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Facility Agent Transaction Manager

Term: 
  • Permanent
Location: 
  • London
  • United Kingdom
Environment: 
  • Onsite
Salary: £90,000 (up to)

Location: London
Salary: Up to £90,000
Contract: Permanent
Right to Work: UK candidates only

 

About This Opportunity

Are you an experienced syndicated loans professional looking to take the next step in your career? We’re recruiting for a prestigious financial institution seeking a skilled Loans Agency Transaction Manager to join their Real Estate team within  their Global Lending team acting within a Facility Agent capacity

This is your chance to become the primary face of agency services to high-value clients, managing complex real estate syndicated loan portfolios whilst working alongside industry-leading professionals in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

As the primary point of contact for borrowers, lending business units, and syndication members, you’ll take ownership of the complete facility agency lifecycle:

Portfolio Management & Client Relations

  • Manage a sophisticated portfolio of real estate finance syndicated loan deals as facility agent
  • Act as the primary escalation point for both internal teams and external stakeholders
  • Build and maintain relationships with lenders, sub-participants, and borrowers
  • Attend strategic lending desk meetings to understand market direction and volume changes

Documentation & Compliance Excellence

  • Review complex facility documentation and configure debt management systems
  • Manage consent and waiver applications across internal and external stakeholders
  • Execute secondary trade documentation including outside assignments
  • Ensure full compliance with legal covenant clauses and regulatory requirements
  • Handle DTTP filings and withholding tax documentation

Covenant & Risk Management

  • Create and maintain proactive covenant diary schedules
  • Monitor and distribute financial information to syndicate participants
  • Identify and escalate covenant breaches with detailed analysis
  • Produce risk event assessments and management information reporting
  • Track lender transfers and maintain accurate participant records

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience

  • Proven track record in syndicated loan markets
  • Agency team experience with deep understanding of facility and administration agent duties ( real estate experience is NOT required )
  • Secondary sales process expertise with complex documentation management
  • Security and covenant management across diverse product ranges
  • Strong regulatory knowledge applicable to lending operations

Technical Skills That Set You Apart

  • Ability to interpret and operationalise complex credit and security documentation
  • Advanced understanding of lending risk environments and downstream implications
  • System adaptability with experience navigating evolving technical platforms
  • Covenant analysis skills with ability to correlate to credit risk and portfolio management

Personal Attributes We Value

  • Exceptional communication skills – you’ll be the face of agency services
  • Problem-solving mindset with collaborative approach to complex challenges
  • Analytical excellence with strong attention to detail
  • Relationship building capabilities across all stakeholder levels
  • Change leadership – driving efficiency improvements and process optimisation

Why This Role?

This position offers the perfect blend of technical expertise, client interaction, and strategic involvement. You’ll work with cutting-edge debt management technology whilst building relationships with major institutional lenders and borrowers in the real estate sector.

The role provides excellent exposure to senior stakeholders and offers genuine career progression opportunities within a globally recognised financial institution.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re a syndicated loans professional ready to take ownership of complex real estate portfolios and become the trusted face of agency services, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note: Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

We are a specialist recruitment consultancy focused exclusively on syndicated loans. Our client is a leading financial institution with a global presence in real estate finance.