Senior Credit Officer - Financial Institutions Credit Risk
Division Overview
- Risk Management ensures sustainable growth by analyzing, assessing, and monitoring risk-taking activities.
- Oversees enterprise, strategic, credit, market, liquidity, operational, and model risks.
- Credit Risk team manages credit exposure for corporates, financial institutions, sovereigns, and country risk.
- Responsibilities include:
- Setting credit policies and exposure limits.
- Reviewing and monitoring credit risk across counterparties and products.
- Defining risk appetite and standards for approval and management.
Role Scope
- Lead credit risk for Financial Institutions in the Americas.
- Manage team of senior credit officers.
- Coverage: Banks, brokers, insurance, private equity.
- Products: Capital call facilities, fund financing, leveraged loans, securitization, structured solutions.
- Involvement in risk appetite setting and governance.
Skills & Qualifications
- 15+ years in financial services; 8+ years managing teams.
- Deep expertise in credit risk for financial institutions.
- Strong knowledge of U.S. market and regulatory practices.
- Analytical, strategic decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Excellent English writing; additional languages a plus.
- Innovative and results-driven.
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