Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
Are you passionate about ownership of your work and have syndicated loan experience? As a Loan Transaction Coordinator Associate within the Wholesale Lending Services EMEA Transaction Coordination team, you will coordinate complex syndicated and bilateral loans for the Corporate & Investment Banking and Global Corporate Bank sectors. You will work closely with JPM origination businesses, reviewing all necessary information for operational feasibility and optimal execution. Collaboration with various internal and external parties including Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Credit Risk, Loan and Agency Services, Legal, borrowers, and lenders is key. You will also interact with international counterparts on cross-border transactions. Operating in a control-focused environment, you will ensure new loan agreements and amendments are viable from an operational standpoint, align with JPM preferred language, are recorded accurately, and any exceptions are managed accordingly.

Responsibilities include acting as the senior single point of contact within Transaction Coordination to proactively manage and maintain a portfolio of complex structured leveraged and high-grade loan transactions for the Investment and Commercial Banks. You will support multiple lines of business including CIB EMEA Debt Capital Markets and GCB in coordinating execution and closing of complex structured loan transactions such as new deals, refinancing, amendments, cross-border transactions, acquisition financings, and cashless roll repricing. You will provide ownership and operational oversight on syndicated loan transaction closing mechanics to ensure all closing requirements, including closing documentation, regulatory requirements (KYC, FinCEN), and conditions precedent, are met prior to deal execution.

You will review and comment on funds flows and legal loan documentation for operational feasibility, optimal execution mechanics, regulatory requirements, and mitigation of operational risk. Liaising and coordinating pre-closing requirements with internal and external clients such as Debt Capital Markets, Syndicate, Credit Risk, Loan and Agency Services, Product Control, Legal, Borrowers, Arrangers, and Lenders is essential. You will schedule internal conference calls to ensure pre-closing requirements have been met and resolve or escalate any outstanding issues. Additionally, you will execute best practices and controls, serve as a risk mitigation and escalation point of contact, lead and act as SME in projects, and provide valuable input to working groups aimed at enhancing performance and efficiency.

Experience
Syndicated loan operational and coordination experience is required. Extensive knowledge of the loan product and syndicated loan business, including understanding credit agreements, loan funding mechanics, complex deal structures, commitment/ticking fees, and funds flows.

About you
Ability to multi-task and drive execution and activities of supporting teams through strong leadership, time management, and organizational skills in a demanding, high energy, and fast-paced environment. Proven ability to communicate and highlight detailed closing requirements to senior management and business partners with keen attention to detail, strong oral and written communication skills, and strong analytical capability. Ability to operate in a challenging and rapidly changing environment with a desire to accept new assignments and learn new principles and dynamic systems quickly. Critical decision-making abilities including identifying, escalating, and proposing solutions to problems. Motivated, proactive individual who works well under pressure.

Qualifications
Proven ability to review, comment, and negotiate operational and regulatory terms within legal loan documentation such as Credit Agreements, Term Sheets, Amendments, A&R Credit Agreements, Waivers, and Fee Letters.