Loan Sales Associate

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank is seeking a Loan Sales Associate to join its EMEA Loan Sales team in London. This is an excellent opportunity for an analytically minded and commercially driven individual to gain broad exposure to primary and secondary loan markets within a highly collaborative sales environment.

Working closely with senior sales professionals, syndicate teams, traders and internal stakeholders, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the distribution and marketing of loan products to a diversified institutional investor base.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting the sales desk in the execution of primary and secondary loan distribution, including post-trade follow-up and settlement support

• Assisting with the preparation of liquidity analysis, market updates and investor feedback reports for primary syndications

• Coordinating and consolidating investor feedback and managing Q&A processes alongside syndicate teams

• Producing market analysis and internal commentary on investor behaviour, fund flows and broader market developments

• Monitoring CLO, warehouse and secondary market activity, including selected secondary levels and targeted loan opportunities

• Maintaining and enhancing investor activity databases, tracking trades and logging sales activity

• Actively marketing primary and secondary loan opportunities to a portfolio of institutional investors and maintaining ongoing dialogue

• Supporting business development initiatives by identifying and engaging potential new investors

• Participating in daily sales calls and contributing to weekly market discussions as required

Candidate criteria:

Minimal education level

• Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

• An undergraduate degree within a relevant discipline from a university specialising in finance, economics, business, mathematics or a related discipline

• A postgraduate qualification or MBA is advantageous but not essential

• Evidence of a strong academic record and intellectual curiosity

Experience

• Prior experience within banking, financial services or capital markets

• Exposure to credit, leveraged finance, loan markets, syndication, sales or trading is highly beneficial

• Experience supporting senior stakeholders and operating in a fast-paced environment

Required skills

• Strong analytical and research capabilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• Commercial awareness and a collaborative mindset

Technical skills required

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Strong working knowledge of PowerPoint and Word

• Financial modelling skills are an advantage

• Experience with Bloomberg, Debtdomain or similar platforms beneficial

Languages

Fluent written and spoken English essential, French or another European language an advantage