Senior Transactor – (Project Finance Focus) recruitment

Main Purpose of Role:

• Undertake technical appraisals of opportunities.

• Ensure transactions are structured to mitigate risks.

• To include financial model building, testing and analysis.

• Craft appropriate credit package for review and approval.

• Execute on structured debt opportunities originating from primarily IB and other CB business areas.

• Where appropriate, review and negotiate legal documents and coordinate all legal documents with syndicate banks when acting as agent.

• Where appropriate, formulate Information Memorandum for distribution to banks for participation.

• Preparing marketing material for arranging mandates, negotiating term sheets with sponsors and relevant financial parties.

• Be able to work with a syndicate of banks to execute suitable transactions.

• Ensure overall professional management of client relationships.

• Cross-sell relevant products from other areas of the Bank.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong rapport between originating groups in IB and Corporate Bank.

• Maintain responsible review of legal documentation during deal execution process. Build rapport with internal and external legal providers.

• Achieve financial targets for structured debt in support of originating groups.

• Ability to originate deals as an enhancement to relationship group, through own network and channels.

• Create a robust control environment for deal execution across legal, compliance, credit and relationship groups.

Background and Qualifications:

• University degree in finance. Must be proficient in financial maths and financial model building.

• Must have complex deal execution background preferably across the GCC.

• Previous Project Finance experience in the GCC will be an advantage.

• Must have strong knowledge of LMA standard loan documentation and ability to confidently negotiate at a senior level.

• Must be able to manage multiple transactions simultaneously.

• Previous experience of leading Project Finance deal teams will be an advantage.

• Strong Financial Modelling Skills.

• Strong Credit Analysis Skills.

• Exposure to the whole origination, due diligence, structuring and execution cycle of a Project Finance transaction