Deputy Vice President - Structured Products - Bank

DVP - Structured Products

Location - Mumbai

About the opportunity:

Our client is one of India's leading private sector banks with a strong presence across Retail, SME, Corporate, and Institutional Banking. With a legacy spanning over a century, the bank has established a growing footprint across the country and is focused on delivering innovative, customer-centric financial solutions through a combination of traditional banking expertise and digital transformation. The organization offers a comprehensive suite of products across lending, deposits, wealth management, treasury, and transaction banking, serving individuals, businesses, and corporate clients. Backed by strong governance and a growth-oriented leadership team, the bank is committed to expanding its market presence while fostering a high-performance and collaborative work culture.

Role Summary:

Ensuring optimum building up of Structured Products and Project Finance asset book (as part of wholesale banking) via optimum client onboarding and transaction structuring with full accountability of portfolio quality and income generated from assets underwritten.

Key Responsibilities:

- Assist in devising, structuring and execution of complex bespoke financing solutions, tailored to case specific requirements, on a pan India scale in collaboration with Coverage teams.

- Assist in structuring and execution of project finance transactions across sectors, including assessment of project viability, risk allocation, and cash flow-based lending.

- Collaborate with Coverage teams Pan-India to execute mandates and develop focussed sector-specific book in key identified sectors such as Infrastructure, Education, Healthcare, and Logistics.

- Prepare and present comprehensive credit memos and financial models; liaise with Credit/Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Operations for smooth deal execution.

- Actively support syndication and sell-down efforts through close coordination with the DCM team, including preparation of marketing material and investor engagement.

- Monitor the performance of deals in the book and identify early warning signals.

Qualifications and Key Attributes:

- MBA (Finance), CA, CFA Charter holder, or equivalent professional qualification.

- 8-10 years of relevant experience in structured finance, project finance, corporate banking, or investment banking with strong exposure to complex credit products.

- Demonstrated ability to independently manage end-to-end deal lifecycle from client pitch to structuring, approvals, documentation, and execution.

- Strong credit underwriting skills, financial modelling expertise, and a deep understanding of structured products and project financing.

- Exposure to sell-down/syndication and investor engagement processes.

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.