Transaction Banking, Escrow Transaction Manager, Vice President (Escrow and DACA)

Location: New York, NY, United States; office-based position

Salary: USD 125,000–250,000 base annually, plus potential discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm founded in 1869, with offices worldwide.

What you will do

• Structure and execute complex institutional escrow, DACA, and account control arrangements with Coverage, Investment Banking, clients, lenders, sponsors, Legal, Operations, Risk, and Compliance.
• Manage transactions from opportunity intake through documentation, account setup, funding, disbursement, closing, amendments, terminations, and ongoing servicing.
• Review and help negotiate escrow agreements, deposit account control agreements, account instructions, disbursement conditions, and related documentation.
• Translate legal and commercial requirements into operational actions, controls, timelines, dependencies, and stakeholder deliverables.
• Advise Coverage teams as a product and transaction subject matter expert, including support for client pitches, RFPs, and transaction scoping.
• Improve the Escrow and DACA product suite through workflow standardization, documentation digitization, stronger controls, and scalable operating processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Legal Studies, or a related field; a JD, MBA, or other advanced degree is helpful but not required.
• 7+ years of experience in Transaction Banking, Corporate Trust, Escrow Services, DACA/account control, Agency Services, Loan Agency, Structured Finance Transaction Management, Capital Markets Operations, or a specialized legal/structuring role.
• Deep understanding of capital markets, financing, corporate, or institutional transactions that create escrow and DACA structures, including M&A, private placements, acquisition finance, secured lending, restructuring, litigation settlements, project finance, regulatory escrows, or collateral arrangements.
• Experience with transaction flows, escrow and account control documentation, SPAs/share purchase agreements, security arrangements, closing mechanics, disbursement processes, and ongoing account administration.
• Strong practical judgment regarding legal documentation, operational execution, risk mitigation, KYC/AML, payment controls, and fiduciary or quasi-fiduciary governance.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to build consensus across Coverage, Legal, Risk, Operations, Technology, clients, and external counsel.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal, structural, and operational requirements into clear commercial solutions.
• Commercial mindset with the ability to support product growth, client satisfaction, timely deal execution, fee revenue, deposit balance objectives, and operating model scalability.

Culture & Benefits

• Training and development opportunities, firmwide networks, wellness resources, personal finance offerings, and mindfulness programs.
• Competitive benefits generally available to active, non-temporary, full-time and part-time US employees working at least 20 hours per week.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with special needs or disabilities during the recruiting process.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity and inclusion.