Trade Finance Transaction Management Specialist – Vice President

J.P. Morgan; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

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