Corporate Banking, Vice President Utilities & Power

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

  • New York City, NY
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 19 days ago
Role DescriptionSumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is hiring a Corporate & Investment Banking Vice President within the Power & Utilities industry with a focus on providing creative financing solutions to corporate clients. This role is responsible for origination efforts for both existing and prospective clients, managing and elevating client relationships, generating new business, and engaging in new client prospecting. This role is also expected to assist in managing assigned client relationships provide ongoing servicing and strategically cross-sell SMBC broad set of services.Role Objectives: Delivery
  • VPs is expected to have a comprehensive understanding of the broad and complex financial issues facing Utilities clients and, combined with an appreciation of the broad set of services offered by SMBC, use this understanding to effectively deliver innovative solutions to their clients, wherever they are located.
  • Responsible for business promotion including collaboration with senior members of the team and product partners to generate ideas and source transactions to augment existing client relationships, establish new client relationships and pitch financing solutions across the capital structure by cross selling of corporate and commercial banking products.
  • Present ideas and proposals to internal and external clients and lead execution of transactions to facilitate deals from start to end including client sourcing, due diligence, negotiations, and structuring, and transaction closing.
Role Objectives: Expertise
  • Generate innovative ideas and assist in implementing business strategy for the team to up-tier client relationships, client development and maximize profitability.
  • Primary point of contact for covered clients and internal product partners.
  • Follow market trends, collect marketing intelligence, and propose ideas to the team for new opportunities.
  • This role will assist in oversight in Analyst and Associate team members.
Qualifications and Skills
  • Minimum 5 years of specialized experience in financial services or investment banking within the Power & Utilities industry. Industry coverage is required for this role.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience at the Associate level in an investment or corporate banking group.
  • Working knowledge of core corporate and investment banking products preferred.
  • Series 79/63 preferred but not required. Expectation to complete series 79/63 within 6 months of joining.
  • CFA/CPA preferred but not required.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation