Vice President - Leveraged Finance Syndicate and Sales

Job description

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTION The Leveraged Finance Syndicate and Private Side Leveraged Loan Sales team is responsible for syndicating and executing institutional leveraged loans, bank debt, high yield bonds and private credit transactions. This includes both underwritten and best efforts transactions for sub-IG corporates and sponsor-owned clients across EMEA. The team is also responsible for investor coverage for distribution of leveraged loans and private credit to banks and institutional investors in primary and secondary. The team is part of MUFG’s Capital Markets platform NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS None MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE EMEA Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance Syndicate and Private Side Leveraged Loan Sales KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Key Responsibilities You will be accountable and responsible for taking appropriate action with respect to the Leveraged Finance Syndicate and Private Side Leveraged Loan Sales function, including: a) Technical Capability Provide support to senior team members to manage information flow and transaction process through its different stages from initial analysis, client pitches/offers to the execution strategy and completion phase Collaborate with other MUFG distribution teams, other Syndicate teams globally and MUS to optimise financing solutions to meet client needs and roll out MUFG’s O&D strategy. Develop and maintain effective relationship with counterparts in other market-leading Syndicate teams to maximise market profile, origination opportunities as well as deal efficiency Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including 1LOD and 2LOD. Build relationships throughout MUFG to establish a peer network to ensure appropriate engagement and support to develop, secure and maximise product opportunities, gather relevant information and help to ensure effective inter-departmental collaboration. Develop a practical understanding of all core systems and procedures within Capital Markets. Provide guidance and review work of more junior colleagues to ensure accuracy and timeliness including when preparing underwriting applications, deal screening support memos, comparable analysis as well as the production of high-quality market research on pricing, deal structures and investor activity as required for tailor-made client presentations and pitch-books. Leveraged Finance Syndicate and Private Side Leveraged Loan Sales Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the Leveraged Loan and HY investor base as well as sponsor and leveraged corporate issuers requirements in terms of risk appetite, structure and pricing Develop and maintain active coverage of investors in the leveraged finance market in order to maximise distribution channels in primary and secondary in line with MUFG O&D strategy. Provide support to senior team members to build MUFG’s brand within the Leveraged Finance space space (sponsor-driven and leveraged corporates) to generate deal flow consistent with our sector vertical approach, target size range and geographic focus. MUBK • Provide support to senior team members to determine pricing, assess market liquidity, execution strategy and active leveraged loan investor coverage in support of the relevant Leveraged Loan Origination function. MUS • Provide support to senior team members to determine pricing, assess market liquidity and execution strategy in support of the relevant HY Origination function. b) Relationship with other functions and stakeholders Maintain and enhance good working relationships with stakeholders, across the region and globally to share best practices, provide support and develop effective local policies and procedures appropriate to the Company, and working in support of the One MUFG and overall Group strategy. c) Regulatory Compliance, Affairs and Change You will manage the following matters with respect to internal systems and procedures, appropriate for above departments, including: Being accountable for evaluating, approving and establishing where necessary, appropriate operational and IT systems and controls to enable the Debt Capital Markets function to conduct its business in accordance with agreed business plans within the International Business d) Controls and Compliance You are responsible for ensuring the Company’s compliance with internal risk and compliance requirements, controls and procedures, including but not limited to: overseeing that the above departments maintain systems and controls commensurate to its business and in line with regulatory requirements; personally, following all relevant policies and procedures, and ensuring those in your teams also follow policy and procedures. WORK EXPERIENCE Essential: Relevant and recent experience in Leveraged Finance Syndicate or Origination roles with an established international institution Preferred: Existing relationship with institutional investors active in the European Leveraged Finance market SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Functional / Technical Competencies: Essential Excellent knowledge of leveraged loans, high yield bond and private credit transactions Demonstrated ability to lead transactions from idea generation to execution of mandates Preferred Existing relationships with issuers, market participants and peers Education / Qualifications: Essential University degree or equivalent relevant work experience Fluent English Preferred: Other European languages beneficial PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS Excellent communication skills Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability A proactive, motivated approach. The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement A structured and logical approach to work Strong problem-solving skills A creative and innovative approach to work Excellent interpersonal skills The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines Excellent attention to detail and accuracy A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment Strong numerical skills Excellent Microsoft Office skills, Bloomberg We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements. MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership. We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.