Job responsibilities
- Delivers best-in-class leveraged loan documentation execution for CIB and CB clients, specifically for financial sponsor-backed financings, including oversight of the deal closing process
- Partners with Front Office and Credit Risk, review and support the negotiation of legal documentation for leveraged financings
- Liaises with internal/external counsel in the review of transactional documentation
- Draws on transactional expertise to suggest solutions for appropriate stakeholders (Bankers, Credit, Tax, Ops, etc.) as necessary, ensuring they are brought into the debate in a timely manner to reach a resolution
- Manages the 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 & initiatives
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- In-depth technical knowledge and understanding of loan documentation (in particular LMA Syndicated Facilities and Financial Sponsor precedent terms)
- A good understanding of leveraged loans execution, transaction management, lending products more broadly, and banking processes
- Ability to identify problems and escalate these promptly
- Excellent coordination skills and a strong control mindset
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to interact professionally and confidently with the Front Office and functional partners globally
- Set high standards of performance for self
- Good working knowledge of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Language skills welcomed
- Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technology environment