Vice President – Leveraged Finance Credit Underwriting

Citi • Irving, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Citi’s Leveraged Finance Underwriting (LFU) team is seeking a Vice President, Credit Underwriter to support and lead underwriting for leveraged lending transactions across sponsor‑backed and corporate clients. This role sits at the center of Citi’s leveraged lending platform, partnering closely with Investment Banking, Debt Capital Markets, Corporate Banking, Legal, and Risk. The VP will play a key role in transaction underwriting, credit approval, portfolio management, and early problem recognition, while helping strengthen Citi’s end‑to‑end leveraged lending credit governance framework. This position offers high visibility, meaningful deal exposure, and clear progression within one of Citi’s most strategic credit franchises. The Vice President, Leveraged Finance Underwriter is a senior execution role responsible for evaluating, underwriting, and monitoring complex leveraged finance exposures. The role blends transaction‑level analysis, portfolio oversight, and team leadership, and is ideal for professionals with strong leveraged lending experience who want to deepen credit judgment and broaden capital markets exposure.

Requirements

• 6–8 years of leveraged lending or credit underwriting experience within a bank, investment bank, or credit platform
• Strong experience underwriting leveraged transactions, including sponsor‑backed deals
• Advanced ability to analyze financial statements, cash flows, leverage, and capital structures
• Proven ability to exercise sound credit judgment and clearly articulate risk/reward trade‑offs
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• Prior experience working in a regulated banking environment
• Exposure to capital markets execution or portfolio‑level credit management

Nice To Haves

• MBA, MSc, or similar advanced degree a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

• Lead or oversee underwriting for leveraged finance transactions, including LBOs and non‑sponsor corporates
• Review and challenge enterprise valuation models, operating forecasts, and financing structures
• Prepare and present credit approvals, articulating risks, mitigants, and key assumptions to senior Business and Risk stakeholders
• Oversee periodic credit reviews, covenant compliance, and ongoing portfolio monitoring
• Identify emerging risks, market trends, and early warning signals across the leveraged lending portfolio
• Contribute to portfolio‑level analyses and materials for senior management and governance forums
• Partner daily with Debt Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Risk, and Legal
• Ensure transactions are structured and documented in line with internal standards and regulatory expectations
• Support global leveraged lending initiatives and governance enhancements
• Provide guidance and oversight to Analysts and Associates, including coordination with offshore teams
• Mentor junior team members and support development of leveraged finance credit skills
• Act as a thought partner in refining underwriting standards and best practices

Benefits

• discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards
• medical, dental & vision coverage
• 401(k)
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• wellness programs
• paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees