Complex Structurer, Capital & Financing, Director

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Job Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced and commercially astute Director to join the Capital & Financing team within Complex Structuring. This pivotal role requires a deep understanding of financing and Risk-Weighted Asset (RWA) optimization to originate and execute innovative transactions. Your primary focus will be on addressing equity clients' funding requirements and optimizing their RWA usage, achieved by developing cutting-edge solutions and fostering collaboration across diverse teams.

The Capital & Financing team serves as a crucial component of our strategic offering to equities clients, specializing in designing bespoke solutions to enhance balance sheet management and capital efficiency. As Director, you will be instrumental in identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities, structuring highly complex deals, and ensuring seamless execution through close collaboration with trading desks, legal, tax, and risk teams. This position offers a unique chance to work on pioneering transactions that directly contribute to the financial success of our clients and the firm's strategic objectives.

This high-profile position provides the opportunity to lead significant transactions, directly influencing client funding optimization and the firm's RWA efficiency. You will drive the development and implementation of innovative trade structures and risk recycling solutions at the forefront of global financial markets. Collaborating with a broad range of internal stakeholders, this role enhances expertise in complex structuring and capital optimization, positioning you for substantial career growth within a team central to Citi's value proposition for equities clients.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the origination and execution of transactions specifically designed to manage equity clients' funding requirements.

• Develop innovative and bespoke trade structures for equities clients, tailored to their specific needs.

• Create and implement sophisticated solutions for recycling risks associated with complex transactions.

• Execute trades in close collaboration and partnership with the relevant trading desks, ensuring efficient and effective deal flow.

• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding and comfort with all critical elements required for trade execution, including:

  • Navigating and finalizing complex legal documentation.

  • Understanding and applying appropriate tax considerations.

  • Analyzing and implementing correct accounting treatments.

  • Developing and applying advanced pricing methodologies.

  • Assessing and managing capital considerations and their implications.

What We'll Need From You:

• Demonstrated expertise in financing and RWA mitigation solutions.

• A proven track record in executing complex structured transactions.

• Proficiency across all facets of trade execution: legal, tax, accounting, pricing, and capital.

• Exceptional problem-solving capabilities, coupled with a strong commercial acumen.

• The ability to work effectively and collaboratively with trading desks and other internal stakeholders.

What we will provide you:

This role will provide you with the opportunity to grow a product line within equities, leveraging a strong franchise. You will work closely with many senior stakeholders across the markets platform in a bank that offers a diverse career path with global opportunities.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model but also receive a competitive base salary, and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

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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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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