Syndication Loan Servicing Manager (Commercial Lending Operations) - Hybrid

M&T Bank Corporation; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Syndication Loan Servicing Manager in Buffalo, NY. This hybrid role involves leading a team handling large syndicated loans, ensuring operational accuracy, and enhancing process efficiency. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree. Competitive compensation offered, reflective of experience and skills.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years relevant work experience.
• 2 or more years of leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of commercial lending systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team servicing syndicated loans.
• Oversee loan booking, funding, and payments.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders for post-closing loan activity.
• Drive process improvement and operational efficiency.

Skills

Syndication lending experience

Excellent communication skills

Ability to navigate complex relationships

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Syndication Loan Servicing Manager (Commercial Lending Operations) - Hybrid page is loaded## Syndication Loan Servicing Manager (Commercial Lending Operations) - Hybridremote type: Hybrid Positionlocations: Buffalo, NYtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R79366**Overview:****Why This Role Matters:**You’ll be managing the operational backbone of some of the bank’s largest and most strategic lending relationships – including high-profile projects like stadium builds and corporate expansions. These loans are too large for a single institution to carry, and your team ensures that the shared risk and servicing responsibilities are executed flawlessly.**What You’ll Do:*** Lead a team of 10+ professionals servicing syndicated loans, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance across all operational activities.* Oversee loan booking, funding, payments, rate rollovers, and advances for a portfolio of large, complex syndicated loans.* Act as the primary liaison with participating and lead banks, ensuring clear communication and coordination on all transactions.* Collaborate with internal stakeholders including middle office, credit, and risk teams to support post-closing loan activity.* Drive process improvement and operational efficiency across the unit, evaluating and enhancing procedures regularly.* Monitor and report on unit performance, compiling month-end data for senior leadership.* Provide coaching, training, and development to staff, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.* Ensure compliance with internal controls, regulatory standards, and audit requirements.**Education and Experience Required:*** Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience* 5 or more years relevant work experience* 2 or more years’ work leadership, supervisory, and/or managerial experience, with a proven ability to lead teams and manage performance* Syndication lending experience**Education and Experience Preferred:*** Strong understanding of commercial lending systems* Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with sophisticated borrowers and financial institutions* Proven ability to navigate complex relationships, resolve escalations, and manage risk**Work Model & Office Location:*** This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days in-office per week* Eligible candidates must live within commuting distance to 575 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14203M&T Bank is committed to fair, competitive, and market-informed pay for our employees. The pay range for this position is $85,104.04 - $141,840.07 Annual (USD). The successful candidate’s particular combination of knowledge, skills, and experience will inform their specific compensation.# **Location**Buffalo, New York, United States of AmericaGreat companies have an enduring sense of purpose. At M&T, our purpose is a simple one: **make a difference in people’s lives and uplift the communities we serve**. M&T Bank Corporation is a financial holding company headquartered in Buffalo, New York. M&T’s affiliates offer advice, guidance, expertise and solutions across the entire financial spectrum, combining M&T Bank’s traditional banking services with the wealth management and institutional capabilities offered by Wilmington Trust. M&T Bank has a network of over 1,000 branches and 2,200 ATMs that span 12 states from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. For more than 165 years, M&T has strived to take an active role in our communities and build long-lasting relationships with our customers. We are a bank for communities—combining the capabilities of a large bank with the care of a locally focused institution.