Are you interested in transaction management and are passionate about trade finance? Join our team and contribute to the success of our clients!
As a Trade Finance Transaction Management Specialist – Vice President, within the Credit Products Delivery team, you will serve as a middle office transaction management partner for clients of the Commercial & Investment Bank and Global Trade Businesses. Your role involves providing expertise in the negotiation and review of trade facility documentation and managing end-to-end transactions for Core Trade Finance (and Loan) products. Collaborate closely with JPMorgan's Trade Finance sales and client coverage teams, external legal counsel, and facility agents to deliver exceptional service.
Job responsibilities
Delivers best-in-class trade finance execution for credit facilities and ancillary legal documentation, particularly for corporate clients, including oversight of the deal closing process
Partners with Clients (or their counsel) alongside Sales, Front Office, and Credit to review and support the negotiation of legal documentation across core trade finance products and solutions for EMEA clients, focusing on bilateral facilities
Liaises with internal/external counsel in the review of facility documentation
Utilises transactional expertise to suggest solutions for stakeholders (Sales, Product, Bankers, Credit, Tax, Implementation teams, Ops, etc.), ensuring timely involvement to reach resolutions
Manages internal controls framework, reporting, and escalation for transaction execution, including preparing and coordinating the approval of documentation deviations during negotiations
Contributes to wider WLS projects and initiatives
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Advanced technical knowledge and understanding of trade finance credit documentation
Excellent understanding of trade finance documentation execution, lending products, and associated legal agreements (Investment Grade & Non-Investment Grade)
Solid understanding of core trade products, transaction management, lending products, and banking processes
Solid decision-making capabilities and the ability to identify problems and drive to a resolution
Proven organisation skills, ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, including strong prioritization skills
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to interact professionally and confidently with the Front Office and functional partners globally.
Confident, self-starter, assertive, and energetic
Lead by example, set high standards of performance for self and others
Ability and willingness to train junior colleagues
Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing business and technology environment
Think strategically and tactically to design process improvement ideas with the flexibility to adjust to new innovations, regulations, and priorities
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Candidates from law firms and/or in-house counsel/paralegal backgrounds
Language skills
J.P. Morgan's Global Banking business is one of the largest wholesale banking client franchises in the world. We serve clients, including corporations, governments, states, municipalities, healthcare organizations, education institutions, banks and investors.
Commercial Banking provides credit and financing, treasury and payment services, international banking and real estate services to clients—including corporations, municipalities, institutions, real estate investors and owners, and not-for-profit organizations.