Senior Lending Transactions Lead

Santander US; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Santander US is seeking a Vice President-level Transaction Manager for SCIB Lending (Leveraged Finance and Structured Finance). The role is an individual contributor within US SCIB COO Lending Solutions, supporting end-to-end execution of lending transactions from pre-approval to close and lifecycle handoff.

The position coordinates closings, amendments and post-close items, helps build team procedures and controls, and assists with training new team members in alignment with front-to-back

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, analytical, execution and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple active closings and amendments with clear status reporting.
• Working knowledge of credit agreements, closing checklists, CPs, borrower onboarding, collateral, covenants, fees and booking mechanics.
• Loan IQ or comparable platform experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Leveraged Finance, Structured Finance, syndicated, bilateral, club, participant and amendment transactions from post-approval through close.
• Maintain closing checklists, track conditions precedent, coordinate signature page release readiness, monitor documentation status and follow up on transaction blockers.
• Prepare and review booking instruction packages and support Back Office, Treasury and Operations in resolving deal setup or funding questions.
• Track post-close obligations, documentation gaps and booking defects through completion.
• Coordinate amendments, waivers, assignments, repricings, extensions, incremental facilities and other lifecycle events in partnership with Portfolio Management, Advisory, Credit, Legal, Agency and Operations.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Execution

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Tools

Loan IQ or comparable platform

Job description

Santander US is seeking a Vice President-level Transaction Manager for SCIB Lending (Leveraged Finance and Structured Finance). The role is an individual contributor within US SCIB COO Lending Solutions, supporting end-to-end execution of lending transactions from pre-approval to close and lifecycle handoff.

The position coordinates closings, amendments and post-close items, helps build team procedures and controls, and assists with training new team members in alignment with front-to-back