About the role
Introduction to Citi Markets
At Citi Markets, we win together. In a rapidly changing world, our shared vision gives us the clarity, agility, and global perspectives we need to shape the future. That’s why collaboration plays a central role in how we deliver for clients, develop our people, and grow our business. Our operation is uniquely global, connecting corporate, institutional, and sovereign clients across more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Within Commodities, we partner seamlessly across sales, trading, corporate banking, and risk to engineer bespoke, market-leading financing and risk-management solutions.
Role Overview
As a Managing Director and Senior Structurer in Commodities, you will work with the originators and regional sales /structuring team to originate and lead the origination, structuring, and execution of complex, bespoke commodity financing, risk-mitigation, and liquidity solutions, with dedicated strategic focus on expanding our footprint across North America . This front-office leadership role acts as a trusted senior advisor to corporate and sovereign clients, delivering high-impact structures—including prepayments, ownership/inventory monetization facilities, and liquidity swaps—while navigating transaction complexity with agility, intellectual rigor, and disciplined risk stewardship.
Primary Responsibilities
● Originate & Execute Complex Transactions: Lead the front-to-back deal identification, origination, commercial negotiation, and structuring of bespoke commodity transactions across energy, metals, and agricultural sectors for corporate and sovereign clients throughout North America and Latin America.
● Deliver Bespoke Structured Solutions: Design tailored working capital, inventory monetization, prepayment, structured hedging, and liquidity swap frameworks that solve complex client balance-sheet and risk-management objectives.
● Lead Cross-Functional Deal Teams: Drive multi-disciplinary execution working directly with Commodities Sales, Trading, Origination, Corporate Banking Relationship Managers, Credit Risk, Legal, Logistics, Syndication, and Operations & Technology.
● Expand Americas Client Franchise: Spearhead regional business development by deepening engagement with existing Citi marquee accounts and proactively originating new client relationships across unpenetrated markets.
● Steward Risk & Capital Optimization: Ensure rigorous assessment of risk/reward, credit profiles, market exposure, reputational impact, and capital consumption across all proposed transaction structures.
● Foster Governance & Culture: Champion Citi’s culture of responsible finance, robust supervisory governance, ethical conduct, and collaborative meritocracy across the broader trading and structuring franchise.
What We Need from You
● Extensive Leadership Experience: Extensive experience in commodity structuring, structured trade finance, origination, or commodity derivatives, with a demonstrated tenure at the Managing Director level.
● Specialized Product Mastery: Deep technical and commercial expertise in ownership structures, structured commodity prepayments, supply-and-offtake facilities, inventory monetization, liquidity swaps, and syndicated risk-sharing structures.
● Americas Deal Track Record: Established network of corporate, sovereign, and sponsor contacts with proven deal origination and execution success across North America and Latin America.
● Multi-Stakeholder Leadership: Proven gravitas and collaborative influence to steer diverse deal teams, coordinate with regional sales desks, and align senior internal partners across Risk, Legal, Trading, and O&T.
● Education & Credentials: Bachelor’s or university degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field required; Master’s/MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred.
● Operational Readiness: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English (business fluency in Spanish or Portuguese advantageous for LatAm coverage); willingness to travel across the Americas region.
What Citi Can Offer You
At Citi, we provide competitive compensation and a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support your physical, financial, and mental well-being:
● Competitive Compensation & Recognition: A competitive base salary and discretionary performance-related annual incentive award reflecting front-office impact and leadership.
● Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, alongside robust wellness programs and employee assistance resources.
● Retirement & Financial Security: 401(k) retirement savings plan with firm matching contributions, life insurance, and disability coverage.
● Career Development & Global Mobility: Unrivaled access to ongoing executive leadership development, global network mobility, and professional learning platforms.
● Inclusive & Supportive Environment: A collaborative, meritocratic culture committed to psychological safety, diversity, and operational excellence where leaders at every level support one another.
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Job Family Group:
Institutional Trading
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Job Family:
Structuring
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Time Type:
Full time
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Primary Location:
New York New York United States
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Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:
$250 000,00 - $500 000,00
In addition to salary, Citi’s offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.
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Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
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Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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Anticipated Posting Close Date:
nov 04, 2026
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Automated Processing and AI
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