An'yst, Origination

Role Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility to assist on the execution of Project and Export Finance Americas transactions working in conjunction with the relevant Associate Directors and Directors
• Prepare origination/marketing materials, including pitch books and institutional presentations
• Prepare financial models and analysis in support of contemplated transactions
• Contribute to the quantitative and qualitative performance objectives of the Americas team
• Analyze and summarize transactions` economics, as well as benefits and considerations, particularly within the context of internal return models and credit memos
• Manage relationships and workflow with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including clients, relationship managers, other product partners, credit, legal, tax, compliance and operations
• Identify cross-selling opportunities for other product partners, including derivatives, syndications and transaction banking (cash and trade)

Contributes to:

• Execution, timely closing of relevant transactions
• New and recurring revenues for Project & Export Finance/ Corporate Finance
• Portfolio Management of existing transactions in support of the PAM team
• Development of the Bank's core values

Strategy

• Support Project & Export Finance ("PEF") colleagues and Regional Heads to formulate strategy for the business in the context of the overall client strategy across the region
• Support the PEF Regional Heads to manage the implementation of the PEF business strategy
• Build trusted relationships with Sponsors, Promoters and Commercial Banks
• Build origination and execution capabilities as well as local regulatory knowledge across the major markets
• Maintain up to date knowledge of clients and markets to support the team's strategic dialogue with clients.

Business

• Support deal execution for Project Finance transactions for Americas.
• Participate in both origination and execution of transactions, from the pitch phase through to closing
• Prepare presentation materials for use in client meetings
• Participate in the origination and execution of debt & advisory transactions including structuring, arranging, negotiating, due diligence and drafting of documents
• Build detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various operating scenarios and to analyse the impact of different capital structures
• Perform financial and sensitivity analyses using various methodologies relevant for the industry sector
• Understand the credit risks associated with any financing and ensure they are appropriately mitigated to protect the Bank's interest.
• Keep abreast of emerging sectors and regulatory developments in the project financing landscape and opportunities to develop within the North American market
• Maintain up to date knowledge on clients
• Research and analysis of markets and industries
• Support deal team in day to day project management, execution support and stakeholder management
• Coordinate efforts with deal team members across the Bank
• Complete all required credit and regulatory examinations

Processes

• Ensure compliance with all PEF processes and credit underwriting standards
• Ensure that good quality review and deal documentation are conducted and compliance with the risk management processes in place.

People & Talent

• Lead by example and build the appropriate culture and values. Work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
• Train and develop other junior team members
• Encourage a performance driven culture

Risk Management

• Achieve revenue target in a safe and well-controlled manner on an end-to-end basis
• Enforce a culture of risk management, control and governance, and ensure team comply with the risk management processes in place.
• Ensure strategic execution of transactions remains within the agreed Risk Appetite and Underwriting Standards
• Proactively advise and monitor all major risk issues. Where appropriate, direct remedial action and/ or ensure adequate escalation and reporting to the appropriate Operational Risk Committees
• Manage the credit approval process efficiently and effectively and establish a good reputation with Credit
• Understand the credit risks associated with any financing and ensure they are appropriately mitigated to protect the Bank's interest. Ensure compliance with the risk management processes in place.
• Ensure that good quality review and deal documentation are conducted and compliance with the risk management processes in place.
• Ensure that there is clear communication and open dialogue with credit when discussing the merits of each transaction.
• Provide support in review and negotiation of legal documentation, ensuring compliance with Bank policy and handover of transactions to Portfolio management Group
• Assist Portfolio management Group in the administration of relevant loans and review of existing portfolio loans. Provide oversight on annual reviews prior to submission to credit

Governance

• To ensure compliance with local regulatory bodies and the Bank's policies as laid down by Group Legal & Compliance
• Embed the Group's values and code of conduct to ensure that adherence with the highest standards of ethics, and compliance with relevant policies, processes and regulations
• Responsible for delivering 'effective governance'; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the Project Finance team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
Internal

• CIB regional and country heads
• Country CEOs
• GCM Management Team members
• Client Coverage teams
• Industry and product (e.g. Capital Structuring and Distribution Group) teams
• Treasury
• Credit Officers and Specialised Finance Risk team

External

• Senior contacts in existing and target clients
• Other banks & financial Institutions
• Local regulators
• Consultants (independent engineers, environmental consultants)
• Law firms

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values in Project and Export Finance, Americas; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Our Ideal Candidate
Role Specific Competencies

• Financial Analysis
• Industry Knowledge
• Investment Credit Risk
• Knowledge of Loan Underwriting

About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks 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.

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Expected annual base pay range for the role is $96,000 to $120,000 . 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. Learn more about what we offer (https://www.sc.com/us/careers).
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