Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a motivated Transaction Manager to help build a sustainable and growing loan agency business for our Cash Products and take responsibility for driving exceptional client service and building long lasting client relationships.

•    Review and negotiation of transaction banking documentation from an Escrow Agent and Account Bank perspective at the point of onboarding and the duration of the credit.
•    Work with deal arrangers, Lender’s and internal parties to ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new/amended legal transactions.
•    Ensuring all operational aspects of the portfolio are managed effectively via creation/amendment of a Deal Summary.
•    Coordinate with Cash Ops for static data set up. 
•    Participation in deal handover meeting with the Cash Ops team.
•    Coordinate waiver/amendment requests between Borrowers and Lenders.
•    Provide guidance and support to internal and external business partners, as well as the operations team.
•    Collaborate with Lender’s counsel for onboarding/Event of Default management.
•    Manage relationships within the portfolio (Borrower, Lender, internal) to provide an excellent level of client service.
•    Take a key role as a senior SME and have the necessary technical skills to deliver a superior service to, and build relationships with, stakeholders; help manage the workflows across the team, providing guidance, sharing knowledge, and mentoring the less experienced members of the team.
•    Perform quality assurance on new deal set up and amendments.
•    Includes Syndications, Project Finance, Islamic, Transportation. 

Skills and Experience

•    Substantial cash, loan agency and/or transaction management experience
•    Experience in facility documentation review and negotiation
•    Experience in building relationships with clients and internal stakeholders
•    Comfort in working independently as well as within a team
•    Strong communication, planning and organisational skills
•    Excellent and clear communication skills
•    Motivated and driven

Role Specific Technical Responsibilities

•    Responsibilities of the facility agent, and any legal, regulatory, credit or financial restrictions
•    Risks the facility agent is exposed to
•    LMA and LSTA Loan documentation
•    Common market and business practices
•    Commercial aspects of the different types of business
•    Roles of other parties to syndicated loan documentation E.g Intercreditor Agent, Security Agent, Account Bank, Collateral Agent  
•    Debt workout situations
•    Industry initiatives and changes
•    legal, regulatory, credit or financial restrictions

Job Requirements

•    Bachelor’s degree in Banking or Finance preferred
•    Ideally 5-10 years’ experience in FI / Corporate Transaction Banking experience
•    Substantial cash, loan agency and/or transaction management experience will be advantageous 
•    Experience in facility documentation review and negotiation will be advantageous
•    Fluency in English and Chinese (both written and spoken) 

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global employee assistance programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.