Senior Loan Operations

Loan Operations Associate / Senior Associate

Private Credit | London

The Opportunity

• Our client is a leading global private markets investor with a rapidly growing private credit platform. As the business continues to scale, they are seeking an ambitious Loan Operations professional to join a lean, high-performing team in London
• This is a broad and highly visible role offering exposure across the full loan lifecycle, working closely with Investment, Finance, Treasury and external service providers. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting operational excellence whilst helping to build scalable processes capable of supporting future growth
• This opportunity would suit a bright, proactive and entrepreneurial operations professional who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and contributing beyond their immediate remit

Key Responsibilities

• Support the operational management of private credit investments throughout the full loan lifecycle
• Coordinate loan settlements, fundings, repayments, amendments and restructurings
• Manage trade settlement activity and monitor settlement pipelines
• Investigate, reconcile and resolve cash and trade breaks
• Maintain accurate loan, counterparty and static data records across internal systems
• Perform reconciliations between portfolio management, administrator and accounting platforms
• Support cash management activities and operational controls
• Work closely with outsourced service providers to ensure timely and accurate servicing
• Assist with onboarding new transactions and ensuring data integrity throughout the process
• Contribute to process improvement, automation and operational scalability initiatives
• Partner with Investment, Finance, Treasury, Legal and Compliance teams on day-to-day operational matters
• Support the continued evolution of a best-in-class loan operations function

Candidate Profile

• 3-8 years' experience within Loan Operations, Loan Servicing, Middle Office or Credit Operations. Experience from another buy-side firm or Loan Agent Bank would be most desirable
• Experience supporting private credit, syndicated loans, leveraged finance or broadly similar loan products
• Strong understanding of loan mechanics, settlements, fundings, repayments and servicing processes
• Experience investigating and resolving cash and trade breaks
• Strong reconciliation and data management skills
• Comfortable working across multiple operational workflows rather than within a highly siloed environment
• Experience with loan administration, portfolio management or settlement systems would be advantageous
• Strong Excel skills and high attention to detail
• Naturally proactive with a willingness to take ownership and seek out opportunities to add value

Personal Attributes

• Bright, engaging and commercially minded
• Team-oriented with a collaborative approach
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable working in a growing platform
• Solutions-focused with strong problem-solving capabilities
• Hands-on and willing to roll up their sleeves when required
• Organised, detail-oriented and able to manage competing priorities
• Takes pride in delivering high-quality work and continuously improving processes