The ICM Portfolio Associate (PA) will report to the Global Head of Wholesale Credit Portfolio Monitoring and will help manage portfolio monitoring for the wholesale credit exposures in the Bank. Portfolio monitoring looks at portfolio health and emerging risks to help define the Bank’s risk appetite.. In particular, limits management is a major deliverable for the Bank both in terms of limits setting and limits monitoring and very challenging work can be offered to the right candidate to work on the risk appetite definition of the Bank.
The PA should be resourceful with the ability to produce recommendations to the portfolio owners that may include portfolio reviews, stress tests, risk appetite and underwriting criteria recalibrations, reclassification of facilities, risk rating changes, or limits changes among others.
Experience and requirements for the role:
Assisting portfolio management and consistent with industry leading practices and conforms to all internal credit procedures/policies, and all related regulatory expectationsContinuous engagement across ICM and with ICG businessesHelp execute plans, strategy and objectives for Portfolio Monitoring in an effective and innovative fashion; assess and report progress in meetings objectives including promotion of a healthy working culture. Such plans may include mitigation/remediation plans to major exposures while negotiating with key business leaders to agree on an appropriate plan.Coordinate with the Heads of Early Warning Credit Management, other ICM senior managers and key members of governance forums as appropriate to address and escalate emerging risk concerns, and to share best practicesAssist in developing/enhancing Learning, Develop and Training for portfolio monitoring and limits management;Support internal projects and initiativesSupport ICM Voice of the Employee (VOE) initiativesTravel (less than 25%)
Ability to meet deadlines due to business needsIndependent problem solving skillsExceptional written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.Understanding of corporate finance and bank products