Loan Agency Officer (all genders)

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Erste Group was founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank and today it is one of the largest banking groups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). As an attractive employer, Erste Group offers interesting career opportunities in an international environment.

Loan Agency at Erste Group Bank acts as hub between borrowers and lenders throughout the life time of a syndicated loan or similar structured transactions with several lenders/ finance parties involved.

Your Tasks

• Focus on execution of corporate finance, leverage, project finance, syndicated and other loans
• Coordinate and support full process of closing & execution through successful implementation to post-closing activities (CPs and CSs) of syndicated loans
• Act as a trouble-shooter for deal management related problems
• Cooperate with corporates, project and structured finance teams and other internal stakeholder as well as external legal counsel on a deal by deal basis
• Enable flawless execution, enhance overall client experience and ensure service delivery to clients and syndicate of banks
• Provide input into pitches with regards to potential mandates
• Review commercial term sheets, legal documents as required on by product desks for agency mandates
• Monitor & distribute periodic information undertakings based on legal and other requirements

Your Background

• 10+ years working experience in Corporate Banking and knowledge of commercial and investment banking products
• Extensive network within loan syndication area with access to senior decision makers
• Strong negotiation, sales and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build trusting working relationships, strong team player
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects, lead multi-party negotiations & cross functional deal-teams
• You are committed, dedicated and reliable and show the willingness to go the extra mile as deal flow dictates
• Attention to detail, time management and problem solving skills are essential
• Advanced IT skills, particularly in Excel, Word and PowerPoint/Bloomberg/Reuters and main Loan Markets info providers
• Excellent communication skills in English and German; other European languages are of advantage

Our Offer

• We offer a very wide-ranging job in an interesting and dynamic field in one of Erste Group's core products
• An extensive pipeline of new projects due to its ongoing growth and the opportunity for you to play a unique role in expanding its reach
• A team dedicated to supporting employees for building and maintaining a professional career – a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow whilst delivering work
• A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of its culture.
• Discover and enjoy the benefits of Erste Group
• The minimum wage for this full-time position in accordance with the collective agreement with complete fulfillment of the functional profile is EUR 55.176,52 gross per year. But this is just a formality - we would be happy to talk about your actual salary in person! 
• We offer our employees the opportunity to divide their hours between working from home and at the office.
• We consider the diversity of our employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.