Vice President, Corporate Banking - New York

Supports the origination and structuring of project finance lending and advisory transactions across a variety of industries and asset classes including power generation, utilities, infrastructure, energy and energy transition. The position requires an individual who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and has a proven track record of coordinating internal and external teams to meet transaction deadlines. The individual will ultimately be responsible for hand-on transaction execution and supporting senior professionals in business development. The ability to lead transaction execution and manage junior deal team deal members with minimal guidance under time constraints will be a key differentiator of success. 

Origination and Execution:

• Understanding the construction, operational, and financing inputs to the project financial model including investing significant time in preparing and explaining credit scenarios and sensitivities, key metrics, and summary outputs

• End-to-end transaction execution leadership, including but not limited to the following:

  • Credit analysis

  • Risk and return analysis

  • Due diligence (contract reviews, legal memoranda, etc.)

  • Third-party consultant reports (independent engineer, market, insurance, environmental consultants, etc.)

  • Credit documentation (review, comment and negotiate financing agreements, term sheets, etc.)

  • Financial closing coordination

  • AML/KYC and client onboarding activities and coordination

  • Virtual data room management

• Preparing credit documentation (i.e., applications, memoranda, presentations, etc.) for internal (investment and risk committees) and external stakeholders (clients, investors, lenders, developers)

• Summarize diligence materials to develop and produce coherent recommendations and identify key risks and mitigants

• Run internal return models

• Identify cross-sell opportunities and effectively engagement and liaise with internal product partners

• Coordinate with credit and operations teams from origination through close and funding

• Coordinate transaction executive with clients, third party consultants and other lenders

• Considers risk, internal controls and compliance as part of day-to-day accountabilities and adheres to policies and procedures, including the identification of exceptions/escalations

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance/accounting, economics with outstanding academic achievement

• Strong financial modelling skills are critical and will be tested during the interview process

• Minimum of 5 years of project finance lending and origination experience, with proven experience negotiating and closing project finance transactions

• North American sector, market and asset class knowledge across power, utilities, infrastructure, energy and energy transition will be an asset

• Effective organizational and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail

• Outstanding communication (written, oral, listening) and interpersonal skills with ability to present complex information succinctly to internal and external audiences

• Self-starter with ability to learn quickly and work independently while also being able to work effectively in a team environment

• Ability to manage and delegation both downward and upward effectively and proactively anticipate team needs

• High level of self-awareness and humility, with excitement about confronting uncomfortable situations or new challenges

• Creative problem-solver with intellectual agility and curiosity

• Highly proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Base Salary: