Job Description

The Credit Financing team is seeking an MD-level structurer to join its team to assist in the origination and structuring of lending facilities backed by portfolios of corporate credit.


The Credit Financing team is part of the Spread Products division within Markets. The business focuses on customized financing solutions for strategic clients including large, well-known alternative investment managers. These facilities are backed by a range of assets, including broadly syndicated and private credit loans to corporate borrowers, and are primarily retained for Citi's portfolio but may also be securitized into the capital markets or syndicated to other institutional investors.


The team is small, highly collaborative and has built and maintained a market-leading lending franchise for close to two decades. The candidate will have exposure to experienced market participants and constant interactions with other teams across the Bank (businesses specializing in other asset classes, risk, operations, sales, legal, tax and accounting teams).


The candidate will work on all aspects of a transaction lifecycle, including origination, negotiation, documentation, deal closing, ongoing maintenance and risk management. The candidate will take ownership for successful delivery of our value proposition to our clients, both as lender as well as, in some cases, in the role of lead arranging bank. The candidate will get to understand and set up complex fund and lending structures and assure that our facilities maximize profitability, operational flexibility and efficiency while minimizing risk.

The candidate will:

Serve as the key resource on the deal team for lending projects, including drafting transaction term sheets, client negotiation and review of transaction documentation Identify key structural, credit / market risk, and operational factors present in current and prospective credit facilities, and clearly articulate strategies to minimize and manage these risks and present them to our risk partners Work with potential syndicate partners to distribute risk Originate and develop innovative financing solutions for Citi's clients with a focus on more complex transactions Work with Citi's risk, technology, operations and on-boarding teams to operationalize each transaction's implementation Coordinate periodic reviews with borrowers, as well as internal and external partners, to stay abreast of developments in each underlying portfolio and the broader market

Minimum Qualifications:

At least 15 years of relevant experience Minimum of 10 years experience in client facing role is required. References from clients will be sought Solid understanding of the corporate credit market, private credit, leveraged loans, corporate bonds and CLOs Knowledge of private debt fund, SPV/SPE and lending structures, as well as a strong understanding of alternative assets including direct lending, private equity and other structured instruments Candidate should have a good foundation in financial statement analysis in a corporate debt context Good communication and presentation skills Candidate must be a team player

Education:

Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

'Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.


The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.


Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.


Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

Honesty, integrity and reputation Financial soundness Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.


This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.'


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Job Family Group:

Institutional Trading
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Job Family:

Structuring
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Time Type:

Full time
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