Structured Financing - Director in London

This is a senior origination and structuring role within the Securitisation product team within Mizuho EMEA’s CIB Structured Financing Group (CSF). CSF is a product team in charge of origination, structuring and execution of a broad range of structured finance transactions, in partnership with client facing Relationship Managers and other product teams.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of the Securitisation business strategy, working closely with the Team Head.
• Originate, structure, negotiate and execute complex Securitised Products transactions.
• Develop and maintain senior-level client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor and representing the Bank in the market.
• Take overall responsibility for transaction structuring, ensuring transactions are designed to meet client requirements while achieving the Bank’s risk and return objectives.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of credit applications to ensure risks associated with customers’ credit status, industry development and structural aspect of transactions are identified, fully outlined, and mitigated as far as possible.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities across existing and prospective clients.
• Lead marketing and syndication activities for client transactions where appropriate.
• Support the Team Head in managing the Securitisation business, including resource allocation, pipeline management and strategic initiatives.
• Provide leadership, coaching and development support to junior staff.
• Support the ongoing management and monitoring of executed transactions, in conjunction with CBD2.

The role involves interaction with a wide range of counterparties including major clients, and must be certified under the UK SMCR regime. The role holder must also become comprehensively aware of the implications for the role under Japanese FSA regulations.

Risk Management:

• Credit & Exposure risk – Ensure risks associated with transaction structures and counterparties are appropriately identified, assessed and mitigated.
• Execution risk – lead transactions to successful execution while maintaining client and stakeholder confidence.
• Reputational risk – protect and enhance the Bank’s reputation by ensuring transactions are appropriately structured, executable and delivered in line with client expectations.
• Regulatory / Compliance risk – ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory, legal and compliance requirements.
• Operational risk – maintain robust controls, governance and risk management practices across all business activities.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to develop a network of relationships with senior management, credit, clients and key internal stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and business development capability.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Advanced numerical and analytical skills, including financial modelling.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Strong structuring skills to scope underlying credit risk profile and adequately mitigate risk.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively across product, coverage and control functions to contribute to a successful team performance.
• Advanced computer literacy and data manipulation / presentation skills.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience coaching, developing and mentoring junior team members.
• Substantial experience in securitisation and structured finance, with a demonstrated track record of originating, structuring and executing complex transactions, developing senior client relationships, generating revenue and leading transaction teams across the full transaction lifecycle, including amendments, waivers and portfolio management activities.

Desirable:

• Master’s degree or higher-level post-graduate degree e.g. PhD, MBA.
• Professional finance qualification.
• One or more Continental European or relevant Asian languages.

What Mizuho Can Offer You:

Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus.
• Non-contributory pension.
• 27 days’ annual leave.
• Core working hours.
• Hybrid working - office and home based.
• Virtual GP.
• Wellbeing benefits, including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders.

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities.

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team – recruitment@mizuhoemea.com and we will be happy to help.