Senior Credit Risk Analyst Asset-Backed Securities
About The Position
Join the securitized products division of a leading global financial institution, supporting sophisticated asset-backed securities portfolios through credit risk management, portfolio analytics, and transaction oversight. The role covers multiple ABS sectors, including digital infrastructure, in an analytical, collaborative, and fast-paced environment with regular exposure to senior stakeholders. This is an onsite, W2-only, long-term 12-month consulting engagement in New York City. The analyst will oversee credit and portfolio risk, assess transactions and counterparties, develop portfolio analytics and stress-testing approaches, strengthen monitoring and reporting, and provide risk insights to senior management and other stakeholders.
Requirements
- Five to seven or more years of relevant experience in structured finance, asset-backed securities, credit risk, portfolio risk, or securitized products.
- Strong understanding of ABS structures, collateral performance, cash-flow mechanics, credit enhancement, and transaction risks.
- Demonstrated experience performing portfolio analytics, financial modeling, scenario analysis, and stress testing.
- Ability to evaluate counterparty, operational, concentration, and emerging portfolio risks.
- Strong proficiency with Excel and financial modeling tools.
- Experience preparing risk reports, portfolio reviews, or senior-management presentations.
- Ability to interpret complex financial and performance data and convert findings into actionable risk insights.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Sound judgment, attention to detail, and ability to work independently in a high-accountability environment.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, business, or a related discipline.
Nice To Haves
- Exposure to digital infrastructure financing.
- CFA, FRM, or another relevant professional credential.
Responsibilities
- Oversee credit and portfolio risk coverage across multiple asset-backed securities sectors.
- Evaluate portfolio exposures, concentrations, emerging risks, and credit performance trends.
- Develop and deliver portfolio-level analytics, financial models, scenario analyses, and stress-testing frameworks.
- Assess structured finance transactions, counterparties, collateral performance, and underlying credit risks.
- Strengthen ongoing risk monitoring, reporting, and escalation processes.
- Enhance counterparty and operational-risk oversight across the portfolio.
- Analyze digital infrastructure and other specialized ABS sectors.
- Prepare clear risk assessments and portfolio insights for senior management and key stakeholders.
- Partner with front-office, risk, finance, operations, and other control functions to support sound credit decisions.
- Identify opportunities to improve analytical tools, risk controls, and portfolio surveillance practices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
