Smbc - New York, NY
posted 5 months ago
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is seeking a Vice President to join its Lender Finance Group. The candidate will work with the underwriting and execution team to support senior bankers in the origination, execution, and monitoring of lender finance transactions. This role will also work closely with originators to support marketing efforts by drafting proposals and negotiating term sheets. The Vice President is expected to lead and manage every aspect of the transaction due diligence, underwriting, credit approval, and closing processes. This includes conducting due diligence and relevant analyses to identify potential structure risks of proposed transactions, evaluating counter-party risk, proposing strategies for portfolio ramping and monitoring, and designing creative financing structures for proposed lender finance opportunities. The Vice President will develop marketing materials and pitch books, actively participate in term sheet drafting and negotiations, and manage deal teams and junior underwriters to initiate and complete credit approval applications. They will work with the Credit Department to address credit concerns in order to secure credit approvals. Coordination of information flow among asset manager clients and internal stakeholders in the Lender Finance Group, Credit Department, and supporting departments is essential to ensure successful and seamless execution of transactions. The role also involves working closely with originators and legal counsel to draft, review, and negotiate loan agreements, collaborating with the capital markets sales desk to syndicate and distribute transactions when opportunities arise, and liaising with the KYC department to onboard new customers and with Operations to close, fund, and service transactions as Admin Agent. Additionally, the Vice President will actively maintain and monitor transactions post-close, including annual reviews, amendments and waivers, extensions and repricings, and partnering with the Collateral Team to address any collateral issues that might have facility-level impact.