Director, Structured Trader – Infrastructure Specialist

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group; City of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial group is seeking a Director, Structured Trader – Infrastructure Specialist. In this role, you will manage the Structured Solutions department and ensure alignment with strategic goals. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in infrastructure financing, with a strong focus on structuring and executing transactions. Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential. Join a dynamic team committed to making a meaningful impact in the financial sector.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in structuring financing transactions.
• In-depth analysis of asset-level valuation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute department strategy.
• Manage and monitor departmental risks.
• Develop and manage a high-quality team.

Skills

Extensive deal experience in infrastructure financing

Knowledge of asset classes within infrastructure financing

Ability to present infrastructure transactions

Job description

Director, Structured Trader – Infrastructure Specialist

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long‑term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Main Purpose of the Role

• Reporting to: EMEA Co‑Heads of Structured Solutions
• Accountability for the Structured Solutions – Europe (SSE) department within the Structured Solutions Business Unit (ST) and MUS(EMEA).

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, Strategy Development and Execution – Structurer
• Contributing to successful execution of departmental strategy in line with regional, international and entity requirements. Responsibilities include ensuring day‑to‑day activities and those of direct reports align with overall strategy and meet or exceed financial and non‑financial targets.
• Adhering to departmental mandates, Trader Charter, internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Managing and monitoring departmental/applicable books’ risks and associated controls within predefined limits set by Risk Management and the Risk Management Committee.
• Maintaining good working relationships between Sales and Trading and stakeholders across the region and globally.
• Managing direct budget expenditures and working in partnership with GM, GCIB and JCIB teams to develop the business globally.
• Ensuring accurate pricing of all new transactions and risk positions using market‑leading methodologies, assessing market, credit, compliance and operational risks holistically.
• Managing all relevant risks (market, credit, operational, conduct and xVA) within the firm’s risk appetite and ensuring compliance with approved risk limits.
• Protecting and enhancing the firm’s and group’s reputation in all activities.
• Delivering and growing a sustainable, client‑focused, flow‑oriented business and leveraging the group’s customer franchise to maximise profitability.
• Collaborating with Sales, Trading and Research to deliver products that meet client needs and working with other group parts to deliver franchise and business growth.
• Ensuring compliance with internal risk and compliance requirements, controls and procedures, following all relevant policies and ensuring team members do the same.
• Recruiting, developing and managing a high‑quality team, ensuring clear job descriptions, objectives, performance reviews and training in line with HR requirements.
• Maintaining good working relationships with stakeholders globally, sharing best practices and supporting the One MUFG and overall Group strategy.

Skills and Experience

• Extensive deal experience in origination, structuring and execution of infrastructure financing transactions.
• Knowledge of a broad range of underlying asset classes within infrastructure financing (e.g., infrastructure NAV or single‑asset infrastructure financing).
• Experience in analysis and execution of such financing transactions and in-depth underlying asset‑level analysis and valuation, particularly relating to sponsor equity stakes in private companies.
• Ability to present and discuss infrastructure financing transactions with external clients, leveraging client relationships to originate new opportunities.

Personal Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Results‑driven with a strong sense of accountability.
• Proactive and motivated approach.
• Ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• Strong decision‑making skills and sound judgment.
• Structured and logical approach to work.
• Strong problem‑solving and creative skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Capacity to manage large workloads and tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy and ability to perform well under pressure.
• Strong numerical skills.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non‑discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.