Job Summary

•    Responsible for developing and managing the syndicate and distribution capabilities of Loan Syndicate in the Americas as part of the implementation of the global Loan Syndicate strategy. 
•    Lead, define and set the Syndicate & Financing Risk strategy for the Americas, which aims to maximise shareholder value, identifies, and creates areas of competitive advantage and aligns to the overall strategic direction of CIB.

Key Responsibilities

•    Lead in recommending underwritings, and fair valuing underwriting positions in the Americas 

•    Lead in reviewing structure, timing, pricing to market, and develop the distribution strategies for primary syndicated loans in the Americas in Project Finance

•    Develop, strengthen and manage distribution channels to bank and non-bank investors

•    Develop, strengthen and maintain relationships with loan investors

•    Advise on loan market intelligence and trends to Global Banking product Origination Verticals in the Americas to enable origination to distribute

•    Lead the distribution of secondary loans for the Bank alongside Portfolio Analytics & Monitoring

•    Adherence to and promotion of governance, compliance and risk standards

•    Manage all distribution processes, ensuring compliance with applicable internal policies, and external laws and regulations, and operating within risk tolerance and risk appetite. 

•    Advocate and drive continuous improvement of the operational efficiency and effectiveness of processes to increase the consistency of global systems and processes.

•    Lead responsibility and provide oversight for production and distribution of marketing materials and communications to investors and clients in relation to Loan Syndicate products.

Skills and Experience

•    Cross Selling. Minimum 5 years of experience in Syndication preferably in Project Finance
•    Customer Behaviour and Preferences
•    Addressing Client Needs
•    Client Relationship Management
•    Investment Credit Risk
•    Knowledge of Loan Underwriting

Qualifications

Education     Suitable university degree
Training     Complete all required mandatory and development training
Languages     Business Level English

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

Expected annual base pay range for the role is 150,000 USD to 210,000 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 

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.