Vice President Project Finance - Energy

VP Project Finance - Energy London £120k-135k Base This is a great opportunity to join a comprehensive financial group serving individuals, businesses, and institutions globally. They are a major player in corporate finance and investment banking, with a strong focus on markets in East Asia and a growing international presence. Purpose Operating as a product expert, contributing to the origination, structuring and execution of the project finance product in the Energy sector. Required to work closely with Relationship Managers to manage client sales/client interaction in order to support product development, risk solutions 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 Energy Team, including: Bank entity: Responsible and accountable for leading or assisting business development activity, such as specific marketing initiatives, and pitch opportunities. Responsible and accountable for managing day to day client or counterparty interactions within the Energy project finance area at a counterpart level; identifying and understanding client needs in order to develop and originate product solutions. Responsible for leading or assisting the team with responses to Request for Proposals with high quality and accurate output. Accountable for managing deal negotiations within specified limits. Responsible for 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. Responsible to act as the first point of contact for technical and client related issues, liaising with other stakeholders to seek resolution and / or escalating as required. Responsible for lead or assisting specified internal projects, setting short term objectives to maximise sales and revenue generation. Accountable for wider division projects. Securities entity: Accountable for collaboration 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 You are responsible for: 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. Relationship With Other Functions And Stakeholders Maintain and enhance good working relationships with stakeholders, across the region and globally to share best practices, provide support and develop effective local policies and procedures appropriate to the Company Overseeing collaboration with internal stakeholders, including other products areas such as Securities, to ensure appropriate engagement and support to develop, secure and maximise product cross-sell opportunities. Work Experience Essential: 3-5 years previous experience working in project finance Significant relevant industry experience with a specialism within Energy project finance Beneficial: Advisory experience 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 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/Power Point) The ability to articulate and implement the vision/strategy for the Energy department They are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements. Application Please contact me for further information on the role and interview process at ##### #J-18808-Ljbffr