Job description

Business type

Types of Jobs - Corporate & Investment Banking

Job title

Structured Finance Hedging and Financial Sponsor Sales

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Management position

No

Job summary

Structured Finance Hedging and Financial Sponsor Sales is responsible for supporting the Head of UK Structured Finance Hedging sales, primarily focusing on derivative activity with our client base.

Responsible for developing the Financial Sponsors activity in the UK for GMD (Mainly PE and Infra Funds) and originating secured transactions as well as fund level hedging deals. Coordination of the Financial sponsors community, globally with the support of regional hubs.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

Support Head of UK Structured Finance Hedging sales and help achieving UK Corporate Structured Finance Hedging Budget and YoY growth. This includes:

- Origination of secured deals where CACIB is lender (FX, Rates, Inflation)

- Regular interactions and pipelines with CACIB financing business lines

- Promotion of CACIB towards client for value added roles (hedge coordination, pre-hedge, deal contingent ...)

- Smooth execution of derivatives transactions

Actively participate to develop the activity with Financial Sponsors (Infra and PE funds for example) beyond the transactional / asset level (360° approach on transactions). This includes:

- Sales coverage of key Sponsors

- Onboarding new funds and requesting internal limits

- Origination of secured transactions but also fund level hedging opportunities

- Coordination among different teams having activities with this category of clients

Originate derivative transactions from clients and co-ordinate efficient execution with the different stakeholders (other Sales, Trading, Structuring, Legal, Risk etc.)

Attend client meetings, provide presentations, promote hedging solutions and execute transactions linked to structured finance deals and Private side opportunities with clients

More generally:

- Provide timely and professional pricing and support on execution of customer flows.

- Develop knowledge of client needs and co-ordinate the Bank's efforts to service customer organizations.

- Maintain awareness of all economic and financial data likely to affect the products being marketed.

- Ensure dealing remains within set time limits and efficient / ethical execution of client transactions.

Supplementary Information

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Position location

Geographical area

Europe, United Kingdom

City

London

Candidate criteria

Minimal education level

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

Degree preferably in Mathematical or Finance

Experience

Essential

Strong experience in Interest Rates & FX Derivatives market

Desirable

• Good knowledge of Structured finance hedging mechanics (Legal, Pricing, Structure)
• Good knowledge of contingent pre-hedge activity
• Proximity with global Financial Sponsors (PE and Infra funds)

Required skills

• Sales & marketing skills
• Market products knowledge
• Management of Junior staff with empowerment & training

Competencies

• Motivated - Highly committed
• Good communicator
• Innovative
• Team Oriented