Associate Director, Head of Latin America Liability Management

Scotiabank & Trust • New York, NY

87d • $275,000 - $275,000

About The Position

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. seeks Associate Director, Head of Latin America Liability Management in New York, NY to build Scotiabank's Liability Management product in Latin America to advise our clients. Direct client responsibility for advising, structuring, and executing LM transactions on behalf of Scotia's clients globally. Understand the legal, regulatory, accounting, and tax implications of potential transactions across jurisdictions and advise clients appropriately. Responsible for the structuring, documentation preparation advisory, marketing, and execution of originated transactions. Assist in managing and developing junior resources, strategic planning and capacity building, as well as carrying out specific projects such as building institutional knowledge of the Liability Management product at various seniority levels and across specialist teams. Work in conjunction with the Debt Capital Market, Equity Capital Markets, Derivatives, Sustainable Finance, Investment Banking and Syndicate teams, as well as the local Corporate Banking teams abroad. Develop new ideas, products and solutions for clients, including research of relevant regulatory, accounting, tax, rating agency and market developments. Adapt to a constantly evolving business and market environment, constantly generating strategic advice for issuer clients as markets evolve. Develop strategic relationships with market participants including pension funds, mutual funds, insurance, regulators, lawyers, other financial institutions in the local and international debt capital markets. Understand how the bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions. Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's values, its code of conduct and the global sales principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk. Champion a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Experience in the financial industry including debt capital markets sector.
• Experience with Liability Management products.
• Experience in corporate finance and fixed income mathematics.
• Advisory experience for corporate, sovereign, and financial institution clients.
• Experience performing liability management practices in international markets.
• Fluency in Spanish required.
• 50% travel required internationally.

Responsibilities

• Build Scotiabank's Liability Management product in Latin America.
• Advise clients on structuring and executing LM transactions globally.
• Understand legal, regulatory, accounting, and tax implications of transactions.
• Prepare documentation and marketing for originated transactions.
• Manage and develop junior resources and strategic planning.
• Conduct specific projects to build institutional knowledge of Liability Management.
• Collaborate with various teams including Debt Capital Market and Investment Banking.
• Develop new ideas, products, and solutions for clients.
• Research relevant regulatory, accounting, tax, and market developments.
• Adapt to evolving business and market environments.
• Develop strategic relationships with market participants.
• Ensure compliance with operational, AML/ATF/sanctions, and conduct risk.
• Promote a high-performance and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

• Salary offered is between $275,000 and $275,000 per year.
• 40 hours per week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree