Relationship Management - Financial Sponsor Coverage - AVP

23 Sept 2026

London, LND, GB, EC2M 2AT

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SMBC is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, with a balance sheet of c. $2.2 trillion andhas built a large business with Financial Sponsor clients, with global relationships with all top tier Financial Sponsors and considerable balance sheet exposure.

As one of the world's largest banks, headquartered in Japan, SMBC combines the strength of its Japaneserootswith the reach of a truly global network. Operating across key markets worldwide, we connect clients to opportunities, broad range of capabilities, and capital across borders.

Our growing EMEA franchise offers ambitious growth plans,deep expertise and the opportunity to work on complex, international initiatives across corporate and investment banking, transaction banking and global capital markets.

We’re looking for a Sponsor coverage Assistant Vice President within the Specialised Products Department.

As a member of the Financial Sponsor Coverage Team in EMEA, you will be responsible for assisting more senior members of the team with coverage of larger global and regional sponsor clients.

Responsibilities also include:

• Supporting origination and assisting in execution alongside all product areas and deal teams across multiple transactions, and co-ordinating client interface across SMBC.
• Ensuring close co-ordination for clients across all regions.
• Be involved in development and launch of new products to client accounts as required.
• Support with / be responsible for budget and pipeline for clients.

The successful individual must have solid knowledge and strong experience of Financial Sponsor clients and types of transactions, notably LBOs, M&A and ECM. Preferable prior knowledge / experience also of associated Financial Sponsor products such as NAV financing, subscription financing, securitisation, Structured Finance, Infrastructure and Project Finance, Real Estate, Hedging and Derivatives.

Financial Sponsor Coverage is a coverage team responsible to manage and support major financial sponsor clients (e.g. Private Equity, Infrastructure, Private Credit, Sovereign Wealth Funds) by providing access to the bank's full range of lending, capital markets, advisory, derivatives and investment banking capabilities.

Financial Sponsor Coverage's main roles include:

• Client Relationship Management
• Business Origination, including delivery of bank-wide franchise capabilities and solutions
• Coordination with Product Specialists, Cross-Divisional and Global Partners
• Strategic coverage and tiering

• Assist with client management & marketing for select Financial Sponsor clients.
• Provide support and Front Office opinion on key pricing, credit & structuring decisions on transactions for clients as required.
• Assisting with key processes for coverage of selected Financial Sponsor clients (e.g. account planning, portfolio tracking, marketing, data capture, budgets, pipeline and global co-ordination).
• Support oversight for select Financial Sponsors in respect of management of respective portfolios across SMBC product teams. Support / management to optimise commercial & risk performance of loan book for select Financial Sponsor…