85% of all food sold in the UK. With a unique, knowledge-driven, and customer-focused strategy supported by unrivalled financial strength, Rabobank UK is in a singular position to deliver value in the form of sophisticated and often individually tailored financial products and services for its customers. Clients in F&A, financial services and other financial sectors can rely on Rabobank as their trusted partner, with the confidence that Rabobank-designed financial solutions and advice are supported by top-quality research, a commitment to building long-term relationships and a unique insight into the customer's tactical and strategic priorities.

Application Process:

Deadline for application: 22 September 2025 (due to high volume of applications this advert may close prior to the posted close date). Applications via LinkedIn message or email will not be reviewed, please apply via the link. For more information please contact the Recruitment Team.