Credit Risk Strategist Jobs in Chicago, IL (NOW HIRING)

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This job is responsible for managing, monitoring, and documenting credit risk for a portfolio of clients. Key responsibilities include monitoring changes in credit profiles, compliance with credit agreements as well as structuring and underwriting new financing solutions across the Global Banking and Markets product spectrum. Job expectations may include assessing risk solutions which adhere to the bank's risk appetite and risk strategies and coaching and leading team members.

Responsibilities:

• Oversees and assesses the credit worthiness of borrowers based on due diligence findings, financial statement analysis, forecasting, analysis of company and industry risks, terms and conditions, and relationship profitability to provide high quality credit approval to Corporate Banking, Investment Banking, Global Markets, and Treasury
• Exercises Delegated Approval Authority using sound judgment and expertise to make approval decisions for the business including new lending limits, structuring and negotiating deal terms, credit worthiness, annual reviews and renewals, risk ratings, and breach actions
• Acts as a senior coverage team resource supporting ongoing credit matters and asset quality, maintaining adherence to the bank's risk appetite and risk strategies to mitigate losses while identifying opportunities to responsibly growing the loan portfolio
• Leads new credit originations in coordination and collaboration with the coverage teams including Relationship Managers, Risk, Syndications, Treasury, and all other product partners
• Negotiates and structures legal documentation related to loans and derivatives
• Establishes appropriate internal risk ratings for clients and implements accurate adjustments throughout the client's credit life cycle
• Trains, coaches, and mentors Credit Analysts and Associates
• Serves as a key member of the Commercial Client Team in handling the clients financial needs, ensuring that the overall client experience is favorable, and that the bank is in a position to expand the relationship. Interacts with clients and prospects to understand their financial goals and objectives, current and future financial performance, and their needs and desires for their banking relationship
• Working closely with the client team, the role of the Credit Officer in the credit process is the guidance and oversight of underwriting, structuring, and documentation of credit requests on an assigned portfolio
• Includes an evaluation of the financial standing of the client or prospect and the appropriateness of the existing or proposed credit structure, and suggestion of any changes to help optimize the relationship
• Underwrite and structure complex credit transactions with minimal oversight
• Some travel time with face-to-face interaction with our dealer clients
• Involved in the negotiation and closing process for transactions in portfolio
• Oversees the monitoring of their assigned portfolio to maintain credit quality, and to ensure timely recognition and management of any changes via the use of the bank's proprietary risk rating tool, and the review of various compliance, exception and past due reports

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years commercial credit underwriting and analysis with a commercial bank or OEM captive finance organization.
• Strong knowledge and comprehension of loan and collateral documentation
• Ability to accurately analyze borrower's financial picture and deliver a comprehensive risk analysis to manager and risk officers
• Confidence and ability to develop an independent viewpoint and present a business case to support conclusions
• Excellent relationship management skills, experience working in a team environment, ability to help influence constituencies with diverse views towards consensus
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years commercial credit underwriting and analysis with a commercial bank or OEM captive finance organization in the auto retail space. Direct customer-facing experience in a goal-oriented environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking
• Credit and Risk Assessment
• Financial Analysis
• Loan Structuring
• Underwriting
• Attention to Detail
• Business Acumen
• Financial Forecasting and Modeling
• Research Analysis
• Written Communications
• Business Development
• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Portfolio Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Business Acumen
• Coaching
• Decision Making
• Hiring and Onboarding
• Loan Structuring
• Collaboration
• Credit Documentation Requirements
• Oral Communications
• Risk Management
• Written Communications
• Change Management
• Client Solutions Advisory
• Executive Presence
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Underwriting

Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 40

Pay Transparency details

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Pay and benefits information

Pay range $119,000.00 - $200,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set. Discretionary incentive eligible This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.