Team Leader Credit

Our client is an international organization. In Europe, they aim to become the leading international wholesale bank and need talents like you to help achieve this goal.

Your Tasks:

The position is within the Wholesale Credit Approval team based in Paris.

• Lead the Credit team (4 people) for the TMT, Healthcare, Chemicals, and Services sectors.
• Manage a portfolio of approximately 150 counterparties, primarily in the TMT sector.
• Review and approve credit requests to protect the group's capital and reputation while supporting growth.
• Serve as the main contact for Wholesale credit risk, manage problematic exposures, and disseminate processes and policies.
• Be the Credit contact for several branches and participate in their supervision.
• Engage in regional projects related to Wholesale credit risk.

Responsibilities / Expected Outcomes:

• Ensure the quality and speed of credit decisions while ensuring they are well understood by applicants.
• Represent the Credit Department in relevant committees.
• Foster effective collaboration with Credit Risk teams, the Front Office, and Support Functions.
• Implement and maintain policies related to large corporate clients of GB/CMB, balancing risk management and growth objectives.
• Contribute to the adaptation of processes in response to new regulatory constraints.

What Success Looks Like:

• Establish regular communication with CMB GB managers/RMs to align strategic objectives and ensure credit requests comply with risk policies.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of organizational changes and processes to improve efficiency while adhering to the Group/HBEU model.
• Ensure prompt responses to business units while meeting SLAs and specific needs.
• Assist in the team's development within a complex risk environment.

Your Profile:

• Strong academic qualifications in financial analysis; University degree. MBA / CFA / CPA is a significant plus.
• Experience in Corporate Credit Risk Management: 5 years of experience in the GBM/LC coverage team or in the credit department.
• Desirable technical experience (Microsoft applications).
• Fluent in English; French is also an advantage.
• Critical and logical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong time management skills.
  
  

Does it sound like you? Please apply!