Director, Head of Asset Management, LAF APAC

Overview Director, Head of Asset Management, LAF APAC Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count? Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. This position will manage and set the strategy for the newly created Asset Management (AM) team within the Leveraged Finance business for APAC. This AM business focuses on three key areas: (1) managing the credit analysis of the existing 55+ Leveraged and Acquisition Finance borrowers across 8 Asian countries; (2) providing a portfolio overlay function for reporting and proactively right-sizing existing exposures based on underlying credit performance; (3) managing the distribution of the portfolio via a combination of CRI, secondary and portfolio sales. The role will manage a team across APAC with multiple stakeholders as a key feature of the position. The Team Head will have the ability to exercise exceptional credit judgment for sub-investment grade sponsor-owned borrowers in a diversity of situations, with strong written and verbal communication, proactive independent thinking, administrative excellence and organizational skills, and the ability to balance multiple priorities. Existing credit, portfolio management, team leadership and workout experience are highly valued. Job Responsibilities Ongoing monitoring and management of a portfolio and existing 55+ borrowers of non-investment grade, financial sponsor-backed financings originated by the LAF group Conduct analysis and monitoring of portfolio and proactive management of long-term debt sizing and distribution activities of LAF assets Responsible for timely and well-managed reporting of the LAF portfolio for stakeholders including senior management and audit, ensuring portfolio adherence to internal and external requirements and procedures Assist refinancing and cross-sell opportunities with portfolio borrowers in conjunction with LAF, Financial Sponsor Coverage, Capital Markets, Transaction Banking, Corporate Relationship Managers and other internal counterparties Lead the setting of the strategic framework for the new LAF Asset Management team Oversee day-to-day management of the Asset Management Team with 4-6 members across APAC Job Requirements Minimum 15 years of experience in the banking or finance sector, including leveraged finance and portfolio credit management Experience working with stakeholders across multiple regions Experience as a manager or team leader with several members Effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong relationships across all levels Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously with attention to detail Sound judgment and ability to take responsibility for decisions Eager to participate in the team with a "can do" attitude Able to work independently and adapt to changing environments We regret to inform that only shortlisted applicants will be notified. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organizational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender. #J-18808-Ljbffr