Energy Sector VP

The Opportunity

The Energy team is part of ING Global Sector Coverage which covers the energy value chain including Utilities, Power&Renewables, Biogas/Biofuel, Hydrocarbons and new energy technologies (CCUS, Batteries and Hydrogen). ING is staffing a new dedicated Energy team in Paris and is looking for a Junior Vice President which will be responsible for: 

• Building client relationships: co-managing our multi-product relationships coverage, building and growing business with French Energy clients across all ING banking products and services (lending, financial markets, DCM, transactions services, corporate finance, sustainable finance, etc.);

• New Deal Origination / Execution: Origination of and/or participation in corporate and project financings related to all energy technologies. Responsibilities include but are not limited to (i) preparation of marketing/pitch material for new transactions and financing opportunities; (ii) pitching/structuring/underwriting/executing new transactions including assessing commercial opportunity, performing risk/reward analysis, due diligence, preparing internal approvals (greenlight, credit memos and ancillary documents, performing due diligence, legal documentation and closing) in coordination with the Transaction Management team ; (iv) onboarding of clients/ borrowers including conducting KYC; (v) assisting in development of client strategies such as capital structuring or M&A transactions in Energy through coordination with other product teams (e.g. Financial Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Syndications, Corporate Finance); and (vi) assisting in developing market intelligence and industry expertise by preparing market updates and/or research for new technologies;

• Portfolio Management: Supervising the portfolio management team and supporting in case of significant event on the loan portfolio and distressed/provisioned credits;

• Way Of Working: You will be in regular contact with clients, prospects, banks, technical and legal advisors. The nature of the complex and dynamic environment/market requires you to have a collaborative approach to internal departments, such as Credit Risk Management, Legal, Operations and Sustainability. In addition, you may be tasked to work alongside Energy professionals located in Europe as well as with other Wholesale Banking disciplines (including Energy Project Advisory, Financial Markets, Capital Markets Advisory, and Transaction Services) to maximize cross-buy and returns for ING.

In your role you will report to the Head of Energy France based in Paris.

Requisite Skill Set

• Minimum 5 years of relevant project and corporate finance experience in Energy transactions;

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Math;

• Team player, self-motivated high quality/high quantity producer, detail-oriented and accurate;

• Pro-active professional with a strong commercial drive, international experience and entrepreneurial mindset;

• Strong written and oral communication skills, highly proficient in spoken and written French and English;

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet strict deadlines, and to swiftly identify the key issues and propose solutions

• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), strong Excel skills and ability to independently work on financial debt projection models, fundamental understanding of key financial markets and products;

• Basic understanding of corporate and bankruptcy law;

Other

• Case Study including writing sample and a basic debt modeling test

• References