Senior Vice President Structured Finance/Project Finance

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Structured Finance team sits within the Investment Banking & Finance group (IB&F), part of BBVA’s Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) division. As part of the Structured Finance team in Madrid, the successful candidate will be responsible for arranging, structuring and executing complex large-scale structured finance mandates in the infrastructure and asset finance space.

About the job:

As a Senior Vice President, you will assume a leadership role in driving strategic origination initiatives and delivering complex lending solutions.

The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Holding a dialogue and negotiation with clients at the level of CFO/Treasurers to lead their financing transactions with a variety of solutions (among others, term loans, bridge loans, etc....).

• Taking on and handling projects autonomously with the support of junior team members.

• Managing key internal stakeholders across coverage, syndicate, legal, sales, and risk to secure necessary approvals.

• Involvement and supervision of the preparation of high-quality marketing materials, financial models, and credit proposals for internal committees and syndication processes.

• Conducting the execution of multiple transactions in parallel, ensuring high standards and timely delivery.

• Responsible to have a deep understanding of the internal mechanisms and culture, as well as adherence to the corporate policies and internal and external compliance regulations.

• Mentoring and developing junior team members, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.

These responsibilities require strategic vision, a results-oriented mindset, and the capacity to manage high-impact projects under pressure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, MBA, or an equivalent graduate qualification in a financial discipline preferably with more than 7 years of working experience in the bank lending field and / or structured finance field, preferably in infrastructure and/or asset finance.

• Extensive experience leading debt transactions.

• Strong decision-making capability and ability to lead origination and execution processes autonomously.

• Proven commercial expertise and client-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify client needs and deliver tailored financial solutions.

• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Absolute knowledge of origination and syndication practices, legal documentation standards, and internal risk processes.

• Solid understanding of M&A processes and its related financing structures.

• Knowledge of complementary financial markets including corporate bonds, ratings, private placements, project finance, LBOs and derivatives.

• Demonstrated enthusiasm for  project finance, capital markets, and macroeconomic trends, as well as for infrastructure and asset finance.

• Fluent in English and Spanish.

• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, AI applications, and Google Chrome.

Skills:

New Business Presentations