Latam Syndicated Loan Transaction Coordinator – Associate

Job Summary

Syndicated Loan Transaction Coordination, as a team within WLS, is responsible for coordinating complex syndicated and bilateral loans for the Corporate Investment and Commercial Banks. The team works closely with the JPM origination businesses, ensuring that all necessary information is reviewed for operational feasibility and optimal execution. The team partners with various internal and external parties, including but not limited to, Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Credit Risk, Loan and Agency Services, Legal, as well as JPM Borrowers and Lender Clients. The team also interacts with counterparts internationally on cross-border transactions.

Job Responsibilities

• Liaise and coordinate pre-closing requirements with internal and external clients (i.e. Debt Capital Markets, Syndicate, Credit Risk, Loan and Agency Services, Product Control, Legal, Trade Settlements, ClearPar, Borrowers, Arrangers, and Lenders); schedule internal conference calls to ensure pre-closing requirements have been met and resolve / escalate any outstanding issues
• Coordinate the execution and closing of complex structured loan transactions, including, but not limited to, new deals, refinancing, amendments, cross-border transactions, acquisition financings, incrementals, and repricings
• Maintain and manage Syndication Virtual DataRooms, including posting relevant documentation and ensuring potential lenders have accessed and viewed as applicable
• Review and comment on funds flows and legal loan documentation for operational feasibility (funding mechanics, booking locations, regional and currency policies), optimal execution mechanics, regulatory requirements and mitigation of operational risk
• Provide ownership and complete operational oversight on syndicated loan transaction closing mechanics to ensure all closing requirements such as closing documentation, regulatory requirements (KYC, FinCEN, Flood Insurance) and conditions precedent are met prior to deal execution
• Act as dedicated senior single point of contact within WLS to proactively manage and maintain a portfolio of complex structured leveraged and high grade loan transactions for LATAM Debt Capital Markets business partners

Required Qualifications, Skills And Capabilities

• Undergraduate degree and 3-5 years of Syndicated Loan operational and coordination experience is required
• Proven ability to communicate and highlight detailed closing requirements to senior management and business partners with a keen attention to detail, strong oral and written communication skills, and strong analytical capability
• Ability to multi-task and drive execution and activities of supporting teams through the practice of strong leadership, time management, and organizational skills in a demanding, high energy, and fast paced environment
• Proven ability to review / comment / negotiate operational and regulatory terms within legal loan documentation (e.g., Credit Agreements, Term Sheets, Amendments, A&R Credit Agreements, Waivers, and Fee Letters).
• Extensive knowledge of the loan product / Syndicated Loan business, including an understanding of a credit agreement, loan funding mechanics, complex deal structure, ticking fees, funds flows, etc.
• Ability to operate in a challenging and rapidly changing environment with a desire to accept new assignments and the ability to learn new principles and dynamic systems quickly
• Critical decision-making abilities including the ability to identify, escalate, and propose solutions to problems; motivated, pro-active individual who works well under pressure
• Bilingual (Spanish and/or Portuguese) preferred, but not required