Vice President, ECA Finance, Commodities & Trade Finance Department, Asian Investment Banking Division

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Job Responsibilities:
 

• Product Specialist of ECA financing especially with Japanese ECAs. The successful candidate is expected to contribute independently to origination including pitching to external and internal clients, marketing, structuring, arranging, negotiating and executing ECA covered transactions in collaboration with MUFG branches and relevant divisions.
• Leadership and/or participation in strategic team initiatives. Update or prepare regular internal reports, including but not limited to deal pipeline, profit recognition, and periodic portfolio monitoring of executed ECA covered facilities to respective managements.
• Provide guidance and facilitate the transfer of knowledge to team members.
• Actively liaise with numerous departments and collaborate closely with Global ECA network to foster a cohesive global ECA team.
• Ensure transactions align with the Bank's risk profile requirements and perform thorough analysis on transactional risks or related aspects, including support in acquiring necessary credit approvals.
• Comply with all applicable MAS regulations and MUFG group policies.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum JLPT N1 Certification (or equivalent business-level Japanese proficiency) to communicate effectively with stakeholders of various divisions in Tokyo Head Office, as the role requires interaction with Japanese speaking stakeholders.
• Minimum 3 years of work experience in similar structured product financing, with experience in ECA finance.
• Proven experience as an independent marketer for ECA finance who can pitch, arrange, structure, negotiate, execute and portfolio control until maturity under supervision of team head.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic banking product including credit analysis roles. Experience in transaction banking or structured trade finance products would be an advantage.
• Demonstrated familiarity with legal principles and demonstrable knowledge in documenting ECA finance transactions.
• Robust business insight with a proven knack for closing deals.
• Strong technical skills, a strategic mindset and business acumen.
• Proactive, resourceful, collaborative and a good team player with ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for internal and customer-facing communication relating to ECA transactions
• Self-starter attitude, cooperative team player while capable of operating independently with a customer-centric approach.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.