Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary commensurate with experience

About the Role
Are you interested in transaction management and have experience in the review and negotiation of loan documentation? Join our team and make an impact! As a Leveraged Loans Transaction Management Specialist within the Credit Products Delivery team, you will serve as a transaction-management partner for clients of the Commercial & Investment Bank. Your role will involve providing loan market expertise in the negotiation and review of credit facility documentation and managing end-to-end transactions for leveraged loan products. You will work closely with JP Morgan's client coverage teams, Risk partners, internal & external legal counsel, and agent banks.

Key responsibilities include delivering best-in-class management of loan documentation negotiations as an integral component of the broader transaction execution process for credit facilities and ancillary legal documentation, particularly for corporate clients, including oversight of the deal-closing process. You will face clients (or their legal counsel) in close partnership with key internal stakeholders such as Front Office Bankers and Credit Risk Officers to review and support the negotiation of legal documentation. Liaising with internal and external counsel in the review of facility documentation on behalf of JP Morgan is essential.

You will draw on transactional, geographic and/or sectoral expertise to suggest mitigants and solutions for internal stakeholders as necessary, ensuring their timely involvement to reach resolutions. Operating within the requirements of the internal controls framework, you will prepare and coordinate approvals for documentation deviations during negotiations. Additionally, you will actively contribute to and drive wider projects and initiatives that impact the role and team.

Experience
In-depth technical knowledge and understanding of loan documentation, particularly LMA Syndicated Facilities and Financial Sponsor precedent terms. Strong understanding of lending products and associated legal agreements. Proven ability to identify problems and escalate them promptly. Excellent coordination skills with a strong focus on risk and controls. Demonstrated organisation skills, ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines with strong prioritisation skills.

About you
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact professionally and confidently with Front Office and other global stakeholders. Confident, proactive, assertive when required, and energetic. Sets high standards of performance for self. Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technological environment. Thinks strategically and tactically to generate ideas around process improvement, with flexibility to adjust to new innovations, regulations, and business priorities. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Language skills are welcomed.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in loan documentation and transaction management preferred but not mandatory. Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.