Leveraged Loans Transaction Management Specialist - Associate/Vice President

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Leveraged Loans Transaction Management Specialist, where you will manage loan documentation negotiations and collaborate closely with clients and internal teams. This role requires strong coordination and communication skills, along with a deep understanding of lending products and legal agreements. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring successful transaction execution while adapting to a dynamic business environment.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of loan documentation, especially LMA Syndicated Facilities.
• Strong understanding of lending products and legal agreements.

Responsibilities

• Manage loan documentation negotiations for credit facilities.
• Liaise with internal/external counsel on facility documentation.
• Contribute to wider projects impacting the role and team.

Skills

Coordination

Communication

Problem Identification

Risk & Controls Focus

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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 middle office transaction-management partner for clients of the Commercial & Investment Bank. Your role will involve providing 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.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver 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, and including oversight of the deal-closing process
• 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
• Liaise with internal/external counsel in the review of facility documentation on behalf of JP Morgan
• Draw on transactional, geographic and/or sectoral expertise to suggest mitigants/solutions for internal stakeholders as necessary, ensuring their timely involvement to reach resolutions
• Operate to the requirements of the internal controls framework, including the preparation and coordination of approvals for documentation deviations during negotiations
• Actively contribute and drive wider projects and initiatives of impact to the role and team

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• In-depth technical knowledge and understanding of loan documentation (in particular, LMA Syndicated Facilities; and Financial Sponsor precedent terms)
• Strong understanding of lending products and associated legal agreements
• Ability to identify problems and escalate them promptly
• Excellent coordination skills and a strong focus on risk & controls
• Proven organisation skills, with ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, including strong prioritization skills
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to interact professionally and confidently with the Front Office and other stakeholders globally
• Confident, proactive, assertive where required, and energetic
• Set high standards of performance for self
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly-changing business and technological environment
• Think strategically and tactically to generate ideas around process improvement, with the flexibility to adjust to new innovations, regulations, and business priorities
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Candidates from law firms and/or with in-house counsel/paralegal backgrounds
• Language skillswelcomed