JOB SPECIFICATION
To support the positioning of MUFG as a lead bank in providing and anticipating key sector themes, insights on opportunities and solving strategic and financing challenges for our clients across corporate and investment banking, with a focus on client engagement, opportunity identification and debt financing/capital structuring.
1. The Emerging Energy Solutions (“EES”) team within Sector Coverage will focus on new and emerging energy technologies as part of supporting our clients’ energy transition. EES is expected to play a key role in identifying and developing tailored financing solutions for emerging fuels (e.g. E-Fuels / SAF / Ammonia / Hydrogen), emerging energy storage solutions, clean transport (using emerging fuels and technologies), and Carbon Capture & Storage. EES has a regional mandate across APAC.
2.EES will collaborate closely with our Project Finance teams across Oceania and Asia and this close working relationship will cover coordinated regional client engagement, opportunity identification, commercial viability and risk analysis and importantly improve origination, execution and distribution of transitional energy solutions for our clients in this sector.
3.Working with EES team members, the successful candidate will actively contribute to the origination and execution of strategic financing solutions working with product and distribution partners through: (i) supporting development of client proposals/pitches and credit decision making with the development of financial models / analyses (including but not limited to comparable transactions / peer analysis) that enables better understanding and monitoring of deal risk, (ii) supporting day-to-day management of EES insights dashboard as well as project and transaction administration, and (iii) supporting the preparation of marketing materials, transaction documentation, investor / management presentations, etc.
4.Carry out research to enable the delivery of sector expertise particularly in the new energy technologies space including expected winners, trends and nuances relevant to the APAC region, tracking key client activity to enable targeting of potential deals in advance of wider market awareness.
5. Link with MUFG stakeholders globally to facilitate information, idea generation and solution delivery.
6. Contribute to establishment of the MUFG profile as lead bank in the new energies and decarbonization sector (conference, branding etc.).
7. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to actively support strategic corporate and M&A debt financing opportunities across our Sector Coverage teams in-line with deal flow and contribute to priority Sector team initiatives.
8 .Contribute to development of the MUFG knowledge hub including technical details, credentials and proposal materials, technical advisors, and marketing.
EES will reside within Sector Coverage APAC. The Sector Coverage team covers multiple industry verticals and undertakes key roles within Global Corporate and Investment Banking APAC, including (1) engaging senior client executives with thematic and scalable cross-sector insights; (2) originating event driven opportunities with local coverage, product and distribution partners as well as for leading execution of corporate M&A debt financings; and (3) engaging with internal stakeholders to promote optimal risk-return outcomes across the portfolio.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
Educational qualification
- Minimum bachelor’s degree
Work Experience
- Experience in energy, clean tech or industrial sectors.
- Minimum 4 years’ experience as an associate in banking industry
Functional/Technical Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours:
- Highly driven, proactive and responsible, with demonstrated ability to manage conflicting priorities and requests in time sensitive situations.
- Highest standards of professionalism and ethical conduct.
- Excellent communication skills. Team player.
- Strong financial analysis/modelling technical capabilities and due diligence analysis skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Job ID: 10066330