Lead/Principal Investment Officer, Loan Syndication

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Assist the DG, FIF, and Head of Syndication in managing the team, with close collaborations with the Project and Corporate Clients Department (Global) (PCF), the Financial Institutions vertical, the Funds and Financial Sponsors vertical, the Structured Product and Fixed Income vertical, the Risk Management Department, the Legal Department, the Controller Department, and the Project Monitoring Department.

Assist the Head of Syndication in the development of a high-quality project pipeline.

Manage the effective day-to-day operations of the transaction team.

Assist the DG and Head in strategic planning with respect to deepening the financier pool and optimizing the performance of the portfolio.

Contribute to the development of relevant products (e.g., guarantees), operational procedures, strategies, guidelines, and programs relevant to FIF.

Actively participate and support the DG, FIF in recruitment and team-development efforts, as required.

Represent the interest of the department in relevant internal and external meetings and events, as assigned.

Assist the DG, FIF and Head of Loan Syndication in annual business planning and budget management for the vertical.

Requirements:

• Minimum 15-20 years of relevant professional experience in other MDBs or top-tier global financial institutions.
• Master's degree in finance, economics, business, development studies, and/or related fields is essential.
• Significant knowledge and experience of full spectrum of products applicable to MDBs' syndication business.
• The successful candidate would have sound knowledge of international project finance or corporate finance.
• Strong relation with financial institutions in a broad range of geographical areas covered by AIIB.
• The successful candidate would have working experience in more than two subregions of AIIB's global coverage.
• Substantial track record of origination, structuring, and execution of successful infrastructure transactions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong credit and process managing skills.
• Strong managerial and interpersonal skills to promote and strengthen teamwork.
• Demonstrated ability in managing diverse teams and stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Flexibility to work in AIIB's Operational Hubs in due course after posting in the headquarters.
• High proficiency and command of English, both in succinct writing and oral presentation skills.
• Knowledge of other languages of key markets of FIF, e.g., Arabic, Bahasa, Chinese, French, Spanish/Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish, would be a plus.