Asset-Backed Securitization & Financing - VP/ Director

**Team Description** Asset-Backed Securitization & Financing (“ABS&F”) structures and executes Asset-Backed Securitizations (ABS) and lending facilities across a wide range of consumer and commercial asset classes including automobile and equipment loans, leases, and floorplan, consumer and commercial credit cards, industrial transportation assets (aviation, rail and containers), student loans, personal loans, SME loans, solar loan and leases, home improvement loans, handset receivables, digital infrastructure and other esoteric asset classes. ABS&F offers our clients the ability to monetize stable, recurring asset cash flows through bankruptcy-remote vehicles. Transactions are executed both in the capital markets (where Citi places the financings with institutional investors) and lending facilities funded through Citi’s commercial paper conduits and balance sheet. ABS&F offers a unique perspective as an underwriter of capital markets transactions, as well as credit analyst for lending transactions. ABS&F also advises clients on balance sheet management, transaction execution and often provides secured financing and advice in conjunction with event driven transactions including M&As and restructurings. Our clients include leading captive and independent financial companies, banks, and corporates – both in the US and abroad. Our group regularly collaborates with analytics, trading, sales, syndicate, derivatives, corporate banking and investment banking professionals across the organization. Members of our securitization team are located in various cities around the world including New York, Hong Kong, London and Sydney. Citi is a market leader in both traditional and non-traditional ABS asset classes and is consistently a top ranked practitioner in the market. **** **Job Summary** We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join our team in a senior coverage role for the ABS&F Flow business. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of key clients across a broad range of Citi’s institutional clients and asset classes including but not limited to automobile and equipment loans, leases floorplan, credit cards, consumer loans, home improvement loans, handset receivables and stranded assets. The candidate would lead the origination and execution of complex financing transactions across both capital markets and lending products. This role requires a deep understanding of asset-backed securitization, strong client relationships, and a proven track record of executing deals from inception to closing. **Responsibilities:** - Manage and deepen relationships with a dedicated portfolio of clients, including the most active participants in the ABS market - acting as their primary point of contact for all asset-backed financing needs. - Proactively identify and originate new business opportunities by marketing a broad range of financing solutions, including public and private securitizations, warehouse facilities, and other structured credit products. - Develop a deep understanding of clients' strategic objectives, financing requirements, and underlying asset portfolios to provide tailored and value-added solutions. - Lead the end-to-end execution of financing transactions, from initial pitch and mandate through to structuring, documentation, and closing. - Oversee the preparation of detailed financial models, credit analysis, and due diligence on underlying asset pools. - Structure transactions to meet client objectives while optimizing for credit, legal, regulatory, and rating agency considerations. - Lead the negotiation of term sheets, credit agreements, and other legal documentation in partnership with internal and external counsel - Seamlessly integrate capital markets and balance sheet lending solutions to provide clients with a holistic financing offering. - Collaborate closely with internal partners, including sales, trading, syndicate, and credit risk management, to en…