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Job: Senior Director – Asset Backed Securities

Title Senior Director – Asset Backed Securities
Categories Asset Backed Securities, Credit Analysis, Structured Credit, Structured Finance
Location Chicago, IL
Job Information

Our global Financial Services client is seeking to recruit a Senior Director with ABS credit and structuring expertise.  The incumbent will serve as the head of the internal credit committee, be the key liaison with external stakeholders audiences in the structured credit capital markets and manage the firm’s structured credit team.  Approximately 25% travel to the Latin America region required.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a team of structured credit analysts and provide cross-regional analytical leadership and credit criteria development
  • Serve as the firm’s subject matter expert on the Latin America regional asset backed securities market and related transaction analysis
  • Serve as the firm’s chief liaison with key external market stakeholders: government officials, structured debt issuers, central bankers, global institutional investors
  • Chair the firm’s internal credit committee for Latin America ABS transactions and serve as the team’s chief spokesperson with key internal and external audiences
  • Actively participate in and serve as the firm’s keynote speaker at conferences, media interviews, thought leadership workshops and industry events promoting the firm’s analytical and research capabilities, credit criteria and market trend analysis
  • Provide support and analytical expertise to other structured credit groups throughout the firm
  • Mentor, coach and professionally develop junior team members

Requirements:

  • MBA or CFA required
  • Spanish fluency preferred, but not required
  • 10+ years’ broad ABS structured credit analysis and deal structuring experience
  • Knowledge of the Latin America the region’s asset backed securities market, macroeconomic structure and political environment preferred
  • Ability to travel to the region as needed
  • Highly proficient technical and financial modeling skills
  • Demonstrated experience interacting with key market stakeholders – bankers, government regulators, global institutional investors, debt issuers, etc.
  • Prior team management and mentoring experience
  • Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel skills
  • Keen interest in the Latin America regional structured credit markets
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