Job responsibilities
- Delivers best-in-class documentation negotiation and transaction management of core trade finance facilities and related transaction documentation. Maintain oversight of the deal closing process
- Partners with Sales and functional groups review and support on the negotiation of legal documentation across core trade finance products and solutions for EMEA clients
- Liaises with internal (and external) counsel to prepare and review transactional documentation
- Draws on expertise to help suggest solutions for appropriate stakeholders (Implementation team, Credit, Tax, etc) as necessary, ensuring they are brought into the debate in a timely manner to reach a resolution
- Manages controls framework, reporting and escalation for transaction execution; including preparing and coordinating documentation deviations and approvals during negotiations
- Contributes to the team’s reporting and WLS projects & initiatives
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- In depth technical knowledge and understanding of LMA documentation, Indemnity Agreements, Letter of Credit facility agreements, Guarantees, Corporate Receivables, Corporate Payables and Pre-Shipment Funding related facility agreements, and auxiliary documentation
- A good understanding of credit execution, transaction management, credit products and banking processes
- Ability to identify problems and escalate these promptly
- Excellent coordination skills and a strong control mindset
- Good organisation skills, and ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, including strong prioritization skills
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel (pivot tables, v-lookups, etc), Word and PowerPoint
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Language skills welcomed
- Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technology environment