Vice President, Project Finance

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Our market leading Structured Finance department is responsible for i) marketing, ii) originating and iii) structuring project finance transactions in the EMEA region across the Infrastructure and Energy sectors.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

Operating as a product expert, contributing to the origination, structuring and execution of the project finance product.

Required to work closely with relationship managers and cross-product specialists to manage client sales/client interaction in order to support product development, risk solutions, distribution and cross-sell opportunities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specifically, you will be accountable and responsible for taking appropriate action with respect to the Company’s and ESFO, including:

Bank

• Leading or assisting business development activity, such as specific marketing initiatives and pitch opportunities.
• Managing day-to-day client or counterparty interactions; identifying and understanding client needs to develop and originate product solutions.
• Leading or assisting the team with responses to Request for Proposals with high quality and accurate output.
• Managing deal negotiations within specified limits.
• Assisting the team with the preparation of Information Memorandums and generally support the execution of advisory mandates under the supervision of more senior staff.
• Analysing and interpreting a range of complex financial and market data sources to understand product performance and potential impact.
• Managing the credit application process and presenting credit cases to internal audiences, showing an understanding of credit requirements to develop a compelling business rationale to enable transactions.
• Reviewing documentation and carrying accountability for the appropriate level of sign off, ensuring that documents are further actioned as appropriate.
• Acting as the first point of contact for technical and client-related issues, liaising with other stakeholders to seek resolution and/or escalating as required.
• Leading or assisting specified internal projects, setting short-term objectives to maximise sales and revenue generation.

Securities

• Collaborating with Securities employees, facilitating the marketing and origination of transactions with your area of specialism in respect to the Securities product suite.
• The non-functional nature of this role means that you will not be able to transact (which means lead any structuring, credit, execution or commitment discussions) on behalf of any Securities legal entity; though through your role in Project Finance you will be able to share data and information, attend both internal and external meetings, offering up views and opinions.
• All recommendations and final decisions around structure, credit, pricing, execution and commitment must be made by a Securities employee or a functional dual-hat employee.

People

• Providing leadership, guidance and advice to junior team members to ensure they are delivering to the desired standard of quality, whilst receiving appropriate opportunities for growth and development.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Previous experience working in project finance (minimum seven years) or infrastructure financing.
• Significant relevant industry experience with a specialism within structured finance.

Beneficial:

• Advisory experience.
• Fluency in Italian and/or Spanish is a plus.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Thorough knowledge of credit, risk management, market and legal aspects of project finance.
• Knowledge of the competitor landscape within project finance.
• Commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Interpersonal and networking skills.
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships.

Education / Qualifications:

• Degree Level and/or relevant industry expertise.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills.
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability.
• A proactive, motivated approach.
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement.
• A structured and logical approach to work.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• A creative and innovative approach to work.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Excel/Word/PowerPoint).
• The ability to articulate and implement the vision/strategy for the department.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.