Structured Finance - Project Finance Collateral Vice President

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $225,000.00 and $225,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is hiring a Vice President in the Collateral Management Group within the Securitized Products and Capital Solutions (SPCS) Department. The collateral requiring analysis, grading, and coverage supports lending to asset manager customers

Role Objectives

The VP will be responsible for providing primary credit analysis and coverage of Project Finance collateral in the portfolio, and additional coverage of middle-market loans as needed. Responsibilities include the preparation of new credit requests (including fundamental analysis of the company and industry, financial analysis and projections), managing upsize requests, and preparing analysis for reevaluation events as needed. Will serve as the primary point person in the dialogue with counterparts at accounts assigned for collateral coverage. VPs are tasked with reviewing the work of junior team members. Responsibilities also include the review of collateral loan portfolio reports to monitor and address the performance of assigned portfolios.

Qualifications and Skills

• Broad knowledge of Project Finance is essential.
• 5-7 years of comparable or relevant experience
• Strong understanding and knowledge of Project Finance market and trends
• Middle Market leveraged lending credit experience is a plus
• Highly collaborative and flexible in a team environment. Able to coordinate and communicate with various internal departments across the bank (origination, middle/back office, credit, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Organizes thoughts and clearly articulates points, both verbally and in writing, to management or other internal departments.
• Software Systems / Programming Languages - MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required. Bloomberg, Capital IQ.

SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at [email protected].