Bulge Bracket Investment Banks

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**Leveraged Finance Credit Risk Vice President** in Chicago, IL, leverages advanced credit risk assessment skills to drive strategic lending decisions. Lead client due diligence, structure credit approvals, and ensure risk ratings reflect current forward-looking views. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review and approve new lending activities, and mentor junior talent. Required: 5+ years of commercial/investment banking lending experience, BA/BS degree, solid understanding of financial products, corporate finance, and advanced accounting knowledge. Prefer MBA, CFA, excellent communication skills, and outstanding negotiation abilities.

Compensation: Not specified
City: Chicago
Country: United States

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Location: Chicago, IL, United States

Job Summary

Our credit risk professionals sit at the heart of the Investment Bank, serving as trusted advisors to the firm's most senior bankers and playing a decisive role in the transactions that matter most to our clients. In this role, you will bring intellectual rigor and sound judgment to some of the most complex leveraged finance decisions in the market, operating in a high-performing, collaborative environment where your analysis directly shapes outcomes. If you are passionate about credit, thrive under pressure, and want to build your career at one of the world's leading financial institutions, this is the opportunity for you.

As a Leveraged Finance Credit Risk Vice President within the Business Services credit risk team, you will identify the key risk factors associated with clients, transactions, and industry sub-sectors across an assigned portfolio, and develop and articulate a dynamic, forward-looking risk assessment of client companies, transactions, competitive threats, industry, and other factors. Working in close partnership with Investment Banking Coverage, Global Corporate Banking, Debt Capital Markets, and other product teams, you will review, structure, risk rate, and approve new lending activities and perform ongoing portfolio monitoring. You will report to a senior Credit Executive and be supported day-to-day by a dedicated team of Analysts and Associates, with an expectation to play an important role in developing junior talent.

Job responsibilities

Review and evaluate new credit origination requests, applying forward-looking risk assessment to develop appropriate credit structures and ensure all transactions are consistent with the firm's credit risk appetite

Lead client due diligence by attending client, bank, and other meetings to develop a thorough understanding of client companies, management teams, and industry sectors, and use financial models to incorporate the impact of forward-looking risk assessments on key value drivers

Apply corporate finance and accounting expertise to structure appropriate financing solutions and prepare and review credit approval materials, ensuring all credit risk policies are followed

Review and negotiate legal documentation to ensure terms are appropriate and consistent with credit approval

Ensure risk ratings are accurate and reflect a current forward-looking view of the client, while providing early identification and proactive management of deteriorating credits and other problem situations

Prepare and present quarterly financial snapshots of the Business Services portfolio, as well as annual portfolio review materials to senior management

Assist in training and developing Analysts and work closely with middle office and data teams to ensure accuracy of credit system data

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

BA/BS degree required

5+ years of commercial/investment banking lending experience including extensive credit, structuring, and marketing

Solid understanding of financial products, corporate finance, financial modeling, and market dynamics

Advanced knowledge of financial statements and accounting

Experience with documentation related to credit agreements

Knowledge and experience of derivative products and documentation, including ISDA and CSA agreement

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

MBA or CFA preferred

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively present analysis and interact with key stakeholders

Capability to perform due diligence and lead negotiations with clients

Ability to perform well under pressure in a demanding environment while managing multiple tasks simultaneously

Review and approve leveraged credit, manage portfolios, and develop junior talent across our commercial and investment banking business.

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Location: Chicago, IL, United States

Job Summary

Job responsibilities

Apply corporate finance and accounting expertise to structure appropriate financing solutions and prepare and review credit approval materials, ensuring all credit risk policies are followed

Review and negotiate legal documentation to ensure terms are appropriate and consistent with credit approval

Prepare and present quarterly financial snapshots of the Business Services portfolio, as well as annual portfolio review materials to senior management

Assist in training and developing Analysts and work closely with middle office and data teams to ensure accuracy of credit system data

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

BA/BS degree required

5+ years of commercial/investment banking lending experience including extensive credit, structuring, and marketing

Solid understanding of financial products, corporate finance, financial modeling, and market dynamics

Advanced knowledge of financial statements and accounting

Experience with documentation related to credit agreements

Knowledge and experience of derivative products and documentation, including ISDA and CSA agreement

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

MBA or CFA preferred

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively present analysis and interact with key stakeholders

Capability to perform due diligence and lead negotiations with clients

Ability to perform well under pressure in a demanding environment while managing multiple tasks simultaneously

Review and approve leveraged credit, manage portfolios, and develop junior talent across our commercial and investment banking business.

Leveraged Finance Credit Risk Vice President

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