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Associate in HSBC Infrastructure Finance (“HIF”) team, with a focus on the origination and execution of Korean Export Credit Agency (“KECA”) covered transactions:
- Work in the HIF team with a focus on KECA supported financing transactions
- To support the origination and execution activities in coordination with internal and external stakeholders for any HIF transactions involving Korean sponsors, contractors and KECAs
- To assist in marketing, structuring, coordination, advisory, syndication, negotiation, documentation and credit/risk analysis and prepare credit memos and other applications/materials for internal committees.
- To ensure that all internal approvals, including maintenance of deal folders, deal audit procedures and checklists and such other internal documents required, are being prepared on a timely manner.
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Knowledge & Experience
- Knowledge of the banking business – preferably experience in client facing roles such as a junior level coverage banker.
- Understanding of the global connectivity of the Korean business landscape and understanding key challenges of doing business in certain geographies/sectors.
- Knowledge of various banking products (e.g. export finance, project financing trade financing, financial markets and other key products offered by HSBC).
- Keeping abreast of trends and developments in relevant markets/sectors/industries.
- Preference for profile with sector knowledge (e.g. power, energy, ship financing, energy transition sectors – EV value chain and renewables, etc.)
- Background in project and export finance execution with cross product exposure is preferred.
- Good knowledge of HSBC Group and products, and a strong network of contacts across different business areas
Personal Qualities and Attributes
- Maintain close working relationships with HSBC sector coverage teams.
- Maintain close client relationships and ensure we are delivering solutions and conduct outcomes that meet the expectations of the clients, the bank and our shareholders.
- Maintain utmost personal integrity, acting as a role model for all HSBC values and business principles.
- Ability to interact with clients, colleagues and advisers with practical application and responsiveness and forethought to involve senior colleagues at the right time.
- Ability to work under time pressure and to travel occasionally whilst maintaining high-quality work products for both internal and external audiences.
- Good team player able to coordinate with multiple stakeholders in different teams / offices with strong commitment.
Skills & Other Qualifications
- Excellent academic background. Educated to degree level (ideally in a numeric discipline), or holder of relevant professional qualification such as Accountancy, CFA, etc.
- Experience of financial modelling or cash projection is preferred
- Strong credit analysis skills
- Minimum language skills are Korean and English
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications