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, LDU.

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.

This role is offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Regional Head, Lending Documentation Unit to set and implement the vision, strategy, direction for LDU regionally, consistent with the vision and strategy for LDU Global and in support of the Group's strategic direction and growth aspirations.
• Responsible for Non-Standard Documentation Process, which includes: 
  • 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.
• Responsible for Standard Documentation Process, where applicable, which includes:
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Reviewing and confirming satisfaction of all required documentation, policy requirements and approvals via formal handover confirmation to the Credit Risk Control team for the authorisation of client limits.
• Be a business partner to and independent guardian of the business, achieving the right balance.
• Single point of contact for any transactional escalations and remediation contact.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure smooth integration of LDU processes with other processes of the Bank.

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 4–5 years of 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.
• A degree in law, finance, or business administration will be an asset.
• A good level of experience with international loan and security documentation (including LMA, LSTA, APLMA) will be an asset.
• A good level of knowledge of the Bank’s products (including Project & Export Finance, Leveraged & Acquisition Finance, Shipping, Subscription Finance, and Commercial Real Estate) in relation to documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-moving, demanding environment while maintaining high-quality output, strong analytical skills, a risk-based approach, and excellent attention to detail. Strong organisational and prioritisation skills are essential.
• A strong team player with excellent communication skills, able to effectively liaise with and develop close working relationships with stakeholders and business partners across various jurisdictions.
• Proficiency in English.
• Detailed knowledge of the Bank’s relevant policies and procedures.
• Ability to quickly assimilate complex syndicated 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.
• A 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

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.
• 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 all sorts of 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.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.