Director, Leveraged & Acquisition Finance

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the 7th largest financial group in the world. Across the globe, we’re 160,000 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.About the role:The Leveraged and Acquisition Finance team at MUFG is looking for a Director to play lead role in the origination and execution of Leveraged and Acquisition Finance transactions. Providing coverage (primary and secondary) support for MUFG’s sponsor and corporate acquirers, and to assist in driving the Acquisition Finance business and incremental P&L in line with the Bank’s growth ambitions.What you’ll be doing:

• Assist in driving a robust product strategic plan that will drive financial outcomes and business growth
• Enhancing current customer sets to deliver required revenue and return targets
• Build new customer sets, sponsor, and support the corporate coverage book to drive the LAF business
• Partner with Coverage and product specialists in building financial solutions that best meet the client needs with an enhanced focus on capital markets
• Provide clear leadership and mentorship to the junior resources in managing the portfolio and new transactions
• Providing leadership, clarity, and collaboration with credit division and senior stakeholders

What we are looking for:

• 10+ years’ experience as a member of marketing and deal teams at a leading Leveraged and Acquisition Finance, M&A Advisory or Structured Finance house who has successfully led the identification, structuring and execution of financing transactions
• Tertiary Qualifications in related field including Finance, banking, business related degree from a leading university
• Strong up-to-date knowledge of the corporate and leveraged loan and debt capital markets, of M&A markets and of general M&A dynamics
• Strong credit knowledge / understanding of cash flow based lending with strong financial analysis / modelling skills
• Have either a leveraged and acquisition financing or capital structuring background as content is the key to strategic engagement
• Strong Financial Sponsor, including Private Equity relationships
• Strong stakeholder management skills to collaborate with other departments
• Previous experience in a leadership role providing guidance and mentorship to a developing team

Our culture:MUFG fosters a highly professional, supportive work environment that enables our employees to help maximize our customers' prosperity. We focus on building long-term customer relationships and giving back to our communities in order to develop shared and sustainable growth for a better world.MUFG Bank Ltd & MUFG Securities Asia Limited (collectively referred to as “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.