Executive Director, Infrastructure Sponsors - Underwriting & Portfolio Managment - New York

Executive Director, Infrastructure Sponsors - Underwriting & Portfolio Managment - New York

Country: United States of America

The Executive Director is responsible for managing the Underwriting & Portfolio Management of a defined portfolio of Financial Sponsor driven transactions.  The Portfolio is primary comprised of Infrastructure Finance Corporate Loans and NAV Credit Facilities used to finance Infrastructure Assets.

This position will work closely with the Infrastructure Sponsors Coverage team and various 1LoD product teams to present and defend business opportunities to the 2nd Line of Defense.  The Executive Director will manage the business relationship with risk and direct a junior resource ensuring all required portfolio management tasks are completed.

Essential Functions/Responsibility Statements:

• Communicates portfolio trends, risks and mitigants to senior leadership.
• Develops and manages portfolio information needed to accommodate sound risk management, economic and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Leads underwriting, structuring and closing of amendments, upsizes and extensions, as needed, including annual reviews and credit approval memos.
• Develop credit recommendations which include clear views of credit structures and borrower’s risks
• Lead the financial modelling of complex structured corporates, including the impacts of complex transactions including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
• Supports associate development through building strong relationships with the team as a mentor and manager as needed.
• Collaborates with product team members prior to loan closing on approval memos, legal documentation, collateral review and funding approvals.
• Manages and controls risks throughout the post-closing credit process to ensure strong borrower performance.
• Monitors and enforces terms of loan agreement / documents.
• Identifies and establishes best practices policies and procedures.
• Manages other Portfolio Management functions, including collaborating with new business team on up-front and ongoing client due diligence, etc.
• Leads and/or provides valuable input for broader business initiatives, projects and goals.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience in Finance, Accounting, Management, Economics or equivalent field. (Required)

CFA Charter and/or MBA (Preferred)

Work Experience:

Financial analysis, structuring, underwriting and portfolio management.Experience with Infrastructure Companies, preferably renewable energy. 9-12 years (Req)

Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient communicator (orally and in writing) with clients, peers and fellow associates
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to work and interact with various departments
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful, environment with many critical deadlines
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of all loan products and services
• Understanding the Banks compliance policies as it relates to the specific individual job duties and following the provisions of such policies, specifically understanding that any violation of such policies must be reported to the Director of Regulatory Services immediately.

Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Working Conditions: Frequent Minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking. Occassional moving and lifting equipment and furniture is required to support onsite and offsite meeting setup and teardown. Physically capable of lifting up to fifty pounds, able to bend, kneel, climb ladders.
Employer Rights: Employer Rights:This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate at any time for any reason.

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