Global Banking & Markets, Relationship Lending Group, Vice President/Executive Director, London

Full Job Description

We pride ourselves in our resourcefulness and work on a variety of initiatives. On any given day, our work could include advising a company on a cross-border merger, structuring the initial public offering of a subsidiary, refinancing an outstanding bond and more.
As a division, our strategic objectives include:

• To be the world's preeminent investment bank - trusted advisor, financier and risk manager for our clients on their most important transactions
• Build long-term relationships with clients and bring them world-class execution by "delivering the firm" over time
• Drive superior returns for our stakeholders
• Be the employer of choice for all career levels by providing a highly dynamic, meritocratic, diverse and rewarding workplace

We are seeking a Vice President/Executive Director to join the Relationship Lending Group ("RLG") which sits within the Transaction Execution and Risk Management team ("TERM"). TERM is part of Investment Banking in the Global Banking & Markets - Private Division of Goldman Sachs and is part of the firm's "first line of defence" in managing risk arising from debt financing transactions.
RLG is responsible for structuring, executing and advising on relationship based lending and certain other financing transactions requiring a capital commitment from Goldman Sachs. This role is focused on managing the negotiation of legal documentation for a financing transaction including commitment papers, credit agreements and intercreditor arrangements as well as assisting with any structuring considerations and identifying any risks or issues that arise in the broader transaction documentation or process.
Types of transactions cover a broad range of leveraged and investment grade debt transactions including unsecured and secured revolvers (including ABLs and Borrowing Base facilities), term loans, bridge loans, IPO-contingent and pre-IPO facilities in the context of primary loan syndication, relationship commitments concurrent with best efforts transactions, refinancings, restructurings, complex amendments, secondary market purchases and bilateral lending. RLG clients include financial sponsors and their portfolio companies, corporations, governments and sovereign wealth funds and pre-IPO high growth companies.
Responsibilities
• Work closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders through all stages of the execution process - liaising with various internal teams (including Credit Risk and Legal) to ensure that transaction risks are understood and signed off for our hold purposes
• Lead negotiation of financing documentation with borrowers, sponsors and their external counsel and/or other arranging banks and provide judgment as to whether terms are in line with market standard for the relevant transaction
• Provide transaction management and help to drive execution
• Participate in internal capital committee approval processes including contribution to the committee memos and attendance at preparatory briefings and the relevant committee meeting as required to ensure that any documentation, structural and/or transaction risks are appropriately reflected and approved
Requisite skillset
• Preference for at least 5 years' (post qualification) experience at a law firm or similar financial institution
• Law degree
• Demonstrated technical proficiency especially regarding contractual analysis, intercreditor principles and structural/enforcement issues
• Accurate and detail-oriented with strong negotiation skills
• Sound judgment and integrity
• Excellent communication skills: ability to speak with internal and external parties, such as deal teams, syndication banks and GS clients
• Strong organizational skills: ability to manage multiple tasks and competing work streams and deadlines
• Highly motivated and adaptable: ability to respond creatively and quickly in a fast-paced, high-pressure, changing environment
• Good collaborative skills: ability to work well with team members and to co-ordinate consensus across a wide range of internal teams, motivated to train and advise junior team members