Manager Structured Finance (Rail / Public Transport) 80 - 100%

Responsibilities and Impact

Origination, Structuring and Execution:

• Lead the structuring and execution of public transport structured finance transactions, including loans, leases, and other tailored financing solutions aligned with EUROFIMA’s mandate.
• Analyze proposed transactions to assess financial viability, risk profile, and compliance with credit policies; prepare transaction analyses and credit proposals in close cooperation with Risk Management, including financial modeling and cash-flow analysis, along with other departments.
• Develop term sheets and coordinate financing documentation with internal and external legal counsel.
• Support funding, hedging, and maturity-matching activities in cooperation with the Front Office, ensuring alignment with ALM considerations.
• Expand and enhance EUROFIMA’s structured finance product toolkit.

Business Development:

• Contribute to the development of new customer relationships and build a pipeline of structured deals while strengthening existing client relationships.
• Support marketing and outreach efforts by contributing to presentations and discussions with shareholders and eligible customers, including public transport authorities, operators, lessors, and relevant manufacturers.
• Participate in conferences, industry events, and meetings with public transport stakeholders, collaborating with colleagues to represent the organization.
• Monitor market developments in the European public transport sector, conduct sector research, prepare internal reports, and help maintain relevant data, statistics, and documentation relating to markets, customers, and transactions.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, economics, business administration, or a similar subject; additional professional qualifications are advantageous.
• Proven experience in origination and structuring of asset-based financing or structured finance deals, with strong negotiation skills in an international context.
• At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in banking, leasing, or a similar financial institution, ideally in rail finance, infrastructure finance, or structured asset finance.
• Solid understanding of the public transport sector, including rolling stock economics, long asset lives, public-sector frameworks, and credit structures.
• Strong analytical capabilities to understand, assess, and challenge financial models, cash-flow projections, and credit risks.
• Good knowledge of financing documentation and contractual frameworks.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken); additional European languages are a plus.
• High level of reliability, working well under deadline pressure, and managing multiple transactions simultaneously.
• Collaborative mindset with an ability to work effectively within cross-functional deal teams.
• Willingness to travel as required.

About the Role

This permanent position is based in our new offices at Meret Oppenheim Platz 1 C in Basel, conveniently located near the main train station, and operates within a hybrid work model. We are committed to fostering a diverse environment and supporting flexible working arrangements.

About Us

EUROFIMA is dedicated to creating an engaging space for fast learners eager to make an impact. From your first day, you will assume significant responsibility and independence to achieve our investment objectives. Our Business Development and Front Office units focus on acquiring new shareholders or financings, engaging with stakeholders in the railway market, funding activities in international capital markets, and managing a debt portfolio exceeding EUR 15 billion. We are committed to sustainable mobility and are regular issuers of green bonds.