Structured Trade Finance (STF) Manager
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Lead origination and distribution of trade finance solutions, manage risks, and develop client relationships in structured trade finance.
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We are seeking a
Structured Trade Finance (STF) Manager - Commodity Trading
to lead the origination and distribution of trade finance letters of credit (LCs).
This role operates at the intersection of sales, risk management, and product structuring, with end-to-end ownership of complex, risk-mitigated trade transactions.
The ideal candidate brings a strong entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to build new client relationships and design innovative financing solutions to enable trade in complex and emerging markets.
• Origination (Business Development)
- Identify and onboard banking counterparties for the issuance of trade finance instruments,
- including LCs, and establish structured credit lines, prepayment facilities, borrowing base
- structures, and supply chain finance solutions.
- Structuring:
- Design bespoke financing structures incorporating effective risk-mitigation tools such as Letters
- of Credit (LCs), Standby Letters of Credit (SBLCs), and related instruments.
• Distribution (Risk Syndication)
Syndicate and distribute funded and unfunded exposures to banks, institutional investors, and
insurance markets (including single-buyer credit insurance) to optimize balance sheet efficiency
and RORWA.
• Credit & Risk Management
Prepare, present, and defend credit proposals to Credit Committees, conducting detailed
assessments of transaction risks, collateral structures, and counterparty creditworthiness.
• Execution & Documentation
- Lead legal negotiations to finalize loan agreements, security documentation, and ensure
- compliance with cross-border regulatory requirements.
- Portfolio Management:
- Monitor portfolio performance, manage collateral, and conduct annual reviews of existing credit
- facilities.
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