Senior Expert / Senior Manager – Loan Origination & Arranging

Bank of China Frankfurt Branch; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of China Frankfurt Branch is expanding its European corporate banking capabilities, focusing on originating, structuring, and executing syndicated loan transactions across Europe, with emphasis on corporate, acquisition, and sponsor-backed financings.

The role involves leading full deal lifecycles, coordinating cross-border activities, and developing the Bank's standalone origination franchise to win mandates and generate new financing opportunities across Europe and Asia.

Qualifications

• University degree in finance, economics, business administration or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Originate new syndicated lending opportunities with European corporates and private equity sponsors.
• Lead transactions across the full deal lifecycle from client dialogue to closing.
• Structure and arrange bilateral, club and syndicated loan transactions including corporate, acquisition and leveraged financings.
• Monitor market developments to support origination, pricing and structuring decisions.
• Prepare financing proposals and credit submissions to relevant committees.
• Coordinate cross-border transactions with Bank of China branches and teams across Europe and Asia.

Skills

Loan origination

Syndicated lending

Credit analysis

Financial structuring

Private equity sponsors

Cross-border coordination

English fluency

German desirable

Education

University degree in finance, economics, business administration

Job description

Bank of China Frankfurt Branch is further developing its European corporate banking capabilities and is building out its Loan Origination & Arranging function.

We are looking for an experienced financing professional to originate, structure and execute syndicated loan transactions across the European market, with a particular focus on corporate, acquisition and sponsor-backed financings.

The successful candidate will play an active role in developing the Bank's capabilities beyond participation and relationship lending towards proprietary deal origination, structuring and arranging of international syndicated financings.

The role requires a highly international mindset and offers the opportunity to work closely with European corporates, private equity sponsors, financial institutions, advisors and Bank of China teams across Europe and Asia.

Key Responsibilities

• Originate new syndicated lending opportunities with European corporates and private equity sponsors, leveraging existing and developing new relationships across the European financing market.
• Develop financing ideas and proactively identify opportunities arising from acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, refinancings, capital structure changes and other strategic corporate activity.
• Lead transactions across the full deal lifecycle, from initial client dialogue, pitching and mandate negotiation through credit analysis, pricing, term sheet development, structuring, documentation, syndication and closing.
• Structure and arrange bilateral, club and syndicated loan transactions, including corporate, acquisition and leveraged financings.
• Monitor market developments and analyze precedent and comparable transactions to support origination, pricing and structuring decisions.
• Prepare and present financing proposals and credit submissions to relevant business and credit committees.
• Lead the preparation, review and negotiation of key financing documentation, including term sheets, mandate letters, facility agreements, fee letters and information memoranda, in coordination with internal and external legal counsel.
• Assess credit quality, capital structures, leverage, debt capacity and key transaction risks while maintaining a commercial and client-oriented approach.
• Develop and maintain senior relationships with corporate clients, private equity sponsors, investment banks, debt advisors, banks and other financing market participants.
• Coordinate syndication processes and engagement with prospective lenders and other financing partners.
• Collaborate closely across Coverage, Credit Risk, Loan Syndicate/Sales, Legal, Compliance and other product and support functions to ensure efficient transaction execution.
• Coordinate cross-border transactions with Bank of China branches and teams across Europe, Asia and other international markets.
• Maintain an active origination pipeline and provide senior management with visibility on prospective transactions, market developments and business opportunities.
• Contribute actively to building the Frankfurt Branch's Origination & Arranging platform, including origination strategy, market positioning, internal processes and development of junior team members.

Candidate Profile

• Approximately 7–12 years of relevant experience in loan origination, leveraged finance, acquisition finance, syndicated finance or corporate/investment banking at an international financial institution.
• Strong and recent track record of personally originating, structuring and/or arranging syndicated loan transactions in the European market.
• Hands-on experience across the full transaction lifecycle, including pitching, credit underwriting, structuring, documentation, syndication and closing.
• Relevant experience with private equity sponsors and sponsor-backed transactions, ideally including leveraged buyouts, acquisition financings and refinancings.
• An established network of relationships with European corporates, private equity sponsors, investment banks, debt advisors and/or other financing market participants is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of the European syndicated and leveraged loan markets, prevailing market terms and loan documentation.
• Strong credit, financial analysis and structuring capabilities combined with sound commercial judgement.
• Significant experience working in an international and cross-cultural environment, ideally involving transactions and stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ability to operate effectively within a global banking organization and coordinate across different jurisdictions, cultures and internal decision-making structures.
• Proven ability to generate financing ideas and develop new business rather than focusing primarily on existing relationship management, portfolio management or participation in externally originated transactions.
• Proactive, commercially minded and client-focused, with the ability to take ownership of transactions and operate with a high degree of independence.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and senior stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluent English required; German is highly desirable. Chinese or other European/Asian language capabilities are an advantage.
• University degree in finance, economics, business administration or a related discipline.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate combines origination capabilities, strong credit and structuring expertise, private equity / sponsor market exposure and an established European financing network.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate specific recent transactions that they have personally sourced, structured and/or arranged, as well as established relationships with corporates, sponsors, advisors and financing partners that can support the generation of new business.

The successful candidate should have a genuinely international profile, be comfortable working across cultures and jurisdictions, and be able to connect Bank of China's global network with European corporate and private equity financing opportunities.

This is not intended to be a purely relationship-management, portfolio-management or execution position. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute actively to building Bank of China Frankfurt's origination franchise, winning mandates and generating new financing opportunities.