Job Summary

The Lending Documentation Specialist position is primarily to support the various business units for the Non-Standard Documentation and, where applicable, Standard Documentation process in accordance with the Credit Documentation Process - General Roles and Responsibilities and any further guidance from the Global Head.  
It is a critical role in supporting multiple business units across Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking and ensuring client delivery through management of the Non-Standard and Standard Documentation processes. Working closely with the Regional Head LDU, this role oversees a broad, holistic perspective of transaction management challenges and requirements in the region.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing/checking bespoke / externally prepared loan documentation for complex, structured or syndicated transactions
• Ensuring the financing structure and documentation is in compliance with the terms and spirit of the relevant credit approval and the Bank’s policies and procedures (including Operational Risk)
• Working closely with internal legal counsel and engaging and liaising with external counsel where required
• Reviewing and confirming satisfaction of all required finance documentation, including Conditions Precedent, Conditions Subsequent and legal registrations perfection requirements, policy requirements and approvals via formal handover confirmation to the Credit Risk Control team for the authorisation of client limits
• Drafting and negotiation of contractual, security and parental support documentation covering uncommitted and committed bilateral facilities in line with credit approvals
• Drafting and negotiating local and global guarantees within Region and for the wider Bank network
• Setting and collating all condition precedent/subsequent documentation
• Engaging external counsel in relation to capacity and authority opinions and ensuring the review and sign of all legal opinions where required
• Drafting corporate resolutions / reviewing constitutional documentation
• Be a business partner to and independent guardian of the business, achieving the right balance
• Implement and adhere to standardised operational excellence processes
• Mitigate possible risk and escalate to relevant stakeholders on potential identified risks
   

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in a similar finance documentation and transaction management role in the relevant market enabling day-to-day responsibilities to be carried out with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-moving, demanding environment whilst maintaining high quality output, good analytical skills, risk-based approach and excellent attention to detail.  Strong organisational and prioritising skills are essential
• Strong team player with excellent communication skills in order to effectively liaise with and develop close working relationships with stakeholders and business partners, across various jurisdictions
• Good level of experience of international loan and security documentation (including LMA, LSTA, APLMA)
• Good level of knowledge of the Bank’s products (including Project & Export Finance, Leveraged & Acquisition Finance, Shipping, Subscription Finance, Commercial Real Estate) in relation to documentation
• Detailed knowledge of the Bank’s relevant policies and procedures
• Ability to quickly assimilate complex syndication and bilateral lending deals and product structures
• Good knowledge of minimum acceptance criteria and collateral verification requirements
• Good knowledge of the Bank’s standard template documentation
• Good level of drafting and negotiation skills
   

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

• Career development in a fast-growing company with a clear business strategy
• Opportunity to expand international experience and build global professional relations
• Competitive benefits package (incl. health & life insurance, pension plan, meal & sports cards)
• 3 days of paid volunteering leave our employees can use to support the cause of their choice
• Convenient location (next to Rondo Daszyńskiego) with subway, tram and bus lines
• Comfortable office space with chillout areas, free coffee/tea & fruit supply
• Contribution to building our newest Global Business Services centre
• 26 days of leave per year for all the employees