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Head of Export Finance Asia-Pacific

Head of Export Finance Asia-Pacific

Crédit Agricole CIBSingapour
30+ days ago
Job description

Job description

Business type

Types of Jobs - Corporate & Investment Banking

Job title

Head of Export Finance Asia-Pacific

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Management position

Job summary

  • Manages the ITB Export Finance and Solutions (“EFS”) teams in Asia Pacific, in coordination with the ITB Country Heads
  • Defines the business and origination strategy of EFS in APAC together with the ITB APAC Head, SCOs, Coverage, ITB Heads and ITB Business Lines Regional Heads
  • Ensures strategic and execution alignment with ITB Strategy through close coordination with ITB Global Head, SRO and respective ITB Business / Product Lines’ Global Heads
  • Member of ITB Asia-Pacific Executive Committee
  • Develop Export Finance activities in Singapore and Asian countries with no EFS presence. This includes internal and external marketing, origination and, when needed, acting as Deal Leader / Transaction Manager of an Export Finance transaction
  • Manage and support other teams in developing EFS activities in the Asia- Pacific region
  • Contribute to EFS revenues increase and profitability in line with the Business Line’s strategy and the Bank’s risk policy. This includes structuring and executing assigned EFS transactions and preparing internal and external marketing documents

Main Responsibilities

  • Manages the ITB Export Finance and Solutions (“EFS”) teams in Asia Pacific, in coordination with the ITB Country Heads
  • Manages the Asia-Pacific EFS team and support, whenever required, in structuring and executing inbound and outbound transactions and make sure of the proper implementation with the relevant EFS team member(s) in the network and other internal parties concerned
  • Market the MNCs based in Singapore to originate EFS opportunities in Asia- Pacific. This includes an active marketing and effective collaboration with the relevant export desks and Singapore-based business lines.
  • Maintain contact with banks in the region with a view to gather market intelligence; develop partnerships for transactions as well as opportunities to work jointly where appropriate
  • Directly lead the origination efforts of the EFS activity in the Asian countries where there is no EFS presence. Review of the APAC Country Risk strategies. This includes defining with the Head of ITB Asia-Pacific the objectives for these countries, and when appropriate, per clients (notably within the budget process) and make sure of proper implementation with relevant SCO
  • In charge of defining and following with appropriate KPIs and reporting the performance of the EFS activity in APAC

    • Legal and Regulatory Responsibilities :

  • Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal Compliance requirements, including, but not limited to, the Singapore Compliance manual and Compliance policies and procedures as issued from time to time; Financial Security requirements, including, but not limited to, the prevention of Financial Crime and Fraud including reporting obligations to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer / Compliance Officer.
  • Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure to be fully qualified to undertake the role. Complete all mandatory training as required to attain and maintain competence.

    • Position location

    Geographical area

    Asia, Singapore

    City

    Singapour

    Candidate criteria

    Minimal education level

    Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

    Academic qualification / Speciality

    Masters / Bachelors degree holders, with strong academic background in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or any other relevant specializations.

    Level of minimal experience

    11 years and more

    Experience

  • Minimum 12 to 15 years years of experience in the export finance sector or in a structured finance environment.
  • Ideally has already led and managed a team
  • In depth hands on knowledge of the banking industry.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and logical skills.
  • Customer service oriented and a strong team player.
  • Exceptionally strong business acumen.
  • Ability to work under pressure and a commitment to solving issues independently.

    • Required skills

  • Fluent in English written and spoken
  • Ideally fluent in French
  • Proficient in Microsoft tools
  • Ability to travel abroad regularly
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