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Senior Director, Business Transfer

Attendance
Hybrid
Job number
32526
Category
Senior Professional
Status: Permanent
State
Ontario
Type of Contract
Permanent
Country
Canada
Schedule: Full-Time 
Full Time / Part Time?
Full-Time
Posting date
16-Apr-2026
Area(s) of interest: Advisory services, Commercial banking
Location(s): Toronto

Building a career as a Senior Director – Business Transfer at National Bank means quickly becoming the go-to resource to support clients in their transition projects.

Reporting to the Regional Vice President, this role is based in Toronto.

Your Role:

  • Identify and develop business opportunities in your market.
  • Establish business development strategies.
  • Support entrepreneurs in the transition of their business (to family, management, or external interests).
  • Propose financial strategies tailored to merger and acquisition contexts.
  • Advise team members on deal structure and due diligence.
  • Adapt and optimize financial products based on evolving client needs.
  • Develop sales and business development plans.
  • Collaborate with the transfer team to achieve objectives.
  • Identify risks inherent to the Personal and Business sector activities.

Your Team:

Within the Commercial and Private Banking 1859 sector, you’ll join a team of professionals supporting business clients. You’ll also be surrounded by a network of specialists who help you offer the most suitable solutions for client needs.

Our training programs are based on on-the-job learning to help you master your role. You’ll have access to personalized training content on topics such as banking solutions and consultative approaches to support your continuous learning. You’ll also benefit from colleagues with a wide range of expertise, experience, and backgrounds to enrich all aspects of your development.

Prerequisites:

  • Depending on your academic background, you must have between 5 and 8 years of experience in business development and sales in the financial sector:
  • University certificate + 8 years of experience
  • Bachelor’s degree + 7 years of experience
  • Master’s degree + 5 years of experience
  • Experience in sales, financial statement analysis, commercial credit, mergers and acquisitions.
  • Established network of contacts among local businesses.
  • Experience in business valuation (an asset).
  • CPA or CICBV designation (an asset).

Languages:
English

Skills

Communication Emotional Intelligence Problem Solving Teamwork Accountability Client-focused Learning Agility Standards Compliance Listening
Your benefits
In addition to competitive compensation, upon hiring you’ll be eligible for a wide range of flexible benefits to help promote your wellbeing and that of your family such as:

* Health and wellness program, including many options
* Flexible group insurance
* Generous pension plan
* Employee Share Ownership Plan
* Employee and family assistance program
* Preferential banking services
* Involvement in community initiatives
* Telemedicine service
* Virtual sleep clinic

We have an offer that keeps up with trends as well as your needs and those of your family.

Our dynamic work environments and cutting-edge collaboration tools foster a positive employee experience. We value employees’ ideas. Whether through our surveys or programs, regular feedback and ongoing communication are encouraged.

Making a bold move in a people-first environment
We’re a bank on a human scale that stands out for its courage, entrepreneurial culture, and passion for people. Our mission is to have a positive impact on people’s lives. Our core values of partnership, agility, and empowerment inspire us, and inclusion is central to our commitments. We aim, wherever possible, to provide a barrier-free and accessible environment to all employees.

We strive to provide accessibility measures throughout the recruitment process within the limits of our available resources. If you require accommodations, feel free to let us know during our initial conversations. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

Join us!

Why work at National Bank?

For an environment that supports your career path

There are many varied opportunities for you to progress and develop, and move ahead in your career. This includes on-the-job learning and training, co-development and pairing with other employees, professional support and mentoring, internal career days or discussion forums with our leaders.

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For an inclusive and diverse environment

We foster inclusion in an environment where each person’s unique qualities, whether visible or invisible, are celebrated and valued. We welcome all candidates! What can you bring to our team?

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