Leveraged & Investment Grade Loan Execution

Join us as a Leveraged & Investment Grade Loan Execution Vice President at Barclays. This role is centered on the coordination and execution of loan transactions and plays a vital role in supporting Portfolio Management and the Wholesale/Global Lending Group. As a key member of the team, you will help optimize capital allocation and returns, strengthen credit and lending processes, and ensure rigorous controls throughout the loan lifecycle. Success in this role requires ample execution discipline, deep knowledge of syndicated and bilateral lending, and the ability to collaborate across a wide range of internal stakeholders. You will work in close partnership with Coverage, Portfolio Management, Syndicate, Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Leveraged Finance (Lev Fin), Credit Risk, and Wholesale Lending Operations (Loan Operations) to structure, negotiate, and execute lending activity across CIB Americas. Lending activity spans a broad spectrum of transactions, including event-driven financings such as financial sponsor deals, corporate mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and management buyouts.

To be successful as a Leveraged & Investment Grade Loan Execution Vice President, you should have:

• Proven experience coordinating and executing bilateral and syndicated loan transactions, including event-driven financings such as M&A, LBOs, IPOs, and core corporate lending

• A deep understanding of credit agreements, lending controls, and regulatory frameworks, with the ability to navigate complex documentation and post-closing activities

• Demonstrated familiarity with Debt Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance, and how loan products fit into broader capital structures

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience in Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Portfolio Management and/or Credit Risk

• Series 79 & 63

• Ample influence and negotiation skills

• Attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a self-starter mindset

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in New York.

This role is regulated by FINRA.

Minimum Salary: $175,000

Maximum Salary: $225,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To support with the management of the relationship lending portfolio for the Investment Bank (IB) with the primary goal of maximizing the return on equity of the loan portfolio and associated business cases.   

Accountabilities

• Work in partnership with Banking and Markets to evaluate needs of our corporate clients, whilst ensuring optimal value generation for our shareholders.   .
• Manage/support with managing one or more portfolios of loan exposures within designated markets/industries, including acting as gatekeeper and voting member within the firm's capital commitment process.  .
• Perform primary diligence and assist in structuring/negotiating terms for new capital commitments.  .
• Monitor credits on an ongoing basis and structure/approve amendments.
• Manage loan sale and CDS hedging trade recommendations.   .

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.