Bring your expertise to JPMorganChase. As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorganChase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

As a Lead Credit Officer - Vice President on the Diversified Industries team, you will lead the credit origination and portfolio management of non-investment grade / leveraged companies. The Diversified Industries team covers clients in the Commercial and Investment Bank (CIB). You will lead the structuring and underwriting of new lending activities, analyze and approve other credit requests, facilitate regulatory monitoring and perform on-going portfolio monitoring. In each capacity, the Credit team works in partnership with Investment Banking Coverage, Global Corporate Banking, Debt Capital Markets and many other product partners to meet the needs of clients. You will report to a senior Credit Executive and will be supported in day-to-day work by a dedicated team of Analysts and Associates. 

Job Responsibilities   

Identify the key risk factors associated with clients, transactions, and industry sub-sectors across an assigned portfolio, and develop and articulate a dynamic, forward-looking risk assessment of client companies, transactions, competitive threats, industry and other factorsDevelop a broad and deep understanding of the business, financial, competitive and industry risks faced by clients in the assigned portfolioLead and/or participate in client due diligence by way of attending client, bank and other meetings to develop a better understanding of client companies, management teams, and industry sectorsUtilize financial models to incorporate the impact of forward-looking risk assessment on key value drivers, ultimately developing and recommending appropriate credit structures relative to risk assessmentApply corporate finance and accounting expertise to develop appropriate financing structures, and prepare and review credit approval materials, ensuring all credit risk policies are followedReview and negotiate legal documentation to ensure terms are appropriate and consistent with credit approvalEnsure risk ratings are accurate and reflect a current forward-looking view of the client, while providing early identification and proactive management of deteriorating credits and other problem situationsPrepare and present quarterly financial snapshot of the Diversified Industries portfolio, as well as annual portfolio review materials to senior managementAssist in training, mentoring and developing junior talent to enhance the perormance of the broader team Work closely with analysts and our middle office and data teams to ensure accuracy of credit system data

Required Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities

Bachelor's degree Minimum of 5 years of commercial/investment banking lending experience including extensive credit, structuring and marketingPossesses a solid understanding of financial products, corporate finance, financial modeling and market dynamicsAdvanced knowledge of financial statements and accountingExperience with documentation related to credit agreementsKnowledge/experience of derivative products and documentation (including ISDA and CSA)

Preferred Qualifications, Skills and Capabilities

MBA degreeExcellent communication skills, both verbal and writtenAbility to effectively present analysis and interact with key stakeholdersCapability to perform due diligence and negotiation with clientsAbility to perform well under pressure in a demanding environment managing multiple tasks at the same time