Credit Risk Management Vice President
City of London
Hybrid (3/2 split)
Permanent
£110,000
cer Financial are working alongside an international bank who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Credit Risk Management Vice President to work with them on a permanent basis.
The responsibilities of a Credit Risk Management Vice President will include:
- Review & authorise transactions in accordance with the Credit Officer Approval Authority Policy and Portfolio Management Rules, subject to the approval limits delegated from the General Manager of CD.
- Exercise strong risk assessment methodology toward new transactions and management of a portfolio of Hedge Fund and NBFI, and also other Fl clients across a variety of sectors, geographies, and asset/ product types when needed.
- Working as a trusted partner with Front Office deal teams to ensure delivery to clients whilst maintaining high credit quality. Articulate CD risk perception and appetite for a transaction in line with bank policy and procedures, manage the interaction and communication with front office teams, and attend meetings with clients where necessary.
- Experience and capability to take a complex transaction from inception to approval with limited supervision.
- Collaborate with other risk and compliance functions where appropriate to ensure enterprise wide view of risk is considered.
- Develop relationships within the team: seek guidance and advice from colleagues; express well-reasoned arguments and influence senior management; and assist in recruitment and training of more junior staff.
- Willingness / flexibility to be involved in ad hoc projects.
- Draw on expertise and professional knowledge to propose innovative solutions/ improvements to status quo.
- Co-work with Counterparty Credit Risk team, RMD which is covering negotiation/approval of credit related terms of legal documents cush as GMRA and ISDA, managing collateral haircut, monitoring fails and collateral dispute, monitoring collateral concentrations/liquidity and providing monthly portfolio report.
The successful Credit Risk Management Vice President will have:
- Seasoned credit professional with extensive credit risk experience.
- Deep knowledge and experience managing credit risk with solid understanding of Hedge Fund clients (particularly due diligence, rating assessment of hedge funds, limit setting) and other NBFI types (such as insurance, funds, investment trusts, asset managers, and non-bank lenders in developed countries).
- Extensive product knowledge covering all major derivative instruments and repo, knowledge of trading credit risk and experience leading complex legal negotiations for associated documentation (including ISDA/CSAs, MRA, GMRA, MSLA). Product and legal documentation knowledge in wider Fl types highly preferred (lending, trade finance, fund finance, etc).
- Degree level education and/ or relevant professional qualifications (eg: ACA, ACCA, ACT, CFA), and a track record of continued learning and development.