Job Description

Job ID: 42331


Location: Newark, US


Area of interest: Operations


Job type: Regular Employee


Work style: Hybrid Working


Opening date: 17 Oct 2025



Job Summary

We are seeking an individual to join our Transaction Management team at Standard Chartered Bank in Newark. The successful candidate will be working with the Director, Transaction Management Group as well as other team members to drive origination, develop strong client relationships and be seen as an expert in Transaction Management by internal and external stakeholders.

As a Transaction Manager, the candidate will have to demonstrate a mix of documentation review skills and deal management skills. Transaction Management offers a wide range of documentation experience and management skills for Syndicated Lending and Agency services. Significant experience in reading loan agreements and interpreting key agency provisions in them is a must-have. The role will require the candidate to work with various internal stakeholders and external vendors in developing documentation standards throughout Syndicated and Corporate Finance. The role will require documentation support mainly for the United States but may also include stakeholders in various regions from Latin America to Asia for the management and development of Transaction Banking and Agency lending products. We are looking for a motivated Transaction Manager to help build a sustainable and growing loan agency business for our US Products and take responsibility for driving exceptional client service and building long lasting client relationships.

We appreciate self-driven candidates who will be working closely with the wider Transaction Management team, coverage and product partners to develop an understanding of the competitive landscape and identify prospective partners who can address customer needs and accelerate growth. The ideal candidate must be ready to take on responsibilities for documentation review and management of amendments and waiver. We believe that a willingness to acquire new skills will contribute to success in this role.

Key Responsibilities

Review and negotiate loan agreements as well as ancillary documentation from an Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent perspective at the point of onboarding and the duration of the credit

Interpret and analyse LSTA specific provisions in the loan document and be able to discuss them with lenders, business team and external counsel.

Coordinate closing of new deals, amendments and waivers, with external counsel's support.

Work with deal arrangers, Lender's and internal parties to ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new/amended legal transactions. Prepare a detailed Deal Summary prior to each new deal or amendment closing in which the key agency / operational provisions of such documentation are translated into inputs for onboarding of such facilities in the bank's system.

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 US Operations for static data set up, overseeing processes such as call backs and onboarding of lenders and borrowers. Participation in deal handover meeting with the US Operations 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 bank officer 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. Support Standard Chartered's continuous growth in the US market, notably, Fund Finance, Commercial Real Estate, Trade Finance, ECA Finance and Corporate Finance.

Day-to-Day Tasks

Manage security trustee roles by reviewing the security documentation, security releases, inter creditor arrangements and any enforcement of security as instructed by the secured parties. Assist with the management and safekeeping of any original documentation within our original documentation procedures. Proactively manage all day-to-day transaction issues within the documentation on new or existing clients within the portfolio by offering operations support that may be needed during the life of any transactions. Resolve documentation challenges with the customers and their relationship managers in order to introduce suitable solutions for all parties through documentation amendments or waivers. Review and communicate all waiver and amendment requests in accordance with the documentation requirements. Manage all client requests with the secured creditors by ensuring that we have received the right voting rights or supporting information before we arranging to execute any documentation changes. Perform deal and structure review, negotiate with clients on draft documentation such as lending agreements, account bank, escrow agreements, security documents and any other related documents that are required within the structure. Liaise directly with the origination teams, external and internal legal counsel and customers to discuss documentation requirements from both a documentation and business perspective to advise those parties of our drafting requirements. Support drafting standards, regulatory requirements, mitigate performance risk through documentation solutions, support client opportunities, ensure that problems are managed with adequate communications, manage any root-cause analysis to improve documentation standards and further improve the way in which we work through cost effective and documentation improvements.

Additional Responsibilities
Arrange and host client or lender meetings as required by the lenders regarding these documentation breaches, defaults or amendments either through conference calls or client meetings. Take ownership of any distressed clients by managing their workout requirements, restructuring conditions, reserving rights, additional security, suspense accounts, trustee management and any required enforcement of the underlying security package. Manage all distressed client requests by working with GSAM and the secured creditors. Prepare a deal summary, workflow diagrams and manage a handover meeting for the appropriate administration team by ensuring that a general operational overview of the transaction was given, and further areas of risk were highlighted. Within these meeting also ensure that any operational risk, key dates, monitoring or reporting requirements were discussed as well. Develop any administrative and operational procedures to ensure that we follow SCB's policies and the any underlying requirements within that product. Manage all transaction closings by ensuring that all conditions precedent and conditions subsequent have been satisfied within the documentation by arranging closing calls and communications towards all parties. Ensure that if the transaction has any additional conditions precedent or requirements for future drawings that these conditions are discussed and highlighted to the appropriate administration teams within these handover meetings. Coach and guide our administration teams in their management of these client transactions by developing documentation knowledge and skills within the department and bank. Handle any other responsibilities such as ongoing product development, managing the development of any new products and ensure that we deliver our client opportunities. Participate in client events, market training and review market publications to provide feedback and assistance in all areas of the Transaction Management team by communicating customer requirements, market trends and any developments area to ensure that the team is sharing knowledge and enhancing the way we work to remain competitive within the market.

Qualifications

Substantial documentation, 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 Legal documentation prior knowledge is a must-have Loan management background is preferred Previous experience working in banking Hands on with procedures and keeping audit trail Keeping track record and filing experience is highly appreciated Comfortable with working under pressure with deadlines Experience in closing deals at short notice and managing high volumes LSTA Loan documentation knowledge

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.

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 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.

Recruitment Assessments

Expected annual base pay range for the role is 88,448 USD to 132,672 USD. The final offer will be determined on an individualised basis using a number of variables, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience and education, internal relativity, and specific work location. At Standard Chartered Bank, Base pay is only part of the total compensation package. Discretionary variable pay and a range of attractive bank sponsored benefit programs are available and designed to foster employee overall health and well-being including, but not limited to, a best in class 401k plan with up to 8% employer match, robust medical plan coverage with employer funded Health Savings Accounts, inclusive family building benefits, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements for many of our positions subject to role specific considerations Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers

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