Director, Senior Credit Officer

Transaction Approval & Advice | Director, Senior Credit Officer | New York

About ING:

In Americas, ING's Wholesale Banking division offers a broad range of innovative financial products and services to domestic and international corporate and institutional clients.

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We give people the freedom to take risks, think differently, take ownership of their work, and make great things happen. We're here to help you get ahead. And with our global network, there's plenty of scope to take your career in new directions, perhaps even ones you've never considered.

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About the position:

Transaction Approval & Advice (TA&A) New York is looking to support Front Office business growth ambitions by hiring a Senior Credit Officer (SCO) who will: be responsible for (1) executing client transactions from origination to closing and (2) manage the credit risk of an assigned client portfolio. The SCO who is the primary point of contact for front office for her/his/they portfolio, exhibits deep specialized knowledge on the relevant sectors, markets and/or products.

and safeguards the risk appetite of the bank in balance with a sound commercial sense. This person will work with various business units with primary responsibility for the Energy portfolio. This is a second line of defense Director level position that will report to the Head of TA&A - New York.

About the department:

TA&A based in New York City acts as the credit risk management group and second line of defense is support of the corporate lending business at ING Capital LLC which is the wholesale lending arm for ING Bank in the Americas. TA&A is responsible for the analysis, advice and decision making of tailored (lending) transactions for key WB Sector and Lending clients and supporting these clients in their success whilst safeguarding the risk appetite of the bank.

The risk managers (SCOs and risk officers) have a deep understanding of credit structuring, credit risk and businesses & markets, next to the assessment of related risks like ESG, compliance and climate risk. In addition to the asset-by-asset approval process, the SCOs manage their portfolios and advice senior management on the strategic direction in terms of risk appetite and portfolio steering in sectors and products.

TA&A teams are also engaged in strategic projects covering sector analysis, risk appetite direction, Leveraged Transactions, reporting, climate change and a wide range of other related initiatives covering the wider credit strategy of ING.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct and facilitate credit exposure approval and associated decision-making processes, in line with relevant credit policies and procedures, and within the stated risk appetite statements
• Advise and support the credit decision process for individual credit transactions and relevant credit portfolios, within the boundaries of established risk appetite statements, and in line with applicable credit risk policies
• Monitor and report on relevant transactions, obligors and portfolios
• Direct Quarterly Portfolio Review and Watchlist meetings and reports
• Complete Risk Ratings in accordance with ING policy and in a timely manner to help assure the portfolio loan loss provision (LLP) is calculated accurately
• Identify industry trends or news events that affect portfolio risk, using this to adjust as necessary Watchlist, Risk Rating or LLP adjustments
• Actively provide input and/or develop relevant credit risk policies
• Align ING New York credit policies and procedures with global frameworks as applicable for approval and monitoring of credit exposure
• Support ING's Sustainability and Climate Change ambitions
• Work with Front Office teams and Credit Administration staff to manage the credit risk of a designated portfolios
• Stakeholder Management:
• Develop and maintain relationships with (senior) management and other relevant internal and/or external stakeholders
• Educate and mentor colleagues ranging from junior account managers to senior bankers
• Coordinate with audit staff, including external audit, Corporate Audit Services, SOX, as well as DNB and ECB activities
• Educate and mentor colleagues ranging from junior account managers to senior bankers Interacts as primary counterpart of Front Office account managers, Deal Principals and senior management on all matters related to credit risk
• Propagates ING views and opinions on issues relevant to field of expertise, also outside the ING organization
• Interaction requires persuasion and engagement by personal impact
• Has overall risk management responsibility (principally lending, but also financial markets, operation, compliance and market), and is able to manage processes from a risk management…