Corporate & Investment Bank Risk - Credit Risk Management - Asset Managers & Funds-Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•Plano, TX

About The Position

As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class. As an Asset Manager on the Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) Credit Risk Management team, you will be responsible for capital markets, lending activities, and related credit exposures. This team is organized by geography with teams aligned by industry. CIB Credit Risk Managers lead the client credit relationship in partnership with CIB Coverage. In addition, you will have responsibility for a portfolio of asset managers and funds and will serve as the primary contact for those credit relationships and reporting into the group leader.

Requirements

A minimum of 6 years of Credit/Market risk experience is required
Strong credit background and analytical skills – demonstrated ability to grasp accounting and corporate finance
Solid familiarity with leveraged finance underwriting and credit agreements
Possesses a solid understanding of financial products and market dynamics
Strong interest in client interaction and possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills
Ability to perform well under pressure on teams in a demanding environment
Candidates should be highly proficient in Excel, Powerpoint and Word

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Asset Management, Financial Technology and FIG industries preferred

Responsibilities

Perform client due diligence and financial analysis and summarize in written credit approval memos and reviews
Review and approve trading activity, including recommending margin requirements as well as structural enhancements
Provides credit expertise in structuring loan and derivative transactions
Set and communicate credit exposure appetite across trading products utilizing internal exposure methodologies
Oversee legal negotiations for traded products and traditional lending
Serve as principal contact for and partner with colleagues from Sales & Trading, Prime Brokerage, Investor Client Management, Treasury & Security Services, Legal, IB Coverage, Syndicated & Leveraged Finance, Debt Capital Markets, and Ratings Advisory
Assess creditworthiness of clients and assign appropriate credit ratings.
Maintain updated credit research on a portfolio of clients
Lead group wide efficiency projects
Remains current on all aspects of the credit relationship, including exposure, threshold management, compliance, potential problems and opportunities.
Leads credit due diligence for bank and bond executions in tandem with M&A transactions, LBOs, and portfolio refinancings