Project Finance Investment Banking - Vice President; Japanese-fluent

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

We are seeking a dynamic, thoughtful, and collaborative professional to join our Project Finance Team as Vice President, covering North American Power markets. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project finance, with a focus on North American renewable and power asset classes. This role requires strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative, logical thinking and writing ability, a good understanding of the industry and finance market dynamics, and the ability to communicate well with relevant parties.

Additionally, this role requires fluency in Japanese (in addition to English).

• Contribute to the origination and execution of debt project financing transactions, working closely with Managing Directors and Directors.

• Identify and review new business opportunities, leading the process of screening new deals with senior management for approval.

• Establish client relationships and work with clients regularly, including attending in‑person client meetings.

• Lead the development of business screening memoranda to screen new transactions, working with associates and analysts.

• Lead all aspects of transaction due diligence, working with associates/analysts. This includes assessing commercial, structural, and legal risks; reviewing project contracts and legal memoranda; assessing market risks; reviewing market studies; assessing technical risks; reviewing engineering reports; assessing environmental and social risks; conducting cash flow analysis by developing and using financial models; and assessing sponsor and counter party credit risks by reviewing financial statements.

• Lead the day‑to‑day execution process of mandated transactions, seeking necessary guidance from Managing Directors/Directors.

• Evaluate, understand, mitigate, and articulate risks associated with project financing transactions based on the due diligence. Use balanced and good judgments on the matters required to execute transactions while seeking guidance from Managing Directors/Directors on the matters that require their judgment.

• Advise clients on matters pertaining to commercial and financial structure and operating requirements to achieve suitability for non‑recourse debt financing that meets client objectives.

• Perform credit ratings analysis and assist in obtaining credit ratings for transactions involving debt capital markets.

• Lead the development, review, analysis, and negotiation of term sheets and financing documentation while seeking guidance from Managing Directors/Directors as needed.

• Lead the development of internal credit memos summarizing and articulating commercial rationale; key risks and mitigants; cash flow analysis; project contracts analysis; and counter party credit analysis, as well as other key aspects the bank should be aware of in executing transactions, working with associates and analysts.

• Lead the development of financing transaction marketing materials, including rating agency presentations, lender and investor presentations, and information memoranda.

• Own and manage processes required for compliance and execution, including profitability analysis, committee approvals, legal due diligence,…