Director, Structured Trader – Infrastructure Specialist
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Roles, Scope and Reporting Structure
Reporting to: EMEA Co‑Heads of Structured Solutions.
Main Purpose of the Role
Accountability for the Structured Solutions – Europe (SSE) department within the Structured Solutions Business Unit (ST) and MUS (EMEA).
Key Responsibilities
- Planning, strategy development and execution for Structured Solutions – Europe.
- Ensure day‑to‑day activities align with departmental business strategy, meeting or exceeding financial and non‑financial targets.
- Lead, direct and manage staff to understand responsibilities, comply with policies and conduct themselves in line with firm values.
- Manage and monitor departmental and book risks, ensuring adherence to risk limits set by Risk Management and the Risk Management Committee.
- Adhere to the Trader Charter and conduct business in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain relationships with sales, trading, research and control/infrastructure teams globally.
- Contribute to budget management and work with broader GM, GCIB and JCIB teams to develop business globally.
- Price new transactions accurately, incorporating market‑leading pricing and hedging methodology.
- Manage market, credit, operational and other risks within firm risk appetite, using monitoring tools and models.
- Escalate issues identified, including risk, regulatory and operational concerns.
- Protect and enhance the firm’s reputation.
- Lead franchise development, delivering client‑focused, sustainable and profitable business.
Primary Product Domain: Infrastructure Financing
Responsible for developing, promoting and expanding Structured Solutions product offerings in infrastructure financing, including single‑asset or portfolio‑based projects.
Skills and Experience
- Extensive deal experience in origination, structuring and execution of infrastructure financing transactions.
- Detailed experience with a broad range of underlying asset classes within infrastructure financing (e.g., infrastructure NAV or single asset).
- Experience in analysis and execution of financing transactions, including sponsor equity stake analysis.
- Ability to present and discuss infrastructure financing transactions with external clients, leveraging client relationships to originate new opportunities.
Personal Requirements
- Excellent communication skills.
- Results‑driven with strong accountability.
- Proactive and motivated approach.
- Ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work.
- Strong decision‑making skills and sound judgement.
- Structured and logical approach to work.
- Strong problem‑solving and creative thinking skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Calm approach, effective under pressure.
- Strong numerical skills.
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.
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- Finance and Sales
- Financial Services and Banking
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