Private Credit Structuring VP (Infrastructure & Energy Americas)

Credit Structuring

Corporate Title Vice President

Location New York, NY

Overview

We're looking to hire a Vice President for Credit Structuring to work within the Infrastructure and Energy (I&E) financing team with advanced legal structuring and execution skills. Credit Structuring is the vertical within the Investment Bank focusing on the most structurally complex transactions and works collaboratively with the Trading and Sales verticals to originate, structure, execute, and risk-manage transactions. Credit Structuring is also typically heavily involved in liaising with internal infrastructure functions to secure approvals and maximize efficiency for transactions. I&E is Deutsche Bank's infrastructure and energy principal financing team and provides bespoke financing from Deutsche Bank's balance sheet to projects and sponsors in the infrastructure and energy sectors. The team manages a principal loan book of around $3bn; we lend to companies and projects in development, through construction and operations, and at various levels within the capital structure. I&E sits within the broader Private Credit and Infrastructure (PCI) business unit within Fixed Income.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
• Educational resources, matching gift, and volunteer programs

What You'll Do

• Deal structuring, diligence, and execution as well as ongoing deal monitoring
• Be a multifaceted member of the team in a role that combines being a legal expert, structurer, and working with traders, originators, and syndicators
• Use your strong qualitative assessment abilities, diligence, legal communication skills, and negotiation prowess to engage with external counsel and clients and develop relationships with internal risk and control functions
• Manage a full range of origination, diligence, and execution work streams
• Lead and mentor junior team members

How You'll Lead

• Working with internal groups within the Bank including the Banking coverage teams, the trading desks and sales, and be comfortable in working with external constituents as indicated above
• Mentoring and developing junior resources

Skills You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree required
• Extensive legal experience in a recognized law firm or other legal practice forum
• Experience focused on infrastructure financing, including project finance and corporate style financings in the infrastructure and energy sectors
• Client relationships in the infrastructure and energy sector are not required but are a positive
• Superior legal drafting, analytical, and communication skills

Skills That will Help You Excel

• A positive attitude and the ability to work as part of a team
• The willingness to develop junior resources
• Anticipate needs: demonstrate initiative & pro-activeness with a willingness to learn
• Excellent organization / prioritization skills

Expectations

It is the Bank's expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York, NY office in accordance with the Bank's hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in New York City is $170,000 to $200,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank Benefits

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We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.