Senior Vice President, Core Trade Structuring Lead - Services
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About the Role
Citi is seeking a Senior Vice President to lead Core Trade Structuring for its Services organization in Dubai. The role involves structuring complex trade finance transactions, including Letters of Credit and Guarantees, and requires 6-10 years of trade finance experience.
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Responsibilities
- Structure and execute complex, high value and non standard trade finance transactions, including Letters of Credit, Guarantees and structured trade solutions
- Lead the structuring of transactions involving multiple jurisdictions, counterparties or banks, including risk participation, club and syndicated trade transactions where applicable
- Draft, review and negotiate trade documentation, including LMA style or LMA based structures, in close coordination with Legal
- Translate client needs into bankable, risk appropriate trade structures, working alongside coverage and product teams
- Act as a technical structuring expert, advising on risk allocation, documentation mechanics and execution feasibility
- Contribute to the development and execution of regional trade structuring priorities
- Manage end to end transaction structuring through internal approval and execution
- Maintain ownership of assigned transaction pipeline and associated revenues
- Conduct targeted wallet analysis to identify structuring led opportunities within existing client relationships
- Coordinate closely with Credit Risk, Legal, Compliance and other control partners to support credit approvals and governance requirements
Requirements
- 6 to 10 years of related experience in trade finance with a strong focus on complex and structured trade transactions
- Demonstrated expertise in Letters of Credit, Guarantees and structured trade solutions
- Background in leading client core trade relationships
- Experience with bespoke documentation, exposure to LMA or LMA based trade structures is welcomed
- Strong understanding of credit processes, legal documentation and risk frameworks
- Proven ability to operate independently on complex transactions
- Strong analytical skills, commercial judgement and attention to detail
- Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred
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Job Overview
- Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in client management, problem solving and communication to Citi’s Core Trade Structuring team.
Team/Role Overview
- Citi's Services organisation provides an integrated suite of innovative and tailored cash management and trade and working capital solutions.
- The Core Trade Structuring Lead Specialist is responsible for supporting and providing advisory to Sales, Banking and Risk on client engagements for structured core trade transactions.
- The role sits distinctly within front‑office structuring, with accountability for transaction design, risk allocation and documentation.
What you’ll do
- Structure and execute complex, high‑value and non‑standard trade finance transactions, including Letters of Credit, Guarantees and structured trade solutions.
- Lead the structuring of transactions involving multiple jurisdictions, counterparties or banks, including risk participation, club and syndicated trade transactions where applicable.
- Draft, review and negotiate trade documentation, including LMA‑style or LMA‑based structures, in close coordination with Legal.
- Translate client needs into bankable, risk‑appropriate trade structures, working alongside coverage and product teams without assuming a primary sales remit.
- Act as a technical structuring expert, advising on risk allocation, documentation mechanics and execution feasibility.
- In close coordination with Product Management, contribute to the development and execution of regional trade structuring priorities.
- Manage end‑to‑end transaction structuring through internal approval and execution, with formal handover to Operations for processing and administration.
- Maintain ownership of assigned transaction pipeline and associated revenues.
- Conduct targeted wallet analysis to identify structuring‑led opportunities within existing client relationships.
- Coordinate closely with Credit Risk, Legal, Compliance and other control partners to support credit approvals and governance requirements.
- Apply consistent structuring and documentation standards across transactions and jurisdictions.
- Provide technical guidance to Trade Sales and Risk Distribution colleagues on complex or bespoke structures.
What we’ll need from you
- 6 to 10 years’ related experience in trade finance, with a strong focus on complex and structured trade transactions.
- Demonstrated expertise in Letters of Credit, Guarantees and structured trade solutions.
- Background in leading client core trade relationships.
- Experience with bespoke documentation, exposure to LMA or LMA‑based trade structures is welcomed.
- Strong understanding of credit processes, legal documentation and risk frameworks.
- Proven ability to operate independently on complex transactions.
- Strong analytical skills, commercial judgement and attention to detail.
- Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
- Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
What we can offer you
- We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve.
- We put our employees first and provide the best in class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.
Job Family Group
- Product Management and Development
Job Family
- Trade Structuring
Time Type
- Full time
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