Senior Credit Officer - Financial Institutions Credit Risk

Senior Credit Officer - Financial Institutions Credit Risk

Base pay range: $/yr - $/yr

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 counter parties 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.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Finance

Industries:
Banking