Director/Senior Director - Credit Risk - Sydney
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in shaping the business unit, fostering sound credit culture, and optimising risk utilisation to maximise returns.
What you'll do:
As a Director/Senior Director - Credit Risk, your primary responsibility will be managing credit risk approval and overseeing portfolio management for both Infrastructure and Leveraged Finance exposures. You will play a crucial role in shaping the strategic direction of the business unit, ensuring that credit strategies align with broader business objectives.Your expertise will be instrumental in fostering a robust credit culture within the organisation, while also working closely with various teams to optimise risk utilisation. Your ability to demonstrate prudent judgement in assessing and managing credit risks will be key to your success in this role.
- Manage credit risk approval and portfolio for Infrastructure and Leveraged Finance exposures.
- Contribute to the strategic positioning of the business unit ensuring alignment with objectives.
- Foster a sound credit culture within the business.
- Work closely with the business to optimise risk utilisation.
- Demonstrate prudent judgement in assessment and management of credit risks.
- Identify problem loans early and implement remediation plans.
What you bring:
The ideal candidate for this Director/Senior Director - Credit Risk position will bring an extensive background in corporate and institutional credit-related roles, with previous delegated authority to approve credit risk being highly desirable.You should have prior experience in credit analysis within the Infrastructure and/or Leveraged Finance sectors. Your practical knowledge of legal documentation will be essential in this role. We are looking for someone who can act independently, think innovatively, solve problems, and exhibit a growth mindset.
Superior communication skills along with excellent negotiating and influencing abilities are also required. A business degree or post-graduate finance qualification would be well regarded, as would industry qualifications such as CFA, AIMR, GARP or PRMIA.
- Extensive background in corporate and instutitional credit-related roles.
- Previous experience in credit analysis of Infrastructure or Leveraged Finance sector.
- Practical knowledge of legal documentation.
- Ability to act independently, think innovatively, solve problems and exhibit a growth mindset.
- Superior communication skills along with excellent negotiating and influencing skills.
- A business degree or post graduate finance qualification would be well regarded as well as industry qualifications such as CFA, AIMR, GARP or PRMIA.
What's next:
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are encouraged to apply.To apply please click apply or contact Alana Sargant on 02 8289 3195 or alana.sargant@robertwalters.com.au for a confidential discussion.