Director, Debt Finance (Fund Finance)

The team you’ll work with:

HSBC Innovation Banking’s Strategic Fund Solutions (“SFS”) team is responsible for managing key aspects of the bank’s relationships with its Private Equity, Private Credit and Venture Capital clients. SFS optimises the client experience through dedicated relationship management and delivering the breadth of the bank’s products to this sector, including banking, lending, treasury, and foreign exchange. This role is part of SFS’ Debt Finance team which focuses on structuring, credit analysis and execution of Fund Finance facilities.

The value you’ll add:

As a Director in SFS’s Debt Finance team, you will be assigned as senior coverage on dedicated portfolio of Private Equity and Venture Capital clients, covering a range of Facility structures including Capital Call, NAV, GP/Manc Co and FX. You will assist the senior management team in delivering the team’s goals in maintaining a high-quality Debt Finance service for SFS’s top tier clients. The ideal candidate is highly collaborative, detail-oriented, and has strong execution and strategic thinking skills.

What you can expect to be doing:

Support the Managing Director in developing and maintaining a portfolio of Private Equity and Venture Capital clients.

Provide senior oversight across a portfolio of clients, and be the escalation point for VPs and other team members on more complex credit and legal issues.

Assist junior members of the team, providing guidance, management, and training on all aspects of the Debt Finance role.

Act as lead in managing end-to-end execution and maintenance of Fund Finance facilities for more high profile clients.

Collaborate with internal teams to provide exceptional client service, in particular Origination and Coverage.

Act on cross sell leads to improve the client experience and expand product offering to key clients.

Requirements:

Must have very strong Fund Finance experience, with relevant credit, structuring, and legal documentation experience.

Knowledge of FX, and typical structures used in the Fund Finance market, at both the Fund and Manager level.

Must be proficient with Excel and CRM systems.

Experience running multiple workflows across a fast moving portfolio, and adept at managing deadlines and delegation.

Ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the VC/PE industry and underlying finance solutions.

Thinks multiple steps ahead, and feels a sense of accomplishment for a job well done (not just crossing an item off a to-do list).

Develops deep and effective relationships with all areas across the organization.

Places the team before oneself. Able to view a situation from multiple perspectives, and lead with empathy when crafting a response. 

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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