VP/Director (Loan Syndication)

Overview of Division/Department

We are a leading syndicated loan house in Asia-Pacific, with teams located in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and Taipei. Together with our syndication teams in Japan, we cover a diverse range of clientele from sovereign-related entities and supranationals, to corporates and financial institutions (FIs) / non-bank FIs.

About Us
MIZUHO BANK IS THE BANKING SUBSIDIARY OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, WHICH IS HEADQUARTERED IN TOKYO, JAPAN. MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. IS THE 15TH LARGEST BANK IN THE WORLD, AS MEASURED BY TOTAL ASSETS OF APPROXIMATELY US 2 TRILLION. MIZUHO'S 55,000 EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE OFFER COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN OVER 800 OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS, EMEA, AND ASIA.

MIZUHO BANK SINGAPORE BRANCH HAS AN ESTABLISHED LOCAL PRESENCE WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF HISTORY AND SERVES AS THE REGIONAL HUB FOR THE BANK'S APAC OPERATIONS.

OPERATING WITH A FULL BANK LICENSE, MIZUHO BANK SINGAPORE BRANCH PROVIDES BANKING SERVICES TO OVER 2,000 JAPANESE AND NON JAPANESE CORPORATE CLIENTS, WITH A STAFF STRENGTH OF ABOUT 1,000 EMPLOYEES. WE PROVIDE EXPERTISE IN CORPORATE FINANCE, TRADE FINANCE, CASH MANAGEMENT, FUNDS TRANSFERS, PROJECT FINANCE, AND TREASURY SERVICES TO HELP BUSINESSES DEVELOP AND FIND NEW OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH OUR AFFILIATE COMPANY, MIZUHO SECURITIES, TO PROVIDE INVESTMENT BANKING SOLUTIONS TO OUR CLIENTS.


Job Responsibilities
The candidate will be a member of the Loan Syndication team within the Asia-Pacific Syndicated Finance Department. The individual will focus on our loan syndication efforts in all structured lending products, with a greater initial emphasis on the syndicate and distribution of loans in the leveraged buyout and project finance space. The candidate is expected to be able to collaborate closely with other structured product partners to cultivate business opportunities, develop winning strategies, identify market trends, analyze liquidity risks and make recommendations to underwrite transactions with well thought-out de-risking strategies. The candidate must be a strong team player, but at the same time, must be able to function independently. A dedicated work ethic and a strong compliance mindset are preferred.

Job responsibilities will include but not limited to:
- Co-work with structured product partners to structure, syndicate and distribute all structured lending products including but not limited to leveraged loans, PF loans, non recourse real estate loans amongst others.
- Formulate sound underwriting calls supported by appropriate syndication and de-risking strategy.
- Strengthen distribution network for all structured lending products through regular dialogues with investors, and deepen the investor base by cultivating new relationships.
- Marketing and pricing of public or private debt securities, as well as loan offerings to investor base.
- Manage the sell-down process of structured lending products via both the primary and secondary markets.



Job Requirements
- Degree in Banking, Finance and or any related discipline.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in the Asian syndicated loan space, specifically in Leveraged Finance and/or Project Finance.
- Good credit skills.
- Broad knowledge across diverse structured lending products.
- Excellent team player & a strong communicator.
- Meticulous with a keen eye for detail.