Director, Global Financial Solutions EMEA

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Overview of the Department/Section

The Global Financial Solutions Group (GFS) in EMEA is mandated to play a pivotal role in advancing regional client strategies by delivering highly customised, best-in-class, solutions-based products. With a strong emphasis on innovation and sophistication, GFS offers a comprehensive suite of offerings, from Corporate-linked to Insurance- linked solutions. With deep expertise across the full transaction lifecycle, GFS provides origination, structuring, underwriting, execution, syndication, and risk management services across MUFG’s key client base. GFS’s end-to-end capabilities allow MUFG to deliver tailored financial strategies that address complex client needs, optimise capital structures, and effectively manage risk. GFS strives to be a trusted partner in driving meaningful client outcomes and long-term stakeholder value across the EMEA region.

Main Purpose of the Role 

Specifically, you will have accountability for the following product domain:

• Structured Leasing Financial Solutions (GFS - Structurer )

You will be in charge of structured leasing transactions with EMEA Corporate Clients, across asset classes, including but no limited to operating, synthetic, variable rent and RVG embedded leasing solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Specifically, you will be accountable and responsible for taking appropriate action with respect to the Company and Global Financial Solutions (GFS) department. You will locally report to the Head of Global Financial Solutions, EMEA, with additional reporting to the Transatlantic Head of Global Financial Solutions, and international accountability to the Global Co-Heads of GSS (Virtual).  

1) Planning, Strategy and Execution - Structurer

You will be responsible for contributing to the successful execution of GFS strategy - in line with the regional business objectives, international business objectives and entity requirements. Specifically this will include the following:

• responsible and accountable for ensuring that your day-to-day activities (including, where applicable, those of your direct reports) are aligned to the overall departmental business strategy for your product / domain – this includes meeting/exceeding the official minimum financial and non-financial targets
• responsible and accountable for adhering to your departmental mandates
• (Where applicable) responsible for leading, directing and managing staff within your team to ensure that they (i) understand their responsibilities and duties applicable to their roles, (ii) comply with the Firm’s policies and procedures and (iii) conduct themselves in a way which is commensurate with the Firm’s values;
• responsible and accountable for managing and monitoring your product portfolio
• responsible and accountable for conducting business in line with internal policies and procedures as well as regulatory requirements
• responsible for contributing to the effective management of direct budget expenditures where required
• responsible for working in partnership across the organisation, leveraging the expertise across GFS internationally.

2) Risk Management

As a member of the Global Financial Solutions business – EMEA, you will be responsible for identifying, monitoring and taking actions (incl. escalations where applicable) further to your delegated authority in respect of, the risk being run across your product / domain. You will be:

• responsible for structuring transactions accurately including through the use and continued development of market-leading tools as required. You will pay particular importance to the need to assess transactions holistically across your portfolio
• responsible for monitoring transactions to ensure transactions remain within the Firm’s risk appetite; including through the use and continued development of market-leading risk management models and monitoring tools.
• responsible and accountable for the escalation of issues identified in the ordinary course of your business. This includes, but is not limited to issues relating to risk management, regulatory risk compliance and operational risks
• responsible for protecting and enhancing the Firm’s, and the Group’s, reputation in all activities

3) Franchise Development (where applicable)

• responsible for delivering and growing a sustainable, client-focussed, solutions business with respect to your product domain
• responsible for seeking opportunities to further maximise opportunites across the GFS platform internationally
• responsible for working in partnership with other parts of the Group to promote the overall franchise and drive business growth

4) Controls and Compliance

You are responsible for ensuring the Company’s compliance with internal risk and compliance requirements, controls and procedures, including but not limited to:

• personally, following all relevant policies and procedures, and ensuring those in your teams also follow policy and procedures.

• (Where applicable) responsible for leading, directing and managing the staff within your team to ensure that they (i) understand their responsibilities and duties applicable to their roles, (ii) comply with the Firm’s policies and procedures and (iii) conduct themselves in a way which is commensurate with the Firm’s values;

5) People (if applicable)

You will manage and/or contribute to the following matters, appropriate for above departments, in conjunction with your unit head:

• authority for building (via recruitment, restructuring and internal development) a team of high-quality professionals that will achieve the objectives of your product/domain, the business unit, and the broader MUFG Group;
• accountable for ensuring that all staff in your remit are fully trained and understand what is required of them in order to do their jobs effectively, including ensuring that job descriptions, objectives/personal development and performance reviews are provided for all staff at least once a year in accordance with Human Resources requirements, continually monitoring their competency in order to meet the requirements of the relevant regulator’s training and competency regime, handling appropriately any grievance or disciplinary issues; and
• accountable for ensuring that any responsibilities that you have delegated to other staff, including those in respect of regulatory obligations (where applicable), are appropriately apportioned and controlled and documented.  Ensure that the staff in question have a clear understanding of these duties so as to ensure that the business and affairs of the] function can be adequately monitored and controlled

​6) Relationship with other functions and stakeholders

Maintain and enhance good working relationships with stakeholders, across the region and globally to share best practices, provide support and develop effective local policies and procedures appropriate to the Company, and working in support of the One MUFG and overall Group strategy.

Work Experience

• Senior sturcturer with demonstrated experience in delivering structured leasing solutions across EMEA and various asset classes.

Skills and Experience

Academic Qualification and Skills

• Master’s degree or equivalent with major in Economics, Finance, Science, Engineering or Law
• Strong accounting background, financial modelling abilities

Professional Experience

• Proven ability to manage multiple transactions under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and adapt to changing market conditions.
• Highly organised and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Solid quantitative and analytical abilities, with the capacity to synthesise complex financial and market data.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly to internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and commercially aware, with a strong interest in capital markets and investor behaviour.
• Familiarity with UK regulatory requirements (e.g., FCA, PRA) and willingness to meet fitness and propriety standards for regulated roles.

Personal Requirements

• Excellent communication skills

• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability

• A proactive, motivated approach.

• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly

• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement

• A structured and logical approach to work

• Strong problem solving skills

• A creative and innovative approach to work

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• The ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurised environment

• Strong numerical skills

• Excellent Microsoft Office skills

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

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We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.