Credit Risk - Leveraged Finance
Join a leading international banking institution and play a key role in shaping credit decisions across complex corporate, structured, and leveraged finance transactions. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders, front-office teams, and risk leadership while influencing risk appetite, portfolio strategy, and transaction approvals across a diverse portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed credit and rating analysis across corporate, structured, and leveraged finance transactions, including the preparation of credit papers, rating assessments, and peer/comparative analysis.
- Assess and challenge credit proposals, identifying key risks and providing balanced recommendations that consider risk, return, and capital efficiency.
- Partner closely with Relationship Managers, Sector Leads, Product Teams, and other first line stakeholders as a trusted credit advisor.
- Deliver high-quality written and verbal credit opinions to senior management and credit committees.
- Collaborate with front-office teams on both transaction-specific opportunities and broader strategic initiatives, ensuring adherence to internal policies and risk standards.
- Act as a key credit counterpart across regional and international credit teams, promoting a collaborative "one team" approach.
- Support the ongoing development of credit risk frameworks, including risk appetite, portfolio monitoring, stress testing, and early warning indicators.
- Contribute to the enhancement of credit policies, governance standards, and portfolio management practices.
- Maintain awareness of market developments, sector trends, regulatory changes, and evolving financing structures to proactively identify emerging risks.
- Mentor junior team members and share technical expertise across assigned sectors and products.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders to support business growth while maintaining robust risk management standards.
- Participate in cross-functional projects, committees, and strategic initiatives, providing specialist credit risk expertise.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of experience within financial services, with a strong background in corporate credit risk, structured finance, and/or leveraged finance.
- Proven experience assessing and approving complex corporate and structured credit transactions.
- Strong understanding of regulatory requirements governing credit approval, monitoring, and risk management processes.
- Extensive knowledge of corporate, structured finance, and leveraged finance structures, including familiarity with LMA documentation.
- Deep understanding of credit risk principles, financial products, derivatives, and risk management frameworks.
- Strong analytical capabilities with excellent numerical skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Outstanding stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior decision-makers constructively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across credit, front-office, and senior management teams in a fast-paced environment.
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced credit professional looking to take on a highly visible role within a dynamic and international environment, with exposure to complex financing structures, senior decision-making forums, and strategic credit risk initiatives.
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