VP/Director, Leasing Transaction & Execution Specialist

Job Description:

Job Description:

Company Overview:

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.  Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Location Overview:

Overlooking the spectacular Iveagh Gardens with access to all amenities in the beating heart of central Dublin is our Park Place office. Travel options include the LUAS, Dublin Bus networks as well as the Dublin Bikes station, positioned just outside our front doors. As part of our commitment to supporting staff travel to and from work in the most sustainable way possible, we also provide tax saver tickets as part of our award-winning benefits package which means getting to work has never been easier.

The Team

BALI, a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation is seeking a transaction execution professional for its international aircraft leasing business. BALI’s existing aircraft portfolio of assets includes commercial aircraft operated by top tier carriers. Reporting to BALI Business Head, the successful candidate will be a key team member in executing on BALI’s business plan for delivering operating leases and secured debt in the aircraft sector.

Responsibilities

The primary focus is to support the Business team deliver product capabilities to our global client base. Candidates will have subsantial commercial and Contracts / Transaction Management experience within the aircraft financing and leasing sector with knowledge of end-to-end transaction structuring, execution and management. Experience will include comfort with operating lease and secured debt documentation from a commercial and transaction execution perspective.

The candidate will be a problem solver and critical thinker: formulating customer acceptable solutions to complex issues in line with the Bank’s risk appetite and regulated status, leveraging internal Legal, Credit /Risk and Compliance stakeholders.

A confident communicator, comfortable interacting with internal stakeholders at all levels, concisely explaining risks, formulating mitigants and facilitating decision making on Enterprise compatible outcomes.

Key Skill Set

• A collaborator that puts the objectives and success of the business first.
• Broad understanding of the commercial aircraft leasing market.
• Significant exposure to contract management, transaction management and overall commercial issues in aircraft leasing, analytical and commercially focused, preferably finance background and/or MBA
• Preparing, researching, structuring client pitches including, formulation of letters of intent, problem solving and adding value during structuring and negotiation
• Detailed understanding of lease documentation including
  • market terms and conditions
  • commercial impact of technical issues
• Able to work effectively as part of a global team
• Excellent written and verbal presentation skills with ability to concisely summarise issues and communicate recommended outcomes to senior approvers and stakeholders

Benefits of working at Bank of America:

Ireland
 

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for confidential support and help for everyday matters
• Access to free counselling through the Employee Assistance Program and virtual GP services through our private health care plan
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership program and receive discounted entry to some of Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions and exhibitions.
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local community.

Bank of America:

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, membership of the Traveller community, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, civil status, socio-economic background, family status or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.