Join us as a Associate on the Securitised Products & Alternative Syndicate desk

• In this key role, you'll be working with the desk head responsible for the syndication and execution of deals across our Securitised Products and Alternatives Syndicate business
• Interface directly with key issuer and investor clients to deliver positive customer outcomes and long-term sustainable value
• Hone your existing expertise and learn about a wide variety of asset classes and transaction structures
• Take on a role with great visibility and the chance to make a real difference for our business

What you'll do
As a SP&A Associate, you'll be acting as an agent for the placement of Securitised and asset backed risk for both NatWest Group as well as external clients. The role will cover a broad range of assets including mortgages, auto finance, corporate loans/SME, unsecured consumer loans/receivables and other exposures.
For our Alternatives syndicate, you'll be acting as an agent to place risk in assets such as real estate, infrastructure and quasi-governmental secured and unsecured bonds as well as taking a key role in the distribution of the NatWest Significant Risk Transfer programme (SRT), a key tool for managing capital within the group.

You will also be:

• Linking with our origination, structuring, trading and sales teams to assist in the origination, structuring and distribution of risk into our account base
• Supporting end-to-end deal execution activities, including roadshows, bookbuilding and both private and public deal execution
• Utilising your understanding of asset classes and investor appetite to help structure the risk into market acceptable tradeable securities
• Engaging directly with both issuers and investors to deliver strong outcomes for our customers and build long term relationships
• Providing pricing updates and market intelligence
• Supporting senior team members in the assumption and management of underwriting and distribution risk

The skills you'll need
We're looking for someone with a good understanding across a broad range of asset classes, including mortgages, real estate, unsecured consumer loans/receivables, corporate loans/SME, alongside an understanding of liquidity across these asset classes.
Syndicate experience is not necessarily required and can be developed over time working with the desk head.

In addition, you'll demonstrate:

• An understanding of the competitive market dynamics of asset classes, pricing and investor base
• An understanding of structures across a range of asset backed structures including ABS, CLO, and/or CMBS as well as may be SRTA potential wider understanding of debt financial markets, including repo, derivatives and structured debt solutions
• Ability to work in teams and managing multiple stakeholders efficiently
• The proven ability to adhere to the highest standards of compliance, sitting between the public and private sides