Director Project and Infrastructure Finance (m/f/d)

As our new Director within Project and Infrastructure Finance you will have the opportunity to build and maintain strong and sustainable relationships with clients and prospects by offering complex tailor-made financing solutions. Moreover, you will support the team in the portfolio management of our transactions.

Being committed to the ‘Banking for Better’ strategy of the bank, our Project and Infrastructure Finance team has a strong focus on supporting the energy transition and digitalization of society by arranging structured debt financing for long-term projects and infrastructure type financing. We finance i.a. renewable energy projects (such as offshore and onshore wind, solar, energy from waste, energy storage) and digital infrastructure projects (such as datacentres and fibre networks). Our team has further built an extensive track record in logistic infrastructure. We operate across Europe out of our offices in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London.

You originate or help originate new deals, including pitching ideas to clients, structuring and executing complex tailor-made financings. You negotiate and coordinate with clients, agents, external advisors (legal, technical, insurance, market) and our internal mid- and backoffice. In addition, you will also be managing part of the existing portfolio of transactions, including monitoring and management of risks. Your tasks include:

• Researching and preparing presentations and marketing materials (e.g. pitch books)
• Developing credit structures as well as assessing potential risks & mitigants
• Building complex operating/financial cash flow based models incl. sensitivity analysis
• Preparing credit applications, reviews and internal risk rating analyses for the banks internal committee’s and client coverage efforts
• Negotiating financing term-sheets and credit documentation
• Reviewing due diligence material and attending lender meetings

You typically work in deal teams tailored to the case at hand and, in cooperation with the syndicate team, you actively support the distribution of debt exposures to third parties. As a Director you will work closely with Associates and trainees across locations in Frankfurt and Amsterdam and it will be part of your job to coach and develop the more junior staff in the team.

Our ideal candidate has former client facing and/or risk management experience and is able to offer complex tailor-made financing solutions by using specialized sector and structuring expertise
She or he doesn’t get stuck with one area of responsibility over another and is able to adapt to changes and use them to her/his advantage.

• Educated at university level
• Minimum 3-4 years of relevant financial experience of which minimum 2 years related to structuring, execution and portfolio management of project finance and/or other structured financing transactions
• Applied knowledge of the credit products and skills
• Knowledge of and affinity with renewable energy and/or digital infrastructure
• Extensive knowledge of international credit process (inclusive credit application/processing/ monitoring)
• Excellent in speaking, writing and reading of English and German

We offer you a challenging and international work environment. You will work with colleagues with passion for the job and who have a high standard for performance. You will be offered excellent opportunities to develop yourself through a continuous feedback culture as well as practical and theoretical learning experiences. You will have the flexibility to work partly from home and will have the opportunity to spend some time in our headquarters in Amsterdam as part of the onboarding process.

ABN AMRO is driven by its purpose ‘Banking for Better, for generations to come’. At ABN AMRO, we use our knowledge, expertise and network to help our clients achieve their goals based on responsible decisions. Our clients’ interests always come first. We want clients to understand our products, and we sometimes say ‘no’ if a product involves a risk that is too high for the client. Putting clients’ interests first also means communicating in plain language and crafting smart solutions that genuinely make a difference. That is our goal.

Does this sound like something you would be interested in? We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible.

If you believe you are the right person for this role, please send your CV to:

ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Frankfurt Branch

Human Resources
Mainzer Landstraße 1 • 60329 Frankfurt am Main