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Lead the Americas Loan Syndicate team as a senior director, driving transactional excellence for syndicated loans.
Hybrid role in New York with opportunities to shape global strategy and innovate distribution.
Title
Director, Loan Syndicate, Americas
Location
New York, USA
Requisition Number
56907
Job Location
New York, USA
Global Grade
Band 5
Work Type
Hybrid Working
Employment Type
Permanent
Posting Start Date
09/07/2026
Posting End Date
29/08/2026
Job Summary
Director, Loan Syndicate, Americas, is 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. This role involves actively participating in determining the Syndicate & Portfolio Management strategy, with a focus on subscription lines distribution. Other industry verticals include Commercial Real Estate, Leverage & Acquisition, and Project Finance. Aims to maximize shareholder value, identify and create areas of competitive advantage, and align with the overall strategic direction of Syndicate & Portfolio Management and Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB). The Director will ensure the successful execution of syndication transactions from origination to closing, while maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and investors.
Key Responsibilities
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.
Responsible for underwriting, syndication and distribution of syndicated loans in the Americas within Fund Finance.
Actively participate in determining Syndicate & Portfolio Management strategy, which aims to maximise shareholder value, identifies, and creates areas of competitive advantage.
Recommending underwritings, and fair valuing underwriting positions in the Americas
Reviewing structure, timing, pricing to market, and executing the distribution strategies of primary syndicated loans in the Americas
Develop and manage distribution channels to bank and non-bank investors
Develop and maintain relationships with loan investors
Providing loan market intelligence to Global Banking product Origination Verticals in the Americas to enable origination to distribute
Distribution of secondary loans for the Bank alongside Portfolio Asset Management team.
Manage all distribution processes, ensuring compliance with applicable internal policies, and external laws and regulations, and operating within risk tolerance and risk appetite.
Drive continuous improvement of the operational efficiency and effectiveness of processes to increase the consistency of global systems and processes.
Responsible for production and distribution of marketing materials and communications to investors and clients in relation to Loan Syndicate products.
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 direct remedial action and/or escalated, where appropriate to relevant risk committee.
Skills and Experience
Cross Selling
Customer Behaviour and Preferences
Addressing Client Needs
Client Relationship Management
Investment Credit Risk
Knowledge of Loan Underwriting (Subscription Facility, NAV Lines, Hybrid Lines)
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field (preferred).
Minimum of 10 years of experience in loan syndication, or a related field, with a proven track record of successful transactions.
Strong understanding of loan markets, syndication processes, and regulatory requirements.
Excellent analytical, negotiation, and communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple transactions and priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
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.
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Job Skills
Key Skills
Negotiation Skills
Strategic Management
Relevant Skills
Business Efficiency
Market Research
Distribution Processes
Elearning
Risk Management
Analytical Thinking
Credit Risks
Corrective and Preventive Action
Shareholder Value Model
Self Motivation
Risk Appetite
Cross Selling
Mental Health
Business Process Improvement
Knowledge of Finance
Investment Banking
Innovation
Marketing
Regulatory Requirements
Customer Insights
Geography
Continuous Training
Distribution (Business)
Economy
Real Estate
Customer Relationship Management
Communication Skills
Asset Management
Financial Underwriting
Mortgage Underwriting
Perseverance
Organisational Policies
Risk Aversion
Portfolio Management
Global Financial Services
Assertiveness
Project Finance