Business Development Officer - Capital Finance
Yesterday• Boston, MA
About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a dynamic and strategic Business Development Officer to join its Capital Finance team, where you will be instrumental in fueling growth through the origination, structuring, and execution of secured credit facilities for middle-market and large corporate clients. This role demands a deep understanding of collateral-based financing, strong credit analysis skills, and the ability to build lasting relationships with private equity firms, investment banks, and internal stakeholders. You'll identify new business opportunities, tailor financing solutions to client needs, and lead transactions from origination through execution, all while navigating a dynamic and competitive financial landscape.
In this role, you will:
- Act as a top subject matter expert to lead complex, innovative, and diverse initiatives with enterprise impact, high risk or with significant scope, cost, and benefits
- Lead the sourcing of new clients or growing of existing relationships for a given product or specialty, with a particular focus on growing middle market, mid-corporate and corporate banking relationships
- Lead the strategy and resolution of the most complex and significant challenges across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale, broad-reaching, and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking, and coordination of highly complex activities and resolution
- Understand clients' businesses, strategic objectives, operational priorities, and financial positions to grow strategic relationships within the context of individual deals and client relationships
- Provide vision, leadership, and industry expertise regarding large-scale companywide strategies that significantly influence the organization's business and financial operations
- Provide subject matter expertise to peers and leaders in partnership with coverage teams, as well as work on the most complex, larger, and multi-product financing opportunities, including analyzing potential opportunities, structuring, proposing, and selling tailored financial solutions to clients, strategically leading internal coordination, and submitting transactions to management or independent risk for approval
- Represent the company externally to resolve client issues and achieve business objectives
- Partner with product management functional partners to provide vision, leadership, and industry expertise on evolving market needs that significantly influence the business and improve financial outcomes, including large-scale, cross-functional, or companywide strategies
- Serve as a mentor for less experienced individuals
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- 10+ years of secured or specialized lending sales experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- Ability to source new financing opportunities and build relationships with clients, private equity firms, and investment banks
- Understanding of secured credit facilities, risk evaluation, and structuring deals
- Experience with ABL solutions, including financing for growth, recapitalizations, and refinancing
- Ability to lead deal teams through analysis, approval, and execution phases
- Ability to create compelling pitch decks and credit proposals.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business or a related field
- Up to 50% Travel
- This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
- 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
Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.
$185,000.00 - $300,000.00
Benefits
Wells Fargo provides eligible employees with a comprehensive set of benefits, many of which are listed below. Visit Benefits - Wells Fargo Jobs for an overview of the following benefit plans and programs offered to employees.
- Health benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid time off
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
- Parental leave
- Critical caregiving leave
- Discounts and savings
- Commuter benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Scholarships for dependent children
- Adoption reimbursement
20 Feb 2026
* Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
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Client-provided location(s): Boston, MA
Job ID: WellsFargo-R-515869-2
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-01-23T18:08:16
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- FSA
- HSA
- Mental Health Benefits
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
Parental Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
- Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
- Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
- Fertility Benefits
- Return-to-Work Program
Work Flexibility
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Commuter Benefits Program
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Volunteer Time Off
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Stock Purchase Program
Professional Development
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Access to Online Courses
- Internship Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Promote From Within
- Mentor Program
Diversity and Inclusion
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