Vice President, Structured Finance - Infrastructure | SCIB

Vice President, Structured Finance - Infrastructure | SCIB Country:
United Kingdom

Join our community. Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (SCIB) is Santander's global division that supports some of the world's most complex and sophisticated corporate and institutional clients, offering customised services and value-added wholesale products to best meet their needs.

The Infrastructure Structured Finance team is the front office origination and execution team covering Infrastructure financings across the UK, Republic of Ireland and Nordic region for lending, and covering a broader region for financing advisory projects. The London team is complimented by teams in Madrid and the combined European business is a true market leader, with #1-3 positions by volume/number of deals in both lending and debt advisory in Europe.

The UK team has 7 individuals, and the new hire will complement these existing resources.

You’ll primarily support the debt advisory segment of our business as well as underwriting and lending projects. This includes strategic planning, selling, marketing, personnel management, client relationship management, and vendor/partner management, as well as oversight of professional services activities. If you’ve performed a similar role previously, this could be the perfect opportunity to develop your career.

• Contributing to idea generation by understanding client needs and objectives, pitching opportunities to them and working jointly with the team head and other areas of CIB such as Debt Capital Markets, Ratings Advisory and Risk Solutions
• Acting as a facilitator between the client and different lending platforms/solutions such as Banks, Debt Funds, Pensions Funds, enabling them to source find the most adequate and competitive sources of funding
• Leading the execution of new and existing mandates, across both lending and debt advisory.
• For advisory: leading in the structuring and placement of debt financing, to include leading an advisory team in the preparation of a financial model, interfacing with due diligence providers and lawyers, preparing marketing materials, and managing the coordination of the process
• For lending work: leading a team in reviewing diligence materials, model and documentation, negotiating terms with our client or their advisors, and presenting the transaction to internal credit and pricing committees
• Building strong and long-lasting relationships with key clients and keeping abreast of the current issues and challenges facing our clients in the infrastructure sector
• Understanding current and future client needs in the context of market dynamics and apply insights to recommend short and/or long-term solutions and services
• Mentoring and developing less experienced members of staff, providing constructive feedback on a formal and informal basis

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role.

• Extensive experience in a similar role within Structured Finance
• Deep infrastructure sector knowledge and interest
• In-depth understanding of debt, equity and derivative markets and solutions
• Demonstrable track record of building productive business relationships
• Experience of writing proposals and supporting business development activities
• Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to communicate complex concepts to a senior audience
• Modelling skills and proficiency in MS Excel
• Experience of leading and developing teams