Director - Lending Operations/Syndicated Loan - Financial Services

Refer to Key accountabilities and below:

1. Act as a strategic business partner to the established coverage and lending & security teams; driving out best practice and opportunities for increase wallet share and reduced impairments by maintaining top quality lending support

2. Act as an essential part of the appropriate local and global coverage, lending & security and risk committees that shape and drive decision-making pertaining to medium and long-term improvements, understand the big-picture and work towards resolution of firm-wide issues across business and geographical boundaries

Person Specification:

1. Qualified accountant/MBA with over 15+ years of experience, preferably 5-7 year relevant experience in leading a function of 100 plus people in financial services institution (corporate or investment banking/consulting), especially, in Corporate Lending, IB Loan, Loan IQ, Corporate Lending, Asset Finance, Syndicated Loan and Bilateral Loans.

2. Strong Leadership skills with an ability to manage teams to achieve common goal whilst managing differing grades across multiple sites. Excellent oral and written communication. Ability to coach and develop teams, Collaborative approach and good stakeholder management, Target-oriented. Ability to deliver project within agreed timelines and budgets. Should be able to address complex situation by way of gathering relevant information and decision making

3. Keen analytical skills

4. A strong control awareness, including an understanding of the key controls required in a corporate bank

5. Outstanding leadership qualities and exceptional people management skills.