Export & Agency Finance, Product & Execution (MENA) - Vice President - Dubai

Role Overview

Vice President, Export & Agency Finance, Product & Execution (MENA), based in Dubai at JP Morgan Chase.

Company Overview

JP Morgan Export & Agency Finance (EAF) is a group within Trade & Working Capital focused on structuring and arranging structured debt solutions for clients' unique financing needs across a global collaborative platform. EAF partners with export credit agencies (ECAs), multilateral agencies (MLAs), and development finance institutions (DFIs) to support clients with financing solutions featuring credit enhancements or direct lending from relevant Agencies. ECAs are established by governments to promote national exports. DFIs and MLAs are public financing institutions with economic development missions.

Role Purpose

As Vice President in the EAF Middle East, North Africa, Türkiye and CIS (MENA) team within Trade and Working Capital, you will execute EAF transactions with focus on MENA and APAC regions while supporting global opportunities, and assist in the management of Agency programs and associated relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Execution & Deal Management

• Contribute to deal life cycle from execution through transition to portfolio management.
• Support senior transaction professionals globally in advancing the transaction deal life cycle.
• Assist in work streams including structuring and documentation negotiations, internal deal memos, execution of documentation, and restructuring post-signing.
• Act as a go-to person for certain aspects of deal management to develop familiarity with deal execution processes.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure adherence to JPMorgan internal operating procedures and policies, driving a consistent approach globally.
• Support the execution process to ensure that all internal approval and process requirements are met.
• Provide support in reviewing Agency guarantees and insurance policies in line with regulatory requirements.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management

• Build and leverage internal network principally with colleagues in Global Trade & Working Capital, Global Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Bank, Infrastructure Advisory Finance, Markets, Debt Capital Markets product partners, and other functions within Payments as appropriate.
• Develop relationship management proficiencies with internal and external clients.
• Develop leadership skills by acting as a go-to person for certain aspects of deal management.

Thought Leadership & Development

• Contribute to content development for internal and external thought leadership.
• Develop familiarity with environmental, social and governance considerations surrounding international finance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Legal qualification with relevant post-qualification experience working in private practice or in-house loans legal, export and agency finance role.
• Track record of managing ECA transactions.
• Experience working in a high performing, geographically distributed team.

Skills & Competencies

• Project management capability.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop relationship management proficiencies with internal and external stakeholders.
• High degree of professionalism.
• Understanding of corporate financing, project financing, and different sector-specific financing structures (e.g. shipping, aviation) through proven professional experience (preferred).
• Understanding of JP Morgan's internal processes (e.g. credit, environmental, compliance) (preferred).
• Additional language skills including Turkish, Arabic, or Korean (preferred); proficiency in any additional language is welcome.