Vice President, Structured Finance - Energy
Vice President - Energy Structured Finance [Bulge Bracket Bank] | New York, NY
A leading global investment bank is seeking a Vice President to join its Energy Structured Finance practice. The team finances energy assets across the full spectrum - upstream, midstream, power generation, and the energy transition - working with E&P companies, utilities, independent power producers, and energy-focused sponsors. The VP will be a core execution resource across complex, multi-tranche debt financings with growing client-facing responsibility.
Responsibilities
- Execute energy structured finance transactions including reserve-based lending, volumetric production payments, midstream financings, and power/renewables project finance
- Build and maintain transaction-specific financial models: reserve tail analysis, cash flow waterfalls, debt sizing, hedging overlays, and downside scenarios
- Draft and review credit memoranda, term sheets, offering memoranda, and lender/investor presentations
- Coordinate due diligence workstreams with reserve engineers, legal counsel, technical advisors, and rating agencies
- Serve as primary day-to-day counterparty contact on active mandates
- Support senior bankers on pitches, mandate competition, and early-stage structuring discussions
- Mentor and manage Associates and Analysts across live transactions
Qualifications
- 4-7 years of experience in energy structured finance, reserve-based lending, energy project finance, or a related discipline at an investment bank or energy-focused commercial bank
- Direct execution experience across at least one of: upstream/E&P finance, midstream, power generation, or energy transition assets
- Strong financial modeling skills; comfort with energy-specific analytical frameworks (reserves, production profiles, commodity price sensitivities)
- Ability to manage deal timelines and multi-party workstreams with limited oversight
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA, CFA, or petroleum engineering background a plus
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