Vice President Business Development – French‑speaking (France/Benelux)

About the role

Morningstar DBRS is seeking a French‑speaking Vice President of Business Development to join its European team in Frankfurt, Madrid or London. The role focuses on expanding the firm’s footprint across France and the Benelux region, covering financial institutions, government‑related entities, corporates and project finance & infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Execute a proactive, sales‑driven outreach strategy through in‑person and virtual meetings.
• Manage the full sales cycle, from prospect identification to proposal preparation.
• Develop and maintain relationships with investors, issuers and intermediaries.
• Coordinate engagement letters, confidentiality agreements, invoicing and compliance requests.
• Liaise with senior Business Development leadership and rating sector heads on banker and issuer relationships.
• Conduct market research and provide coverage analysis on target clients.
• Monitor market developments and issuance trends to identify cross‑selling opportunities.
• Produce regular activity reports, including transaction summaries and growth opportunities.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business or economics.
• Fluent French and business‑level English.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in debt capital markets, securitisation, corporate finance, ratings advisory or a credit rating agency.
• Strong knowledge of the French and Benelux markets and Debt Capital Markets.
• Proven client service, communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Results‑oriented with strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.

Required skills

• Salesforce CRM
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word

What we offer

• Base salary range EUR 75,400 – 109,467 per year.
• Target bonus of 30 % of base salary.
• Hybrid work model with regular in‑office collaboration.