Director, Loan Syndicate, Americas

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Requisition Number: 48114

Job Location:

New York, USA

Work Type:
Office Working

Employment Type:

Permanent

Posting

Start Date:

27/01/2026

Posting End Date: 24/04/2026

Job Description:

We are seeking an individual to join our team at Standard Chartered Bank in New York. The successful candidate will be working directly with the Executive Director, Head, Loan Syndicate, Americas as well as other team members to maximize the executive's efficiency by managing time, communication and logistical needs

We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and discreet Director, Loan Syndicate, Americas to support our team. The ideal candidate is a master of prioritization who can anticipate needs before they arise. You will assist in providing information around Syndication strategy that is accurate and detailed for Underwriting Applications on a timely basis (i.e., resulting in minimal to no delays with respect to the transaction), according to the standard and format stipulated by Global Head, Loan Syndicate.

You will ensure timely and accurate submission secondary sales are inputted into the Deal ticket system. You will be expected to assist originations in the preparation of client pitchbooks, deals teasers and RFP responses where necessary.

We appreciate self-driven candidates who excels in supporting the team in the preparation of internal performance review presentations and Investor Feedback capturing. The ideal candidate must be ready to lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values, as well as setting appropriate tone and expectations from the team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners. We believe that a willingness to acquire new skills will contribute to success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

* Assist the development and management of distribution capabilities of Loan Syndicate in the Americas as part of the implementation of the global Loan Syndicate strategy. Financial risk verticals include Fund Finance and also other corporate and institutional financing verticals

* Revenue - Help deliver the Regions and the overall Global TPI budget.

* Develop and manage distribution channels to bank and non-bank investors.

* Actively participate in determining Syndicate & Financing Risk strategy, which aims to maximise shareholder value, identifies, and creates areas of competitive advantage and aligns to the overall strategic direction of Syndicate & Financing Risk and CIB.

* Distribution - Develop relationships with the loan investor universe, in order to achieve primary and secondary distribution volume targets whilst maximising skim income.

* Risk - Assist in reducing stick positions through sales and distribution across our footprints.

* Compliance - No breaches of compliance standards

* Assist senior directors to coordinate with the business lines, to review deal structures, to optimize sell down timing, to monitor the bank underwriting exposure, with market sounding, pricing to market, internal reporting, maintaining market and client databases and execute the distribution strategies of primary syndicated loans.

* Assist the book running processes of Americas transactions whilst ensuring stakeholders are updated consistently on the primary syndication process.

* Assist via book running other regions' transactions whilst ensuring stakeholders are updated consistently on the primary syndication process.

Day-to-Day Tasks

* Assist distribution of secondary loans for the Bank alongside Portfolio Management.

* Provide loan market intelligence to Financing Solution Team and other product partners.

* Adherence to and promotion of governance, compliance and risk standards.

* Provide pricing feedback to various teams in Global Capital Markets as and when requested.

* Provide market intelligence to contribute to underwriting decisions and help in monitoring of underwriting risk.

* Manage the team's market comparable pricing and transactional database with analytical output provided to the wider team as required.

* Write and maintain investors meeting reports and deal pipeline.

* Coordinate with compliance on KYC process and monitoring.

* Ensure timely and accurate update of underwritten deals status in internal systems.

* Provide syndication support to product partners and syndication team on various transactions.

* Draft T&C offer sheets according to the specifics of each transaction ensuring that they are accurate and contain the necessary marketing information as stipulated from time to time be Legal & Compliance.

Additional Responsibilities

* Responsible for underwriting, syndication and distribution of syndicated loans in the Americas

* Ensures that syndication and distribution is carried out within the Group's risk appetite and reputational and credit risks are appropriately managed in conjunction with direct reports and other stakeholders

* Ensure any audit and compliance issues are resolved in a timely manner

* Ensure that risk management matters are brought to my attention are subject to…