Associate - Sector Team, Structured Finance - 6 month Secondment

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We are currently seeking an ambitious, conscientious and enthusiastic individual to join the Manufacturing & Industrials sector coverage team in the role of Associate on a 6-month secondment.

The Manufacturing & Industrials sector team was established c. 5 years ago with a view to deepen and strengthen relationships with CMB UK clients across diverse Industrial sub-sectors e.g. Capital Goods, Automotive, Chemicals, Testing & measurement and Packaging & distribution. HSBC UK has a leading presence in this internationally connected sector sitting at the heart of global trade and supply chains, banking c. 90% of the FTSE 350 firms in the sector.

The team is responsible for the national sector strategy, working closely with the various UK CMB businesses (Large Corporates & GNB, MME, Leverage Finance and SME Banking), CMB UK product partners, CIB as well as other Structured Finance teams to support origination, sector planning, content, and connections. The team have a wide remit regularly working on new products, propositions and change programs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop sector knowledge, including idea generation and compilation of thought leadership. This will include drafting newsletters, creating and maintaining marketing materials and sector insights for internal and external networks.
• Marketing and events planning, coordinating and delivering external events, seminars and roundtables across the UK CMB network.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and maintenance of a management information, analysis and reporting framework that supports and informs timely and effective business management and decision making at all levels within the sector proposition.
• Preparing presentation materials and supporting dialogue with existing and new clients, key business introducers (e.g. debt advisers) and financial sponsors.
• Supporting the origination and execution of lending and product partner transactions tonew andexisting clients drafting support statements.
• Assisting with sector planning and development strategy, including sub-sector strategies and capital deployment initiatives.
• Supporting revenue generation across the HSBC product suite, collaborating with CMB Product Partners, Sustainable finance, Financial Sponsor Coverage, CIB Capital Financing and MSS teams.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Good interpersonal skills, with a willingness and ability to interact and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders is essential.
• Good range of communication skills, including written, verbal, and the ability to deliver compelling presentations is advantageous.
• An ability to work and adapt in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple work streams and competing deadlines, with excellent time management, accuracy of delivery and planning and organisation skills is essential.
• Experience of working in CMB, knowledge of various CMB product partners and capabilities would be advantageous.
• An understanding of financial accounting and lending experience would be advantageous.
• An interest in the latest developments in the sector would be an advantage. (Note: you don't have to be a sector expert)
• A good level of business acumen and commercial awareness, including economic, cultural, procedural, and regulatory issues.
• Ability to gather, analyse and interpret comprehensive information and/or customer requirements to provide solutions that are commercially viable and sustainable

The role is predominantly based at 71 Queen Victoria Street, London, with hybrid working available. This is a national team, with an element of travel required throughout the UK from time to time. Applicants in the South and Midlands with access to a local main CMB office will be considered but will be expected to travel to London on a weekly basis.

Hiring Manager - Rohit Moudgil

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