Loans Transaction Management Specialist | London, UK

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Loans Transaction Management Specialist to enhance their Credit Products Delivery team. This role is pivotal in managing loan documentation negotiations and ensuring seamless transaction execution for corporate clients. You will liaise with key stakeholders, including legal counsel and internal teams, to navigate complex legal agreements. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in loan documentation and lending products, alongside exceptional communication and coordination skills. Join a dynamic team that values diversity and fosters career growth in a fast-paced environment, where your contributions will directly impact client success and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of loan documentation and lending products.
• Strong communication and coordination skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage loan documentation negotiations and support transaction execution.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external counsel.

Skills

Loan Documentation Expertise

Lending Products Knowledge

Problem Identification

Coordination Skills

Risk & Controls Focus

Communication Skills

Adaptability

Training Ability

Process Improvement Thinking

Education

Law Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Loans Transaction Management Specialist

JPMorgan Chase & Co. London, United Kingdom

Job Description

Join the team that supports your career growth, advancement and expanding opportunities! At JPMorgan Chase we take pride in valuing our employees' individualities, while supporting an inclusive culture of teamwork.

As a 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 Loan products. You will work closely with JP Morgan's client coverage teams, external legal counsel, and agent banks.

Job responsibilities

• Delivers 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
• Faces Clients (or their legal counsel) in close partnership with key internal stakeholders such as Front Office and Credit Risk Officers to review and support the negotiation of legal documentation, either for bilateral and/or syndicated loan facilities
• Liaises with internal/external counsel in the review of facility documentation on behalf of JP Morgan
• Draws on transactional, geographic and/or sectoral expertise to suggest mitigants/solutions for internal stakeholders as necessary, ensuring their timely involvement to reach resolutions
• Operates to the requirements of the internal controls framework, including the preparation and coordination of approvals for documentation deviations during negotiations
• Contributes and drives wider WLS projects and initiatives

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• In-depth technical knowledge and understanding of loan documentation (in particular, LMA Syndicated Facilities; and Financial Sponsor precedent terms, for Leveraged Loans)
• Strong understanding of lending products and associated legal agreements (Investment Grade & Non-Investment Grade; Acquisition Finance and Infrastructure finance)
• Ability to identify problems and escalate them promptly
• Excellent coordination skills and a strong focus on risk & controls
• Proven organisation skills, 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
• Ability to adapt to a rapidly-changing business and technological environment
• Ability and willingness to train junior colleagues
• Think strategically and tactically to generate ideas around process improvement, with the flexibility to adjust to new innovations, regulations, and 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 skills welcomed

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

About the Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.