International Trade Services Team Lead - Standby Letter of Credit

Location: In-office in Houston, Texas, or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Company

hirify.global is a banking company providing international trade services and financial products.

What you will do

• Lead the Standby Letters of Credit team and review and release transactions.
• Draft and structure routine to complex domestic and international standby transactions.
• Identify transaction, sanctions, boycott-language, compliance, and automatic-extension risks.
• Examine documents, identify discrepancies, and resolve complex documentary and transactional language issues.
• Work with clients, Legal, internal partners, and technology teams on business requirements, processes, reporting, and workflow improvements.
• Delegate and review work while mentoring junior staff through guidance, training, and subject-matter expertise.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience as a work lead or team lead with Standby Letters of Credit, including responsibility for reviewing and releasing transactions.
• Experience drafting and structuring routine to complex domestic and international standby transactions and working independently with clients, Legal, and internal partners.
• Strong knowledge of risk and compliance requirements for Standby Letters of Credit, including identifying red flags, boycott language, and sanctioned parties.
• Strong understanding of automatic-extension clauses and associated risks.
• Strong knowledge of ISP98 and UCP 600, including document examination and discrepancy identification.
• Understanding of advised and confirmed Letters of Credit, bank guarantees, counter-standby transactions, syndicated transactions, agented and non-agented deals, and related fees and commissions.
• Knowledge of SWIFT messaging, including MT760 and MT767 message types.
• Ability to interpret credit agreements and identify operational requirements affecting Standby Letter of Credit issuance and administration.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, requirements-analysis, process-management, consulting, and project-management skills; a bachelor's degree or comparable education, certifications, and experience is typically required.

Nice to have

• CDCS certification or other relevant industry certifications and training.

Culture & Benefits

• In-office work environment in Houston or Pittsburgh with a focus on customer service, inclusion, collaboration, and risk management.
• Full-time benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, HSA, 401(k) matching, pension, stock purchase plans, and dependent-care support.
• Educational assistance, wellness programs with financial incentives, and selected fully paid education programs.
• Paid parental leave, up to 11 holidays, 9 occasional absence days, and 15–25 vacation days depending on career level and service.
• hirify.global does not provide employment-visa sponsorship or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Hiring process

• Applicants requiring an accommodation should contact AccommodationRequest@hirify.global.com with “accommodation request,” their name, job ID, and preferred contact method, or call 877-968-7762 and say “Workday.”
• The position is subject to FDIA Section 19 requirements and, where applicable, SAFE Act and/or FINRA restrictions concerning certain criminal histories.