Cross-Asset Structurer

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Job description

Business type

Types of Jobs - Corporate & Investment Banking

Job title

Cross-Asset Structurer

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Management position

No

Job summary

About Structuring

Global Markets Structuring sits within the Client Advisory, Solutions and Hedging (CASH) business area in Global Markets Division and is a team of financial engineering specialists dedicated to the development of innovative and bespoke solutions for our clients. Structuring works closely with both Sales and Trading to develop new products; price and execute complex transactions; enhance the platform and product suite; and work on risk advisory mandates.
The team maintains expertise around risk, legal, compliance, tax, accounting and regulatory aspects associated with capital markets transactions.

About Transverse Structuring

Transverse Structuring works on a global, cross-asset basis encompassing all asset classes traded by GMD: fixed income, credit, equities, hybrids and secured financing. The team has primary responsibility within Structuring for:
* New product development: involved at every step of the process from initial design, managing internal approval processes and document creation
* Bespoke transactions: lead on transactions that are part of wider deals or otherwise document-intensive, for example:
- Structured finance transactions - loan hedging, securitisation swaps, deal contingent hedges
- First-of-a-kind or exotic repacks or OTC transactions
- Complex and Sensitive Transactions
* Platform management: owner of our issuance programmes (on-balance sheet, SPV repack and SPIRE) and primary liaison with the Legal team for OTC documentation:
- Relationship management with third party issuers and agents
- Programme updates and management of templates and internal procedures
- Primary point of contact for new product, optimization and platform expansion queries
- Front office responsibility for managing OTC templates
* Regulatory Change and Special Situations: lead within GBD for industry initiatives and event-driven projects
* Strategic developments to improve efficiencies: automation and reporting tools, software development

The role is for a structurer within the Transverse Structuring team in London with a particular focus on Fixed Income.

Key Responsibilities

* Liaise with colleagues in CASH on clients' objectives, and help identify and design products to suit their needs
* Manage complex transactions throughout the lifecycle: product development, marketing materials, internal approval processes, document negotiation and execution
* Coordinate within CASH to ensure global collaboration of ideas and leverage efficiencies across desks
* Maintain awareness of market and regulatory changes; identify risks and propose solutions where relevant; represent CACIB on industry working groups
* Day-to-day oversight of flow transactions, providing advice and assistance as required to Sales, Structuring, Trading and Operations
* Contribute to the creation and maintenance of template termsheets and confirmations compliant with CACIB policies, local regulations and industry standards

Supplementary Information

Our commitment to you

Join our team at Crédit Agricole CIB, the corporate and investment banking arm of 10th largest banking group worldwide in terms of balance sheet size (The Banker, July 2023). We offer more than just a job.

You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative work environment where CSR is embraced in our day-to-day business operation, innovation is encouraged and diversity is celebrated.

Crédit Agricole CIB, the first French bank to have committed to the Equator Principles, is a pioneer and global leader in sustainable finance. Our commitment to sustainability and corporate responsibility means that your work will have a positive impact on our communities and the environment.

With a people-centric culture where everyone is valued, and opportunities for personal and professional growth, Crédit Agricole CIB is not just a place to work - it is where you make an impact.

Our hiring process is open to all and should you have any particular needs or you may require adjustments, please let us know.

Hybrid working - minimum 60% in office per fortnight

Position location

Geographical area

Europe, United Kingdom

City

London

Candidate criteria

Minimal education level

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

Undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Law or similar.

Experience

* Fixed income structuring experience and expertise: secured funding, macro derivatives and/or credit.
* Significant experience in repackaging/securitised derivatives at both platform and transactional level
* Experience with derivatives across asset classes (FX, rates, inflation, credit, equities)
* Experience in financial engineering / structuring and new product development.
* Experience in alternative wrapping format: Note, SPV, Fund, Repack etc.

Required skills

Flexible
Strong Initiative
Motivated, Can-do attitude
Creative, Innovative
Team oriented
Analytical
English: Fluent

Technical skills required

IT literate
Mathematically minded
Comfortable working with legal documentation
Ability to articulate complex matters and persuade decision makers
High ethical and professional standards