VP - Credit Risk Officer, Corporate & Structured Finance

Title: VP – Credit Risk Officer, Corporate & Structured Finance

Office Status: Hybrid – New York, NY

Base Salary: $180k - $200k + Bonus

Overview:

This Vice President or Director-level opportunity sits within the Credit Risk Department of a well-established boutique investment bank with over 50 years of US operations, offering senior credit risk oversight across a broad Corporate Banking and Structured Finance portfolio. The role carries genuine independent credit authority (assessing, challenging, and approving credit risk across corporate banking, acquisition finance, project finance, and structured credit exposures including Revolving Credit Facilities, securitization warehouses, ABS, CLOs, and Agency MBS) while also contributing to the development and oversight of the Branch’s credit risk framework, methodology, and portfolio monitoring processes. With a strong emphasis on technical acumen and operational efficiency, this is the right seat for an experienced credit risk professional with 12+ years of hands-on credit underwriting experience who combines deep analytical rigor with strong technology proficiency, independent judgment, and the presence to engage credibly with senior management, regulators, and auditors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform independent, in-depth credit analysis of borrowers, obligors, and counterparties across the Bank’s lending activities including acquisition finance, corporate banking, project finance, and structured credit exposures
• Assess and opine on loan structure, collateral, lien position and priority, guarantor support, and documentation adequacy; assist in determining and articulating key risks, mitigants, and conditions of credit approval ensuring the credit decision reflects the true risk-adjusted profile of each transaction
• Ensure all credit decisions align with the Group and Branch Risk Appetite Framework; exercise independent challenge over business lines on credit underwriting and risk assessment
• Review term sheets, credit agreements, and related documentation to confirm that approved terms, covenants, and conditions are accurately reflected prior to closing
• Perform ongoing surveillance of the credit portfolio including watchlist management, early identification of deteriorating credits, emerging sector risks, and rating migration trends
• Contribute to and where appropriate own the development and periodic review of credit risk methodologies and credit policy; help set credit risk methodology across the Branch’s Corporate Banking and Structured Finance activities
• Streamline and automate credit analysis, monitoring, and reporting processes using technology tools to improve accuracy, consistency, and operational efficiency across the credit workflow
• Participate in regulatory, Head Office, and internal audit interactions relating to credit risk; represent the Credit Risk department in cross-functional initiatives and in interactions with senior management, auditors, and regulators
• Serve as a subject-matter authority on credit risk across the organization; support team growth and build effective working relationships across business lines