Export & Agency Finance - Executive Director

Job Description
J.P. Morgan Export & Agency Finance ("EAF") is a group of professionals within Trade & Working Capital focused on designing and delivering structured trade solutions aimed at meeting our clients' unique needs across a highly collaborative global platform. We partner with export credit agencies ("ECAs"), multilaterals agencies ("MLAs") and development finance institutions ("DFIs") (together, "Agency or Agencies") to support our clients with financing structures that feature credit enhancements or direct lending from such institutions. ECAs are established by governments to promote national exports. DFIs and MLAs are public financing institutions with economic development missions.
Job Summary
The EAF Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Executive Director (ED) will report to the Regional Lead and has geographic responsibility for the origination and execution of Agency supported financing with regionally based clients and with EMEA-based Agencies. The team is responsible for the origination, execution and management of the portfolio.
The EAF team interacts with client relationship management teams and product partners to provide Agency supported financing solutions for J.P. Morgan clients. The team operates across a range of industry segments working closely together to manage relationships with the Agencies, other bank partners and active borrowers of ECA financing.
Job responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end deal life cycle: from origination to execution and subsequent transition to portfolio management
• Exhibit leadership attributes among transaction professionals
• Align with J.P. Morgan internal operating procedures and policies, contribute to content development for internal & external thought leadership
• Build & leverage internal network, principally with colleagues/stakeholders in Trade & Working Capital, Payments and Global Banking, as well as with Markets product partners.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Deep experience in cross-border debt & structured finance
• Establish track record of originating, structuring and executing financings
• Strong business communication and analytical skills
• Detailed understanding of institutional risk management policies and tools
• Close familiarity with alternative financing structures
• Ability to guide environmental, social and governance considerations related to transactions
• Sit exams / qualify: Regs and Securitie

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Relevant experience in the Export & Agency Finance market with strong interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills, alongside exceptional client management skills and experience.
• Demonstrate the relevant level of experience at this level.
• Effective project management capability.
• Regional language skills an advantage, but not essential.

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
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About the Team
The Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across investment banking, wholesale payments, markets and securities services. The world's most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. We provide strategic advice, raise capital, manage risk and extend liquidity in markets around the world.