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Director Social Finance – Head of Structuring & LATAM

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Citi

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Location:
United Kingdom, London

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Category:
Finance

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Not provided

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Salary:

Not provided

Job Description:

This position at the Citi Social Finance (CSF) team has primary responsibilities of originating and structuring banking and financing solutions to Corporate and Commercial Banking clients that reach underserved segments of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean, enabling economic inclusion, financing for small scale farmers, access to basic services like healthcare, education, water and sanitation, affordable housing and to the digital economy. The role supports Citi’s objectives in Latin America and the Caribbean to execute profitable and capital efficient transactions aligned to Citi’s Social Finance Criteria across industries, business and geographies in the region.

Job Responsibility:

  • Managing a network of social champions across 19 Latin American countries to track and execute pipeline, in close collaboration with cluster heads
  • supporting CSF and Citi local branches in providing target market due diligence, risk rating, origination and structuring of specific deals to support and expand Citi’s social finance leadership in the region
  • leading transactional teams across markets towards successful closure of social finance transactions
  • managing data collection and reporting on Citi CSF Latin American portfolio
  • developing and managing external and internal social impact reports with industry specific metrics for Citi’s social clients in partnership with CSF impact unit and external communications teams
  • due diligence and structuring of specific credit facilities to social businesses
  • completing due diligence analysis/write ups with industry-specific risk models and tools as part of transactional credit approval process as well as training local Citi teams in the methodologies for Social Finance
  • working with middle office, operations, risk management and technology to ensure compliance with policy and procedures
  • developing credit and franchise risk assessment tools for Social clients
  • assisting in the development of new risk-sharing and co-finance programs with bilateral agencies and develops relations with impact investors
  • regularly analyzing industry research, learning of industry trends to guide CSF’s strategy
  • working on ongoing Senior Management presentations and reports
  • partnering with communication teams to externally position Citi as the leader in this space
  • representing Citi on high level Sustainability and social finance forums and conferences and events.

Requirements:

  • Passion for and understanding of social impact finance in emerging markets
  • ability to navigate a complex multi geographical organization
  • holistic thinker with ingenuity and business acumen
  • ability to identify key risk parameters and make appropriate recommendations
  • strong analytical, written and presentation skills
  • responsible multi-role team player with strong inter-personal skills
  • must be flexible, able to multi-task and prioritize
  • fluent in Spanish required and Portuguese desirable
  • knowledge of Citi’s products base, Citi Organization, Policies and EM exposure
  • experience in a commercial financial institution or development finance institutions/impact investor working on debt structuring or syndications in emerging markets
  • experience with a large complex financial institution preferred or multilateral development bank
  • experience working with or in emerging markets
  • MBA, relevant Masters or equivalent work experience (ideally minimum 10 years).

Nice to have:

Portuguese desirable.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 10, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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