Vice President, Structured Asset Finance

Join us as a Vice Present, Structured Asset Finance

• In this key role, you’ll provide strong origination and execution capability to deliver appropriate debt solutions to clients, and build and maintain a portfolio of client relationships alongside senior originators
• Providing a range of asset finance solutions for mid to large customers across the Energy, Aviation, Rail, Corporate, and Transportation sectors
• We’ll look to you to expand the scope and profitability of the franchise by identifying and originating new opportunities
• This is an opportunity for you to join a collaborative team, where you’ll be liaising with different areas of the business to broaden your network, while developing your knowledge and skills across a range of debt solutions and sectors

What you'll do

As a Vice President in Structured Asset Finance, you’ll be proactively leading, supporting and promoting a culture where risk is managed effectively within the business by identifying, reporting and escalating it promptly. This role will see you supporting senior originators in building and maintaining business with their clients, while providing strong credit and execution capability to deliver the best solutions to them on complex transactions. You’ll be developing a strong network of relationships with coverage and credit management teams to grow our finance business and will be identifying new opportunities to expand the scope and profitability of the franchise.

You’ll also be:

• Contributing to strategic thinking and idea generation for clients, structuring financing solutions, and pitching ideas to them

• Supporting senior members of the Structured Asset Finance team in the delivery of the business strategy

• Leading the execution of lending transactions and managing the full transaction process to ensure transactions are successfully executed on time and to the highest customer standards, whilst ensuring internal risk and policy management is adhered to

• Working with colleagues to review diligence materials, financial model analysis, documentation, and preparation of credit papers to present at internal credit and pricing committees

• Working closely with Portfolio Management to identify secondary distribution opportunities that help to maintain origination capacity and the profitability of the back book

• Operating to the highest standards of credit and underwriting risk management and stewardship

• Keeping up to date with market and industry themes and challenges and providing clients with insights when considering financing solutions

• Responsible for mentoring and developing more junior members of the team, providing guidance on transactions and constructive feedback

The skills you'll need

To be successful in this role, you’ll need experience of demonstrating commercial capabilities to create relevant structured solutions for clients that are profitable for the bank. You’ll also need practical understanding and application of risk management disciplines. Experience in Asset Finance or within the Aviation industry is preferred but not essential, if you have demonstrated experience of complex transaction execution in a similar role.

In addition, you’ll hold a diploma in Lending Skills and have a proven track record of working with others to deliver complex transactions for clients. As a regulated role, you’ll also be required to complete the CISI Regulatory and Securities exams once in role.

You’ll also need:

• Sound knowledge of the relevant product suite, including debt and leasing

• The ability to work effectively with clients, and internal and external stakeholders

• Strong analytical skills with demonstrable complex transaction structuring and execution capability

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including written and oral communication skills with an ability to communicate complex concepts to a senior audience

• Strong modelling skills and proven capabilities of reviewing a financial model

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to deliver to deadlines