Associate Director, Legal and Transaction Management - C&I Leveraged Finance

What you will be doing:

• Instruct and manage external counsel on the drafting of finance documents to accurately reflect Credit approvals on all US transactions.
• Manage a number of transactions simultaneously and facilitate all conditions precedent to be satisfied taking a risk-based approach.
• Managing paralegals and juniors to facilitate the execution of transactions simultaneously.
• Coordinate with borrowers, sponsors, co-lenders and external third parties to deliver an execution product that delights customers.
• Work closely with Business Development, Credit, Operations, and Portfolio teams to structure and finalise deals, ensuring consistency with credit terms.
• Be proficient at transaction management to ensure that all standard operating procedures are complied with.
• Work with prospective borrowers to agree deal structures and advise the Business Development and Credit teams to ensure structures of deals comply with the terms of the credit sanction.
• Managing internal stakeholders to align with business targets.
• Build strong connections with customers and potential customers to develop lasting personal relationships.
• Ensure that Term Sheets are agreed in a time efficient manner for transactions to be commenced quickly.
• Advise as to US lending customs and practices, particularly in the context of sponsor finance and lower to middle market cash flow transactions.
• Assist with expanding the US lending platform per OakNorth's conveyed strategy.
• Live all OakNorth values and be a culture carrier.
• Leverage GenAI tools to increase productivity and enhance decision-making processes within the role.

What we are looking for:

• Attorney or experienced loan closer with 5+ years of experience closing C&I transactions, with a strong focus on sponsor finance and cash flow lending in the lower middle to true middle market.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build trusted relationships with:
• Exco and senior stakeholders in the US and UK businesses.
• Debt Finance originators, to build trust and support originators at all stages of the process.
• Wider teams including the Operations, Portfolio Management, Customer Due Diligence, Credit and Finance teams.
• Passionate about delivering excellence in service and quality.
• High level attention to detail, project management and organizational ability.
• Outstanding legal and commercial banking expertise across multiple areas of finance (C&I, sponsor finance and structured products).
• Ability to understand and process information quickly and effectively.
• Ability to work outside of comfort zone and develop new areas of proficiency.
• Proactive and personal drive, results driven, team player and ability to be flexible across products and deals.
• Ability to succeed in a culture where change and speed are part of daily work.

Benefits and Perks:

• 401k plan with Principal (ON match up to 4%)
• Medical Care (managed through Insperity) - employees can add their family to their plan if needed
• Dental & Vision bundle
• Insperity Health Savings Account Program - this is a tax-advantaged employee benefit which can help manage health care costs by allowing employees to set aside some of their current earnings on a pretax basis for reimbursement of qualified health care expenses during the plan year
• EAP
• 20 days Holiday
• Salary $200000 - $250000  based on experience