Head of Leveraged Loan Sales

Seize a rare opportunity to spearhead growth within Citi's leading European Leveraged Loan Sales team. This high-impact role offers direct influence on revenue generation, leveraging your established network of loan investors and CLO managers. Take ownership of a top-tier client portfolio, driving strategy and execution in a dynamic market.

Citi Markets and Spread Product is a powerhouse in the financial industry. Citi's Markets and Spread Products business provides unparalleled access to global markets, cutting-edge technology, and a collaborative environment. Benefit from the strength of Citi's brand and resources while directly contributing to the success of a high-performing team. This is your chance to elevate your career within a world-class organization.

What you will do will be varied day to day, but the key drivers for the role are

• Cultivating and expanding relationships with key loan investors, CLO managers, and credit opportunity funds, acting as their trusted advisor.

• Leveraging your deep market knowledge to identify and execute profitable trade ideas in loan products, High Yield and other cash and derivative credit products. 

• Driving both primary syndication of leveraged loans and secondary market trading.

• Leading, managing, and developing a team of leveraged loan sales professionals, setting strategic direction, driving performance, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.

• Developing and implementing a targeted sales and marketing strategy to expand Citi's client footprint and maximize revenue generation.

• Partnering effectively with internal stakeholders, including trading, research, CLO origination, capital markets origination, legal, compliance, and risk management.

What we will need from you:

• Proven track record of in a Credit Sales role covering European leveraged credit managers, credit hedge funds, and ideally including established relationships with CLO managers and key investors in the leveraged loan space.

• Have an in-depth understanding of primary and secondary loan markets, macro trends, credit analysis, loan structuring, CDS, credit index trading, restructuring processes, and risk management.

• Have demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented environment.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and persuasively, both internally and externally, often at a senior level.

• A Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience.

What we will provide you:

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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