Executive Director, Financing Solutions

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Job Summary

We are seeking an Executive Director to join our Financing Solutions team at Standard Chartered Bank in New York. The successful candidate will be working with Regional Heads of different locations in Financing Solutions teams across the globe as well as other team members to drive origination, develop strong client relationships and be seen as an expert in Financing Solutions by internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will need to be able to build a team of Financing Solutions professionals, who will need to support origination and execution efforts, as well as leading the Financing Solutions origination efforts in Latin America. The candidate will further have to focus on building a sustainable business, developing and on-boarding new clients while focusing further on the business by up-tiering existing relationships. Working with client teams and across products to identify, target transactions and cross-sell opportunities in the region will be another task of the successful candidate.

We appreciate self-driven candidates who will be working closely with the wider Financing Solutions team, coverage and product partners to develop an understanding of the competitive landscape and identify prospective partners who can address customer needs and accelerate growth. We believe that a willingness to acquire new skills will contribute to success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Organize and drive business success through improvement in client presentation and profitability in conjunction with the regional coverage partners.
• Work closely with FS teams globally to originate and execute cross border opportunities – inbound into the US and outbound into the network.
• Lead origination and structuring of transaction mandates for Financing Solutions in partnership with senior coverage bankers in Americas.
• Build a team with strong origination, structuring and execution capabilities to support the exponential growth agenda for Financing Solutions in Americas.
• Ensure transaction structures are in line with client requirements, market standards and the Bank’s internal risk parameters.
• Oversee robust deal selection, conflict resolution and risk management to ensure the business is consistent with the strategy and risk appetite of the Bank.
• Maintain accurate forecasting and financial oversight of the business in the Americas.
  
  

Key Criteria

• 8 to 10+ years of experience in the structuring and origination areas.
• Loan markets and lending products knowledge.
• Knowledge of developing business and on-boarding new clients.
• Financing Solutions origination experience in Latin America is a big plus.
• Managing, identifying and targeting transactions and cross-sell opportunities.
• Leading and building a new team experience.
• Experience in tracking transaction structures as per the client requirements.
• Business and risk management process knowledge.
  
  

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
  
  

What We Offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
  
  

Recruitment Assessments

Expected annual base pay range for the role is 256,000 USD to 320,000 USD. The final offer will be determined on an individualised basis using a number of variables, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience and education, internal relativity, and specific work location. At Standard Chartered Bank, Base pay is only part of the total compensation package. Discretionary variable pay and a range of attractive bank sponsored benefit programs are available and designed to foster employee overall health and well-being including, but not limited to, a best in class 401k plan with up to 8% employer match, robust medical plan coverage with employer funded Health Savings Accounts, inclusive family building benefits, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements for many of our positions subject to role specific considerations

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