Assets Portfolio Management - Asia-Pacific and Middle East; APME

Real Assets Portfolio Management - Asia-Pacific and Middle East (APME)

• Permanent
• 19680

Natixis is a French multinational financial services firm specialized in asset & wealth management, corporate & investment banking, insurance and payments. A subsidiary of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through its two retail banking networks, Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne, Natixis counts nearly 16,000 employees across 38 countries. Its clients include corporations, financial institutions, sovereign and supranational organizations, as well as the customers of Groupe BPCE’s networks.

Natixis Middle East is focused on:

• Structured finance in our four core sectors, Natixis being one of the leading banks in financing renewable energy.
• Global Markets, Fixed Income, Equities and Commodities.
• Trade Finance Solutions
• Islamic Finance
• Investment Banking, DCM, ECM and M&A
• Coverage

Natixis Middle East region spans 14 countries from Egypt to Turkey, but our main focus is in the GCC countries.

About the role
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Reporting:

Functionally, you will report to the Head of Portfolio Management Real Assets, based in Hong Kong;

Locally, you will report to the Head of CPRM and Syndication Middle East and CCA, based in Dubai;

Activities:

You will have to set up the PM Real Assets function in Dubai and be an integral member of the Real Assets PM APME team;

You will monitor/manage and retain ownership of dedicated deals of your portfolio (primarily geared towards Middle-East assets, but also including deals from other parts of the APME region). This includes, but not limited to, a deep understanding of the deal/structure & performing internal tasks like producing annual reviews + waiver memos, ratings & LGDs reviews;

You will actively contribute and support initiatives aiming at managing/optimizing the bank’s balance sheet, including secondary sales, liquidity raising, risk transfer, etc.;

You will manage a local junior resource, including its initial training, ramp up of competence, and ensure the quality of its work;

You are expected to command strong analytical, problem solving, credit analysis & cash flow modelling skills and supported by sound presentation & communication tools. These attributes are key fundamentals that will enable you to contribute towards presentations & discussions, such as key updates of a deal, annual reviews, material waivers & CPRM opinions, at Credit Committees.

You are a confident individual that will enable you to participate at regular internal & external discussions and negotiations of new and existing deals. For external discussions, it can involve at participating syndicated lenders call and/or bilateral discussions with the Client/Borrower + investors conference calls.

Required Skills
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University Degree holder in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline. CFA and/or related professional accreditation is highly desirable.

Ideally, a minimum of 7 years plus relevant work experience & exposure to complex Project Financing + Structured Finance deals & structures in I&EF and/or Aviation or both.

Confident, strong communication & analytical skills are a pre-requisite skill.

Ability to work under pressure & produce / perform under tight timelines is a necessity.

Excellent command in English (written & verbal).

A team player & strong interpersonal skill.

About the Department:

Real Assets Portfolio Management APME, is part of the Front Office, and consists of two key business lines & teams:
Infrastructure & Energy Finance (I&EF) and Aviation Finance. The department manages USD
2.5 billion of Assets Under Management split between I&EF and Aviation deals that span across North Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Australia & New Zealand.

The team consists of 10 strong individuals spread across HK, Singapore, Australia and India.

The Real Asset Portfolio Management team specializes in the following areas:

1. I&EF Financing Structures:
Predominantly, Project Finance (Asset Based) + Structured Finance (Hold Co Structures & Bridge Financing). Key sectors of focus:
Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, BESS), Waste to Energy, Datacenters, Telecom, Upstream Metals & Mining, Upstream & Midstream Gas, Public Private Partnerships projects.

2. Aviation Financing Structures:
Warehouse & Portfolio (Lessors) Financing, Direct financing with an airline (via a