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Within World Bank Group Treasury, the Client Solutions and Structuring Department provides financial expertise and innovation using fixed income products including derivatives, structured finance, debt capital market and local currency financing solutions to WBG’s clients in addition to providing advisory services to clients and regulators.

The department is looking to appoint an experienced finance professional to join the EMEA team which covers markets across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Central Asia. The individual would lead fixed-income business delivery for complex projects and programs with a focus on local currency financing, structured finance, and debt capital markets; identify opportunities to deliver cross-cutting financial solutions utilizing various WBG balance sheets; take responsibility for providing critical product knowledge to relevant WBG entities across regions; and co-lead the implementation of innovative approaches to expand the provision of meaningful solutions to clients across WBG balance sheets. The position is based in London.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Lead structuring, risk assessment, pricing and execution of fixed-income client transactions involving structured products, capital markets instruments, local currency financing, and fixed-income derivatives.
• Expand the ability of WBG institutions to provide suitable solutions at scale, including new approaches to local currency financing and structured finance solutions in frontier markets, and identify opportunities that leverage various WBG balance sheets.
• Proactively identify business opportunities and contribute to business development and innovation in close collaboration with relevant business and support functions.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders including regulators, government entities, investors, global and regional bank counterparts, and capital market firms.
• Provide financial product expertise, advice and training to a broader audience across the WBG to support effective delivery of suitable solutions to clients.
• Lead and mentor junior colleagues in the team and help colleagues.
• Lead strategic initiatives to articulate and implement policies, frameworks, processes and methodologies, and inform corporate decision-making within areas of responsibility.
• Take full accountability for business delivery, managing risks, and ensuring that outcomes are aligned with WBG‘s strategy.
• Represent the department in relevant internal and external working groups and conferences at senior level.

Selection Criteria

• MBA or Master’s degree in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Financial Mathematics, Statistics or related area.
• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in fixed income with a focus on emerging markets.
• Deep understanding of fixed income derivatives and structured products, including relevant regulatory aspects, and strong track record in delivering complex transactions.
• Demonstrated well-rounded business judgment, strong negotiation, structuring, and problem-solving skills, and solid track record in closing structured finance and other fixed income transactions.
• Proven ability to co-lead cross-functional technical teams.
• Highly motivated, results-oriented team player with an enthusiasm to work on complex products, a “can do” attitude and ability to collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Proven ability to foster open discussions across boundaries, encouraging a learning culture and provide a safe environment for the exchange of ideas.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong ability to describe complex concepts, approaches, and lessons learned in a manner that is relevant and understandable for clients and stakeholders.
• Flexibility and willingness to work in different time zones as required in a global team.
• Knowledge of other languages relevant for the EMEA region (e.g. French, Portuguese, Arabic, or Russian etc.) would be considered a plus.

Note: This internal requisition is open to WBG and IMF staff only (including short-term and extended term consultants/ temporaries). External candidates are requested not to apply. In case an external candidate applies, their application will not be considered.

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