Job responsibilities
- Delivers best-in-class loan documentation execution for credit facilities and ancillary legal documentation, particularly for corporate clients, including oversight of the deal closing process
- Partners with Clients (or their counsel) alongside Front Office and Credit to review and support the negotiation of legal documentation for financings, focusing on bilateral and syndicated loan facilities
- Liaises with internal/external counsel in the review of facility documentation
- Utilises transactional expertise to suggest solutions for stakeholders (Bankers, Credit, Tax, Ops, etc.), ensuring timely involvement to reach resolutions
- Manages internal controls framework, reporting, and escalation for transaction execution, including preparing and coordinating the approval of documentation deviations during negotiations
- Contributes to wider WLS projects and initiatives
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- In-depth technical knowledge and understanding of loan documentation, particularly LMA Syndicated Facilities
- Strong understanding of lending products and associated legal agreements (Investment Grade & Non-Investment Grade, Acquisition Finance)
- Solid understanding of investment grade and leveraged loans, transaction management, lending products, and banking processes
- Ability to identify problems and escalate them promptly
- Excellent coordination skills and a strong control mindset
- Good organisation skills, ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, including strong prioritization skills
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to interact professionally and confidently with the Front Office and functional partners globally
- Confident, self-starter, assertive, and energetic
- Set high standards of performance for self
- Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technology environment
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Candidates from law firms and/or in-house counsel/paralegal backgrounds
- Language skills