At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage loan settlements, fundings, repayments, and support operational management throughout the loan lifecycle.
- Company: Join a leading global private markets investor with a rapidly growing private credit platform in London.
- Benefits: Opportunity for genuine responsibility and exposure to experienced investment and operational professionals.
- Other info: The role is based in London and focuses on private credit investments.
- Why this job: Be part of a high-performing team shaping the future operating model of a growing business.
- Qualifications: 3-8 years' experience in Loan Operations or similar, with strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
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 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.
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded private credit platform at an exciting stage of growth. The role offers broad exposure, genuine responsibility and the chance to help shape the future operating model of a growing business, whilst working alongside experienced investment and operational professionals.
Senior Loan Operations - Private Credit employer: Carnegie Consulting
This leading global private markets investor offers a dynamic environment in London, with a focus on operational excellence. Employees benefit from genuine responsibility and the chance to work alongside experienced professionals in a rapidly growing private credit platform.
