Core Trade Operations Lead

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operational processing and servicing for Core Trade products, including Standby Letters of Credit, Commercial Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections, Trade Loans, LC finance structures, and related Trade Finance products
• Coordinate operational handoffs between Relationship Managers, Product, Credit, Compliance, Legal, Treasury, Finance, Technology, trade platforms, core systems, payment systems, document repositories, external counsel, correspondent banks, clients, and vendors
• Review and validate operational inputs for issuance, amendments, document examination, discrepancy management, collections, draws, funding requests, bookings, payments, repayments, adjustments, reversals, and servicing
• Support document examination and discrepancy management, ensuring reviews, approvals, client communications, and evidence retention are coordinated and documented
• Monitor renewals, amendments, maturities, repayments, draws, claims, cancellations, past-due items, exceptions, and closure requirements
• Perform and support reconciliations across trade platforms, core systems, payment systems, document repositories, and GL/accounting records
• Support collateral, exposure, limit, and availability monitoring with Credit, Risk, and Finance
• Maintain procedures, job aids, control routines, checklists, and process documentation
• Support operational risk governance, issue identification, root cause analysis, corrective action tracking, exception reporting, control monitoring, and audit/regulatory readiness
• Prepare management and stakeholder reporting on instruments, loans, maturities, expiries, utilization, exceptions, SLAs, reconciliations, and capacity
• Partner on platform enhancements, automation, process improvements, testing, and workflow stabilization
• Provide subject matter input for implementations, vendor integrations, UAT, procedure development, training, change management, and target operating model activities
• Serve as subject matter expert in reviewing and structuring LC language and recommending revisions
• Evaluate transaction structures, operational risks, document requirements, and client requests
• Provide trade finance consultation to Relationship Managers, Credit Officers, Legal, Compliance, and clients
• Apply and interpret UCP 600, ISP
  98, URC 522, UCC Article 5, OFAC requirements, and internal policies
• Identify and elevate legal, operational, reputational, compliance, fraud, and documentary risks
• Provide training, guidance, and technical expertise to team members and business partners
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

• 5+ years experience in Letters of Credit, Trade Services, Documentary Collections, Trade Finance Operations, Loan Operations, Commercial Lending Operations, or related banking operations functions
• 3+ years experience supporting document examination, trade loan servicing, payment processing, reconciliations, exception management, or operational control routines in a regulated banking environment
• 2+ years experience supporting process improvement, system implementation, UAT, procedure development, audit responses, or regulatory readiness activities related to banking operations
• Working knowledge of Standby Letters of Credit, Commercial Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections, Trade Loans, LC finance structures, draws, amendments, expiries, cancellations, and related servicing activities
• Understanding of applicable trade standards and operating requirements, including UCP 600, ISP
  98, URDG 758, and internal procedures where relevant
• Strong understanding of operational processing, document review, discrepancy handling, funding controls, payment processing, loan/core system updates, reconciliations, exception management, and operational…