Loan Processor

Location: Baltimore, MD Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview: The Associate will support the FID Secured Lending (FSL) origination function within Loan Operations, partnering with Business Unit deal teams and internal control functions to support new facilities, amendments, renewals, and related funding events. The role is responsible for driving operational readiness from initial deal intake through booking and closing, with a focus on complete documentation, accurate system setup, timely issue identification, disciplined escalation, and audit-ready evidence. Operating principle: No booking or funding should proceed until required documentation, approvals, settlement details, and control checks are complete and evidenced.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience. Experience in loan operations, lending operations, transaction management, middle office, or a comparable financial-services control function. Working knowledge of the loan lifecycle, including new-deal setup, amendments, funding, settlement, fees, and servicing handoffs. Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple time-sensitive transactions and dependencies. Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to escalate issues concisely and factually. Demonstrated control mindset, sound judgment, accountability, and disciplined follow-through. Proficiency with Microsoft Office; ability to learn loan booking and workflow platforms.

Preferred Qualifications: Hands-on experience with Loan IQ. Exposure to secured lending, warehouse facilities, syndicated or bilateral loans, subscription finance, direct lending, commercial real estate, asset-backed lending, CLO financing, or residential warehouse lending. Experience interpreting credit agreements, fee letters, borrowing notices, funding memos, closing checklists, and settlement instructions. Experience working with front-office deal teams and cross-functional partners in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment. Familiarity with maker-checker controls, operational risk management, reconciliations, metrics, and audit-ready evidence standards.

Core Competencies: Execution discipline, risk awareness, accuracy, communication, partnership and challenge, continuous improvement.

Success Measures: Timely completion of intake, setup, readiness, and closing deliverables within agreed timelines. Accurate booking and funding support with complete approvals and evidence. Proactive identification and escalation of documentation, settlement, capacity, and control risks. Low levels of preventable rework, aged exceptions, and post-closing corrections. Consistent stakeholder feedback on responsiveness, transparency, ownership, and execution quality. Demonstrated contribution to procedure adherence, cross-training, and process improvement. Role Scope and Expectations: This is an execution-focused individual contributor role. The Associate is expected to work independently within established procedures, seek guidance when authority or requirements are unclear, and escalate material risks immediately. Responsibilities may evolve based on product coverage, transaction volumes, regulatory requirements, operating model changes, and business needs.