Associate Director/Director in Investment Banking - Infrastructure Leveraged Finance

Job ID: 28701

Join our growing Infrastructure Finance team focused on delivering innovative financing solutions to our PE/Infrastructure Fund client base. As an Associate Director/Director in the Infrastructure Finance team, you will play a pivotal role in leading complex transactions as well as further developing this strategically prioritized growth area of Nordea.

The Infrastructure Finance team is responsible for the origination, arranging, structuring, underwriting and execution of a variety of financing transactions for our Infrastructure Fund clients. With responsibilities including transactions as well as covering of infrastructure sponsors, we offer our clients a broad range of financing solutions.

The Infrastructure Finance team will comprise a handful of dedicated professionals working across the Nordics, and forms part of the wider Leverage Finance team of around 50 professionals. We pride ourselves on our collaborative approach, deep industry knowledge and commitment to excellence as also recognized by our clients, ranking Nordea as the #1 Acquisition Finance team in the Nordics seven years in a row.

The opportunity

The role is based in Stockholm but you will be part of our pan-Nordic team of highly skilled professionals who always strive to provide our clients with best possible advice and service.

In this role, you will be contributing to the team’s success by:

• Being part of our dedicated sponsor coverage for infrastructure sponsors
• Taking ownership and leading origination efforts for specific projects and clients
• Leading deal teams as deal captain, taking ownership of the full deal execution process, both internally and with clients
• Leading negotiations and work with legal counsels to ensure appropriate structuring / documentation
• Interacting with infrastructure private equity sponsors, management teams and Nordea internal stakeholders
• Driving high quality transaction materials, including credit memorandums, pitches and other presentations and relevant materials
• Support monitoring of the infrastructure portfolio, contributing to reporting and quarterly management updates

Who you are

To build a successful career with us, you will work well with others and always act with the customers’ needs in mind. You enjoy learning and trying new things and are excited about bringing your ideas to the table. You are honest and dependable, and passionate about doing a great job.  

As a key team member in the Infrastructure Finance team you will be driven, solutions oriented and have a strong motivation to perform.

Desired skills and experience:

• Excellent origination and credit skills demonstrated through prior relevant experience (7-10 years), ideally in underwriting, structuring, and executing infrastructure finance transactions or with experience from project financings and leverage financings
• Ability to direct and lead the transaction process with internal and external parties, including debt structuring, deal selection and handling RFPs
• Strong skill set in transaction project management, legal documentation and financial modelling as well as client coverage
• Motivated team player, ability to lead a team and be flexible in approach with interest to work independently and adapt to different financing products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present ideas in a clear, concise and constructive manner

At Nordea, we know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable workplace. We deeply believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us better at serving customers and communities. So please come as you are.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!
 

More information

Please submit your application including cover letter, CV and grades on https://www.nordea.com/en/careers, no longer than 05/03/2025. For more information about the position, please contact Head of Infrastructure Finance, Per Syrjämäki (per.syrjamaki@nordea.com).

Please be aware that applications or CVs coming through email or direct messages will not be accepted or considered.

At nordea.com, you can read more about us, our business and our focus on integrating sustainability into everything we do. At Nordea, we recruit from the widest possible pool and hire the best person for the job. Because diversity makes us stronger. And once you are on board, you will find that we offer equal opportunities to everyone.

For union information, please contact finansforbundet@nordea.se or SACONordea@nordea.com.