Senior Loans Operations Leader

IPOE Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

IPOE Consulting is looking to fill a Senior Loans Administrator role in the City of London. The post supports the Loans Administration function and exercises leadership within the team to ensure compliant and efficient processing of commercial lending products.

The ideal candidate has at least five years’ experience in banking operations, with strong knowledge of loan products and market documentation, plus prior team leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of loan products and standard market documentation.
• Ability to interpret operational policies, analyse issues, and implement solutions.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in banking operations, ideally within an international banking environment.
• Experience with commercial lending and loan administration processes.
• Previous team leadership or managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Loans Administration team.
• Assist with recruitment, training, performance appraisals, and career development for team members.
• Authorise departmental work in line with A-signatory authority levels.
• Help manage and oversee the department’s day-to-day operational workload.
• Ensure strong awareness of risk and compliance requirements across the team.
• Assist with updating procedures, process maps, and PSPs to align with Group standards.
• Maintain understanding of core Loans Administration processes: rate fixes and rollovers, fees and transfers, prepayments and cancellations, notices and advices.
• Review facility documentation and assess operational feasibility across products including syndicated participations, bilateral facilities, Islamic financing, and insurance-related facilities.

Skills

Loan products

Numerical analysis

Attention to detail

Team leadership

Banking operations

Job description

IPOE Consulting is looking to fill a Senior Loans Administrator role in the City of London. The post supports the Loans Administration function and exercises leadership within the team to ensure compliant and efficient processing of commercial lending products.

The ideal candidate has at least five years’ experience in banking operations, with strong knowledge of loan products and market documentation, plus prior team leadership experience.