Role Summary

Join a leading regional bank's corporate finance team as a Senior Loan Syndication Professional. This is a hands-on product specialist role with technical exposure across; origination, structuring, executing and distribution of syndicated loans and complex financing transactions. This is not a "coverage Relationship" role.

The loan capital markets and syndication desk has demonstrated significant growth and momentum, regularly leading transactions in its own right. This presents an exceptional opportunity to join at a pivotal growth stage.

The desk is sector agnostic and global in reach.

Company Overview

You will be working with a well-established regional bank with a strong track record in the loan capital markets space. The organisation has built a robust team with solid leadership and is actively expanding its transaction volume and market presence across structured lending and syndications.

Key Responsibilities

1. Originate, structure, execute & distribute syndicated loans across corporate, real estate, and development financing sectors
2. Lead end-to-end deal execution, including preparation of information memoranda, coordination with syndicate partners, term negotiation, and documentation management
3. Apply deep expertise in structured finance, leveraged finance, and asset-backed lending, conducting cash flow analysis and credit structuring
4. Assess creditworthiness, lead internal approval processes, and ensure risk alignment with bank standards
5. Deliver complex, multi-bank financing solutions under tight deadlines
6. Develop pitchbooks and term sheets; pitch and negotiate deals with clients, advisors, and peer banks

Required Qualifications

1. Strong product background in syndicated lending, structured finance, leveraged finance, or project finance
2. Proven track record of originating, structuring, and executing syndicated loans and complex financings
3. Deep expertise in credit analysis and deal structuring
4. Experience in asset-backed lending or financing tied to real estate and development projects
5. Solid working knowledge of LMA documentation standards used across loan syndication
6. Demonstrated ability to discuss deal mechanics and pricing directly with clients and counterparties
7. Multi-sector experience across industries such as real estate, energy, and infrastructure
8. Demonstrated capability as a lead arranger or clear readiness to operate at that level
9. Negotiated term sheets and facility agreements directly with lawyers and clients
10. Managed sell downs, distributing the loan to other lenders once arranged
11. Priced the facility to market, references to pricing, margin, fees
12. Bookrunning, liquidity analysis, book building, syndication strategy

Middle East Transaction exposure is key, preferably GCC. Based in London, Paris or other global locations looking to move to Dubai please do apply but must have had direct involvement in MENA Syndicated Finance transactions in your role now.