Markets - Securitised Products Group - Vice President

Job summary:

Securitised Products Group (SPG) is looking to hire a person onshore in India to expand its origination efforts. SPG is a private-side, client-facing business area that markets, structures, finances and distributes bonds and loans backed by a range of collateral types.  This team works with a wide selection of clients, including banks, non-bank finance companies, other non-bank lenders, hedge funds, private equity sponsors, corporates and asset managers. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Marketing/Origination:  The key aspects of the role involves identifying SPG business opportunities onshore and cross-border, including acting as a lender or underwriter for asset backed financing mandates e.g. through PTCs, and pitching to, and negotiating with, SPG’s clients – generally in partnership with the relevant client coverage areas of the firm (Investment Banking Coverage, Sales, Debt Capital Markets, Corporate Banking, etc.)
• Structuring and execution: Once a mandate has been awarded, the person will also be responsible for transaction execution. The person will have oversight and manage the onshore execution process in partnership with other parts of SPG.  As a general matter, this may include detailed quantitative and analytical analysis; cash flow modelling; commercial terms negotiation;  review of legal documentation; rating; asset pool level audit; and other diligence processes. Team members interact with, and often direct the work of, a range of external parties including credit rating agencies, transaction sponsors, lawyers, auditing firms, co-arrangers, and co-placement agents. The role would also be responsible for preparing internal investment committee materials and running various internal underwriting and financing approvals
• Distribution: to the extend relevant, the role would also liaise  with J.P. Morgan’s dedicated Syndicate team and Sales force, who are tasked with identifying institutional investors interested to participate in transactions arranged by the SPG Originations team -  both in APAC and globally

Required Qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• 6+ years' securitization specific related work experience in the region
• Sound understanding of the local financing market and key players 
• Can proactively market to banks/NBFCs to originate new financing opportunities, with the support of sales and banking
• Ability to coordinate different internal and external workstreams to meet transaction execution timelines
• Self-motivated and ability to execute on an aggressive growth strategy 
• Ability to manage people and partner with other parts of SPG/J.P. Morgan
• Extremely proficient in the handling and manipulation of data
• Very good attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Strong financial modelling skills (Excel / VBA)