Senior Loan Syndication Specialist — Remote UAE

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Society; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote UAE role

Exposure to regional and international

Career development in syndicated loans

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Society in the UAE seeks a Senior Loan Syndication Specialist to oversee structuring, lender outreach, documentation, and closing of syndicated loans. You will coordinate with borrowers, banks, and legal teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and timely execution.

Ideal candidates bring senior-level experience in corporate banking, debt structuring, and credit documentation, with strong financial modeling and market knowledge, and the ability to work remotely

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Banking, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• CFA, ACCA, CPA or relevant banking and credit certifications are advantageous.
• Substantial experience in loan syndication, syndicated lending, corporate banking, debt capital structuring, or leveraged finance.
• Strong understanding of syndicated loan structures, lending processes, credit approval procedures, and transaction documentation.
• Experience coordinating multiple lenders and managing complex financing transactions with competing deadlines.
• Familiarity with loan pricing, credit analysis, debt capacity assessment, financial modeling, and borrower risk evaluation.
• Knowledge of syndicated lending documentation and market practices, including LMA or equivalent standards.
• Understanding of UAE and broader regional banking markets is highly desirable.
• Strong financial analysis skills, including interpreting financial statements, cash flow, and debt service capacity.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; experience with loan management systems or financial data platforms is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end execution of syndicated loan transactions from structuring to closing and post-closing administration.
• Support structuring of syndicated facilities including term loans, revolvers, acquisition, project financing, and refinancings.
• Prepare and review information memoranda, lender presentations, financing proposals, term sheets, and other materials.
• Coordinate lender invitations, market soundings, commitments, allocation, and syndicate formation.
• Maintain communication with borrowers, participating banks, institutional lenders, legal advisers, credit teams, and internal units.
• Analyze borrower financials, credit profiles, debt structures, and financing requirements to support structuring and credit assessments.
• Assist with pricing analysis, commitment fees, underwriting fees, allocations, and other terms.
• Coordinate credit approvals, due diligence, conditions precedent, facility agreements, and closing docs with stakeholders.
• Monitor milestones, commitments, documentation status, and funding schedules for timely execution.
• Prepare and review facility agreements, intercreditor arrangements, security docs; coordinate with legal teams.
• Monitor drawdowns, repayments, amendments, waivers, covenant compliance, and post-closing requirements.
• Maintain transaction records, lender databases, syndication pipelines, and management reporting.
• Identify execution risks, documentation gaps, and delays; escalate and propose solutions.
• Ensure activities comply with policies, confidentiality, regulations, and market practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, lender relationships, and transaction efficiency.

Skills

Substantial experience in loan syndica

Syndicated lending

Corporate banking

Debt capital structuring

Credit documentation

Transaction management

Lending processes

Financial modeling

LMA documentation standards

UAE banking markets knowledge

Financial analysis

Excel/PowerPoint/Word

Remote coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Banking, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field

CFA, ACCA, CPA or relevant certifications

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Loan management systems

Financial data platforms

Job description

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Society in the UAE seeks a Senior Loan Syndication Specialist to oversee structuring, lender outreach, documentation, and closing of syndicated loans. You will coordinate with borrowers, banks, and legal teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and timely execution.

Ideal candidates bring senior-level experience in corporate banking, debt structuring, and credit documentation, with strong financial modeling and market knowledge, and the ability to work remotely