Loan Agency Transaction Management - Assistant Vice President

Profile Summary

The Assistant Vice President, Loan Agency Transaction Management, is responsible for overseeing the onboarding, closing and ongoing management of syndicated loan facilities where Mizuho acts in an agency capacity.

The role provides technical leadership and day-to-day oversight across transaction documentation, deal closing, amendments, consents, waivers, covenant monitoring and other agency events. The Assistant Vice President ensures that obligations accepted by Mizuho in its agency capacities are operationally deliverable, appropriately controlled and supported by the required internal approvals.

Working with borrowers, lenders, Front Office, Legal, Compliance, Loan Agency Administration and other stakeholders, the role supports timely transaction execution, effective portfolio management, strong client service and continuous improvement across Loan Agency.

Duties and Responsibilities

Transaction Documentation and Deal Closing:

• Lead the operational review and negotiation of facility agreements, common terms agreements, intercreditor agreements, security documents and other relevant transaction documentation.
• Review provisions applicable to Mizuho in its capacity as Facility Agent, Global Agent, Intercreditor Agent or Security Agent and confirm that the obligations are operationally deliverable.
• Coordinate with Front Office, Legal, Compliance, Loan Agency Administration and other control functions to obtain required review, approval and sign-off.
• Oversee transaction onboarding and closing, including conditions precedent, deal set-up, lender records and the establishment of appropriate agency controls.
• Maintain oversight of the new-deal pipeline and ensure transactions are progressed within agreed timelines.
• Escalate documentation, capacity, control or delivery concerns before obligations are accepted or transactions close.

Portfolio and Agency Event Management:

• Oversee amendments, consents and waivers, including communication with borrowers and lenders and accurate recording of decisions within DebtDomain.
• Oversee margin changes and other performance-related events arising under facility documentation, including compliance-certificate or ratings-driven changes.
• Ensure financial reporting covenants, key dates and other continuing obligations are recorded, monitored and communicated accurately and on time.
• Coordinate agency notices and information distribution to borrowers, lenders and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Maintain effective oversight of the assigned transaction portfolio and ensure unresolved matters are tracked, escalated and progressed to completion.

Security Agency and Account Bank Responsibilities

• Support Mizuho activities as Security Agent, including review of relevant security and intercreditor documentation from an operational perspective.
• Review Account Bank agreements and coordinate with the relevant Mizuho Account Bank teams to ensure operational requirements are understood and deliverable.
• Maintain clear records of agency responsibilities, information requirements, decision points and escalation arrangements.

Loan Servicing and Trade Oversight:

• Work closely with Loan Agency Administration to ensure drawdowns, rollovers, repayments, prepayments, guarantees and fees are processed accurately and within required timescales.
• Oversee the operational handling of primary and secondary loan trades and ensure lender positions, commitments and outstanding balances are accurately maintained.
• Ensure DebtDomain and other relevant records remain complete, accurate and aligned with transaction documentation and lender activity.
• Investigate and resolve transaction, settlement or record discrepancies, escalating material issues promptly.

Client and Stakeholder Management:

• Maintain effective working relationships with borrowers, lenders, advisers, Front Office, Legal, Compliance and other internal stakeholders.
• Communicate clearly on transaction progress, documentation issues, agency events, risks and required decisions.
• Provide a consistently high standard of service while protecting Mizuho from accepting obligations that cannot be delivered or controlled effectively.
• Support the resolution of complex or escalated transaction and portfolio matters.

Risk, Control and Governance:

• Ensure activities are undertaken in accordance with applicable procedures, delegated authorities, contractual obligations and internal control requirements.
• Identify operational, documentation and conduct risks arising from new or existing transactions and ensure appropriate escalation and remediation.
• Maintain clear and complete evidence of reviews, approvals, decisions, communications and completed controls.
• Support incident review, root-cause analysis and the implementation of preventative actions.
• Contribute to management information, governance reporting and assurance activity across Loan Agency.

Leadership and Team Development:

• Allocate and review work undertaken by Associates and Analysts and provide technical guidance on transaction and portfolio matters.
• Coach and develop less-experienced colleagues through structured feedback, knowledge sharing and cross-training.
• Promote effective workload management, timely escalation and consistent application of procedures and controls.
• Provide cover for senior colleagues where required and support the effective day-to-day management of the team.

Process Improvement and Change:

• Identify and deliver improvements to Loan Agency processes, controls, procedures and management information.
• Support the adoption of new technology, workflow solutions and loan-processing capabilities that improve control, capacity and service.
• Contribute to business analysis, testing, implementation and controlled transition of approved changes into business-as-usual operations.
• Help standardise transaction-management practices and reduce avoidable manual activity across the function.
• Undertake other reasonable duties consistent with the scope and seniority of the role.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience

Essential:

• Strong practical experience in syndicated lending, loan agency or a closely related loans function.
• Experience reviewing complex syndicated loan documentation from an operational or agency perspective.
• Good understanding of Facility Agent, Security Agent and Intercreditor Agent responsibilities.
• Experience managing transaction closings, conditions precedent, amendments, consents, waivers, covenants and ongoing agency events.
• Knowledge of syndicated loan documentation, agency obligations and market practices across relevant jurisdictions.
• Experience using DebtDomain or a comparable syndicated-loan platform.
• Strong risk and control awareness, including the ability to assess whether contractual obligations are operationally deliverable.
• Ability to manage competing transactions, deadlines and stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging borrowers, lenders, advisers and internal stakeholders.
• Experience providing technical oversight, coaching or work review for less-experienced colleagues.

Desirable:

• Experience acting in, or supporting, Facility Agent, Security Agent, Account Bank or Intercreditor Agent capacities.
• Understanding of primary and secondary loan-trade processing.
• Experience of process improvement, workflow automation or technology implementation within lending operations.
• Experience supporting operational-risk reviews, incident remediation or control enhancement.
• Awareness of current developments in the syndicated-loan market and associated operational practices.

What Mizuho Can Offer You

Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.

In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:

• Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus
• Non-contributory pension
• 27 days' annual leave
• Core working hours*
• Hybrid working - office and home based*
• Virtual GP
• Wellbeing benefits, including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders

*For applicable roles only

At Mizuho, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities

If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team - recruitment@mizuhoemea.com and we will be happy to help.