Job purpose:
The job requires development of new products for the Structured Solutions team globally, coordinating with Structurers in Singapore, London and New York. In addition, the candidate will be involved generating new ideas and handling trades from a Structuring perspective, working closely with Sales and Trading.
Structured Solutions Trading, Structuring and Sales: engages in the full suite of credit related products and providing asset and liability management solutions to internal or external clients (yield enhancement solutions, risk management strategies, financing structures as well as delivering balance sheet optimization).
Key activities:
- Structuring credit solutions for clients of the bank, involving discussions with clients, idea generation, documentation negotiation and client presentation.
- Co-ordinate medium-sized projects including NPPs, identifying resource requirements, monitoring performance against objectives and acting to ensure targets are met and products are approved
- Work on and devise new and innovative structures, demonstrating technical knowledge and commercial judgement
- Develop and define processes, systems and procedures ensuring standards and requirements are met and improving efficiency
- Initiate actions to further improve skills and performance, continuously looking for opportunities for own professional development
- To adhere to all relevant regulatory and compliance requirements
- Origination & structuring of credit derivative transactions, structured repo products, collateral lending, collateral swaps and illiquid assets (syndicated and bilateral loans) and the related hedging instruments
- Responsibility for internal approvals process
Formal education:
- Educated to minimum of degree level in quantitative subject (Mathematics, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Quantitative Finance etc.), 2:1 level or above plus higher level formal qualification in a quantitative subject (Masters, PHD or professional qualification)
Specialist knowledge (work experience, further qualification):
- Minimum of 7 years experience working
- Team player with collaborative working ethos and strong moral integrity
- A good level of computer literacy. Proficiency in MS Office (particularly in Excel and VBA programming skills).
- Fluent in English. Other language skills, particularly Mandarin or Korean would be an advantage
Description of specifications with regards to work profiles
- Able to quickly understand and analyse complex topics and extract the key messages
- Ability to handle intensely stressful environments
- Be proactive, highly motivated and an ambitious team player
- Be self confident and able to work under high pressure
- Have excellent communication and presentation skills
- Team player
