D Sanctioner SLF Risk

Barclays•New York, NY

22d•$200,000 - $290,000

About The Position

Purpose of the role To independently assess and make credit decisions for complex financing transactions within the LevFin, SLF, and Hedge Funds sectors, ensuring alignment with the bank's credit risk appetite and regulatory requirements and contribute to the development and implementation of credit risk policies and procedures for the Specialised Sector. Accountabilities Analysis of complex financial information and business models of LevFin, SLF, and Hedge Fund clients to assess their creditworthiness, repayment capacity, and potential risks. Monitoring of the performance of the LevFin, SLF, and Hedge Fund portfolio, identifying and reporting early warning signs of potential credit deterioration. Evaluation of the risk profile of each application considering factors like industry trends, borrower financials, collateral, and market conditions. Documentation credit decisions and rationale in a clear and concise manner, adhering to internal audit and regulatory reporting standards. Development and implementation of strategies to mitigate identified credit risks and optimise portfolio performance. Director Expectations To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide.. They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.. Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function. Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately. Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence. Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate. Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives. Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives. Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations. Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area. Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally. Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions. Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division. All Senior Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave. Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.

Requirements

Extensive experience in credit risk or relevant experience, preferably gained at a major institution, covering the US Resi structured credit markets and/or CRE-related corporate lending facilities to mortgage and equity REITs (e.g. RCF’s and other corporate credit facilities).
Derivatives documentation and credit terms
Possess strong analytical skills with attention to detail, ability to provide big picture decision making, and ability to mentor and train junior staff.
Possess strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, and can clearly articulate complex concepts and ideas.
Strong performance track record in leadership and credit risk management.

Nice To Haves

An MBA, CPA, or CFA and / or Formal Credit training
Experience of building and maintaining effective relationships at a senior level.
Decision making and problem solving in a complex environment
Ideally having held delegated sanction authority within a large institution with track record of prudent execution.
A high degree of self-motivation, ability to delegate, a drive for results, and track record of setting and achieving goals and multi-tasking to meet competing deadlines

Responsibilities

Analysis of complex financial information and business models of LevFin, SLF, and Hedge Fund clients to assess their creditworthiness, repayment capacity, and potential risks.
Monitoring of the performance of the LevFin, SLF, and Hedge Fund portfolio, identifying and reporting early warning signs of potential credit deterioration.
Evaluation of the risk profile of each application considering factors like industry trends, borrower financials, collateral, and market conditions.
Documentation credit decisions and rationale in a clear and concise manner, adhering to internal audit and regulatory reporting standards.
Development and implementation of strategies to mitigate identified credit risks and optimise portfolio performance.
Manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide.
Manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business.
Lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally.
Train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.