Loan Servicing Manager - Associate

Join our Loans group as a Loan Servicing Manager - Associate, where you'll lead a dynamic team to ensure excellence in meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Oversee critical processes such as Deal Closing, Drawdowns, and Rate-Fixings, while honing your expertise in Nostro & Past Due Reconciliation. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive impactful operations and elevate your management skills in a collaborative environment

Job Summary

As a Loan Servicing Manager - Associate within our Loans group, you will be responsible for closely monitoring and guiding your team daily to ensure all Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are met. You will oversee a variety of processes, including Deal Closing, Drawdowns, Rollovers, Repayments, Pre-payments, Funding, Rate-Fixings, Fees, and external payments. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance your skills in managing Nostro & Past Due Reconciliation, allowing you to make a significant impact on our operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Monitor the team daily to ensure all SLAs are met and escalate exceptions immediately for resolution.
• Supervise processes like Deal Closing, Drawdowns, Rollovers, and Nostro & Past Due Reconciliation.
• Ensure adherence to QUALITY & QUANTITY SLAs and maintain a robust workflow allocation model.
• Serve as the SME, handling complex process-related queries and routing them to onshore teams if needed.
• Implement a robust Knowledge Management model, including SOP maintenance and training.
• Drive 100% compliance with process-related policies, guidelines, and controls.
• Motivate and support team members to meet goals, identifying HIPOs and planning for their development.
• Identify alternatives and options for issues, seeking alternative scenarios.
• Work successfully with others, valuing diverse skills and building interdependence.
• Identify training needs to improve performance and ensure compliance with training timelines.
• Ensure high team depth with trained backups for critical work queues.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Hold a Bachelor's degree with minimum 8 years of relevant loan servicing experience in syndicated loans or back office/financial industry roles.
• Gain knowledge of loan systems like Loan IQ
• Possess knowledge of nostro/cash matching, General Ledger reconciliation, and SWIFT and remittance systems.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving and investigative skills to analyze and resolve process-related issues.
• Maintain a strong risk and control mindset.
• Understand investment banking products, including loans.
• Drive small to medium-sized projects, achieving strong results.

Preferred qualifications, skills and capabilities

• Influence and lead conversations with stakeholders effectively.
• Demonstrate executive presence by summarizing, recommending, and presenting issues and solutions to senior management and executive leadership.
• Develop domain learning and exhibit strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Apply analytical thinking and problem-solving skills effectively.
• Understand the product lifecycle and area product management thoroughly.