Vice President – Structured Credit Syndicator APAC

Responsibilities
The VP - Structured Credit Syndicator in Australia will be more specifically responsible for:

• Pricing, structuring and underwriting non-flow (PF / asset finance) and flow (corporate / leveraged) loan products, originated in Australia/New Zealand. The successful candidate will work hand-in-hand with the Origination business lines throughout the origination process on those aspects, including in client-facing activities (incl. pitching / marketing);
• Working hand-in-hand with the APAC credit sales team, including in an investor-facing capability and through ongoing training of the APAC credit sales team, to initiate and push non-flow / flow credit products sales to investors, as part of primary and extended primary syndication processes;
• Providing other support as necessary in connection with non-flow credit / flow loan distribution, such as providing distribution input (including reverse enquiries) for our portfolio management team during secondary / portfolio sales.

Profile required

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge Required

• Bachelor or Master's Degree or equivalent in a relevant field
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in Investment Banking, preferably in a Loan Syndicate role
• Proven capability of building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, business lines as well as bank and non-bank investors (including keeping up to date on their loan investment criteria)
• Strong technical knowledge of the Australia / New Zealand loan syndication markets, underlying players / investors, with a specific focus on the following asset classes: project and asset finance (energy, power including renewables, infrastructure including digital infrastructure, real estate, metals and mining), fund financing, corporate and leveraged loans
• Proven analytical skills as well as exceptional written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong ability in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Powerpoint and Excel

Behavioral Competencies Required

• Ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with internal business lines, bank and non-bank investors and clients in a lead role, with demonstrable communication skills
• Commercial acumen, with proactive and persistent approach in addressing clients' and the bank's needs
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to manage stakeholders at all levels
• Strong sense of accountability
• Ability to work in a team environment and with teams based in different geographical locations and with diverse, international backgrounds

Behavioral Skills

• Client - Client focus: I put long term relationship with our clients at the center of my actions, whatever my position
• Team Spirit - Open mindset: I listen and share my views and my expertise in an open mode
• Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple
• Responsibility - Accountability: I make decisions in my scope of responsibilities
• Responsibility - Performance: I strive for high performance
• Commitment - Sustainability: I strive to develop my skills and knowledge

Business insight

Our Culture
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):
Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

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Department Description
The Distribution and Credit Solutions team is a joint venture between the Global Banking and Advisory and the Global Markets divisions. This joint venture combines the bank's capabilities in the credit space integrated in Credit Chains working closely with Origination and Credit Portfolio Management to derisk the bank in primary (Syndication) and secondary (Trading) and pursue Fund Financing and Securitization activities for clients of the bank (corporates, financial institutions, fund managers) leveraging a unified Credit Sales team. As part of DCS, the Structured Credit Syndicate APAC team is in charge of the pricing, structuring and underwriting of flow and non-flow loan products originated in APAC, and is also acting as the entry point for all loan products originated by GLBA globally and distributed into Asia Pacific. Reporting to the Head of Structured Credit Syndicate based in HK, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role, in close cooperation with our Sydney based Director – Structured Credit Syndicator, to expand the loan syndication business in Australia and New Zealand, across both the flow and non-flow loan asset classes.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are an
equal opportunities employer
and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. Societe Generale is committed to recognizing and
promoting all talents
, regardless of their beliefs, age, disability, parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, membership of a political, religious, trade union or minority organisation, or any other characteristic that could be subject to discrimination.