Associate Director / Director, Transaction Management (Capital Markets) in City of London

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Type: Permanent, Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

About the Role

As Associate Director / Director of Transaction Management in CSC’s Global Capital Markets business, you will lead a Transaction Management team supporting complex structured finance and securitisation transactions. You will oversee delivery across a portfolio of SPVs, ensuring strong corporate governance, on-time statutory and transaction compliance, and excellent client service. This is a senior leadership role requiring confident stakeholder management with investment banks, private equity firms, fund managers, and other capital markets participants. You will also help drive operational excellence, risk management, and team development in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and performance-manage a team of transaction managers and analysts, including goal setting, regular 1:1s, and development planning.
• Own senior client relationships and service delivery for key accounts across capital markets, structured finance, and securitisation.
• Ensure all ongoing statutory, legal, and transaction obligations of SPVs are met, maintaining high standards of corporate governance and control.
• Oversee a team with a diverse portfolio of securitisation and structured finance transactions (e.g., CMBS, RMBS, consumer credit, NPL, CDO/CLO, auto receivables).
• Partner with the Regional Head of Capital Markets to execute business objectives, service strategy, and operational priorities.
• Monitor operational performance and financial outcomes, driving service excellence, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Maintain, review, and enhance internal controls, policies, and operational procedures; identify and mitigate governance and operational risks.
• Act as a director on SPV boards (and, where required, CSC internal entities), fulfilling fiduciary duties and governance responsibilities.
• Stay current on market trends, regulatory and legislative changes affecting securitisation, SPVs, and capital markets; apply insights to client delivery and risk management.
• Represent CSC at relevant industry and client events to strengthen relationships and support business growth.

Required Qualifications

• Significant experience within Capital Markets, including structured finance and/or securitisation, in a transaction management, corporate administration, trustee/agency, or company secretarial capacity.
• Proven people leadership and line management experience (including coaching, objective setting, and managing performance fairly and consistently).
• Relevant professional qualification or degree in law, finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of SPV administration and corporate governance, with a practical understanding of statutory and transactional compliance requirements in a UK context.
• Demonstrable ability to manage senior stakeholders and deliver excellent client service in a regulated, deadline-driven environment.
• Experience operating within a controls-focused environment, with the ability to identify, manage, and escalate operational and governance risks.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with confidence engaging with clients, boards, and internal leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within a corporate services provider (e.g., SPV administration, trustee/agency or corporate administration).
• Experience acting as a director and/or supporting boards for SPVs involved in structured finance or securitisation programmes.
• Familiarity with documentation and deal mechanics across asset classes such as CMBS, RMBS, NPL, CLO/CDO, and consumer/auto receivables.
• Experience partnering with commercial leadership on growth initiatives, resourcing, hiring, and succession planning.