Distressed Loan Closer AVP

Join Barclays and our Loan Closing team as a Distressed Loan Closer AVP and take accountability of a dynamic portfolio of Par, Near‑Par, and Distressed trades booked by the Trading Desk. In this role, you will navigate a fast‑paced environment where precision, sound judgment, and considerable analytical capability are essential to mitigating risk and ensuring timely settlement. You’ll partner closely with trading, settlements, and other key functions to resolve highly detailed fixed‑income and equity transactions, while applying your knowledge across loan distributions, restructurings, and system workflows. Success in this role requires a high level of accountability, technical proficiency across core platforms, and the ability to adapt quickly as deal structures and priorities evolve.

To be successful in your role as a Distressed Loan Closer AVP, you should have:

• Extensive Loan closing experience with Par/Distressed/Equity trade closing

• The ability to work closely with trading and settlement functions investigating multi-layered fixed income and equity transactions. Prior experience with loan distributions and reorganization events.

• The aptitude to learn new software/applications

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications, Clearpar, Loan IQ.

• Broadridge, BPS, Impact, Gloss (Equity and Fixed Income systems experience)

Other highly valued skills may include :

• Collaborative contributor with a solid work ethic and attention to detail

• Good people skills, written and verbal communication.

• The ability to work autonomously and take full responsibility for defined tasks

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in Whippany, NJ, with a secondary location in Wilmington, DE.

Minimum Salary: $70,000.00

Maximum Salary: $133,000.00

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances.

This position is eligible for an incentive award.

Purpose of the role

To support Wholesale Lending with day-to-day processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution. 

Accountabilities

• Support with day-to-day Wholesale Lending initiatives including processing, reviewing, reporting, trading and issue resolution through lending technical expertise.
• Monitoring the bank’s lending operations to ensure that they are conducted in an efficient and effective manner and comply with relevant regulatory requirements.
• Collaboration with teams across the bank to align and integrate Wholesale Lending processes.
• Identification of areas for improvement and providing recommendations for change in Wholesale Lending processes.
• Development and implementation of Wholesale Lending procedures and controls to mitigate risks and maintain operational efficiency.
• Development of reports and presentations on Wholesale Lending performance and communicate findings to internal senior stakeholders.
• Identification of industry trends and developments to implement best practice in Wholesale Lending Services.
• Participation in projects and initiatives to improve Wholesale Lending efficiency and effectiveness.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.