Lead/Principal Investment Officer, Loan Syndication(Based in Beijing)

Description

The Lead or Principal Officer, Loan Syndication in FIF will report to the Director General (DG), FIF, and work with the Head of Syndication and the syndication team to grow the pool of commercial lenders, funds, and insurers that might be mobilized by AIIB.

The Lead or Principal Officer, Loan Syndication will hold the responsibility of leading the transaction teams in syndication to structure and execute projects in collaboration with project team leaders of other departments or business verticals in accordance with the Bank’s operational policies and sound banking principles, including the assessment of commercial and financial viability, structuring according to international best practices, appropriate risk allocation and mitigation, and a market rate of return reflecting the risks of the investment.

Join in AIIB’s mission to promote sustainable infrastructure investments and to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia and beyond.

• Assist the DG and Head in strategic planning with respect to deepening the financier pool and optimizing the performance of the portfolio.
• Actively participate and support the DG, FIF in recruitment and team-development efforts, as required.
• Represent the interest of the department in relevant internal and external meetings and events, as assigned.
• Assist the DG, FIF and Head of Loan Syndication in annual business planning and budget management for the vertical.
• Assist the Head of Syndication in the development of a high-quality project pipeline.
• Contribute to the development of relevant products (e.g., guarantees), operational procedures, strategies, guidelines, and programs relevant to FIF.
• Assist the DG, FIF, and Head of Syndication in managing the team, with close collaborations with the Project and Corporate Clients Department (Global) (PCF), the Financial Institutions vertical, the Funds and Financial Sponsors vertical, the Structured Product and Fixed Income vertical, the Risk Management Department, the Legal Department, the Controller Department, and the Project Monitoring Department.
• Manage the effective day-to-day operations of the transaction team.

Requirements

• Strong managerial and interpersonal skills to promote and strengthen teamwork.
• Strong credit and process managing skills.
• High proficiency and command of English, both in succinct writing and oral presentation skills. Knowledge of other languages of key markets of FIF, e.g., Arabic, Bahasa, Chinese, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish, would be a plus.
• Substantial track record of origination, structuring, and execution of successful infrastructure transactions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated ability in managing diverse teams and stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Minimum 15-20 years of relevant professional experience in other MDBs or top-tier global financial institutions.
• Strong relation with financial institutions in a broad range of geographical areas covered by AIIB. The successful candidate would have working experience in more than two subregions of AIIB’s global coverage.
• Flexibility to work in AIIB’s Operational Hubs in due course after posting in the headquarters.
• Significant knowledge and experience of full spectrum of products applicable to MDBs' syndication business. The successful candidate would have sound knowledge of international project finance or corporate finance.
• Master’s degree in finance, economics, business, development studies, and/or related fields is essential.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance