Executive Director - Loan Agency

Job Description

Job Purpose:Act as proactive front office agency relationship member for Loan Agency, handling conventional and Islamic Agency facilities for clients across the globe and in various sectors. Reporting to senior member of the team in all LA matters relating to the assigned tasks. Offering best in class front office Agency services with focus on revenue generation, agency league table position, value addition throughout the life cycle of the transaction (rather than a post box approach), client satisfaction and risk awareness. Responsible and accountable for monitoring the allocated clients / agency agreements / tasks. Responsible for taking appropriate action to meet the banks and individual objectives and in particular, compliance with agency best practice standards while taking risk controls, regulatory requirements and client satisfaction of LA service delivery into account. Proactively identifying opportunities to increase revenue and to improve efficiency within the LA function. Lead and actively participate in projects within LA and where appropriate across the department/bank as a whole. Guide junior members of the team and new joiners on agency tasks and best practice and in line with FAB LA service delivery.Key Accountabilities

• Agency deal origination with effective pitch
• Thorough understanding of Agency requirements, documentation, security matters, alternative reference rate requirements
• Understanding of various financing structures, including Islamic financing
• Swift deal documentation review, negotiation, deal closure (end to end process)
• Value addition deal management including for complex / leverage / acquisition / asset back financings . Agency risk management
• Proactive, timely and value add CP/CS co-ordination leading to smooth funding
• Tactful management of waiver and amendment process and accurate recording of votes . Proactive management of covenants, trades and other Agency related matters
• Accurate and timely security management
• Accurate records management
• Value addition and leadership in query management and problem solving
• Arrange, chair and lead Bank meetings / conference calls as appropriate efficiently
• Effective support to create capacity, networking, leadership, team player
• Leading team / department / Bank-wide projects and presentations

Qualifications. Incumbent at this level is expected to have a Degree in a relevant discipline or qualification.. Job holder must have at least 10 years experience in Loan Agency and/or banking Industry. Client facing experience. Thorough Documentation skills - ability to read, understand, interpret and negotiate documents from an agency perspective. Ability to understand documents from the borrower/lender perspective is an added adventive, to aid effective negotiation.. Knowledge/awareness of regulatory and legal requirements. Strong communication both written and oral. Mature interpersonal skills and experience of managing client contacts. Good time management and organizational skills

Keyskills :
Security Management Problem Solving Organizational Skills communication risk management Documentation Funding Time Management

About Company

FAB, the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest financial institutions offers a an extensive range of tailor-made solutions, and products and services, to provide a customised banking experience. Through its strategic offerings, it looks to meet the banking needs of customers across the world via its market-leading Corporate and Investment Banking and Personal Banking franchises.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, in Khalifa Business Park, the bank’s international network spans over 19 countries, across the world, providing the global relationships, expertise and financial strength to support local, regional and international businesses seeking to do business at home and abroad. In line with its commitment to put customers first, to Grow Stronger, FAB will continually invest in people and technology to create the most customer-friendly banking experience and will support the growth ambitions of its stakeholders across the global network in which the bank operates.