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Citi continues to enhance its business control and governance framework by building out Institutional Credit Management (ICM), a first line of defense business line, to house and consistently manage credit risk activities performed for Citi’s institutional clients. ICM’s objective is to provide integrated end-to-end credit underwriting, identification, measurement, management, and monitoring for wholesale credit across the enterprise. Within ICM, the Credit Underwriting function (“ICM UW” or “UW”) provides credit analysis, underwriting, and first line of defense credit approval for periodic / material transaction reviews, and any necessary subsequent credit monitoring across all institutional business including Corporate Banking, Services, and Markets relationships. The Senior Underwriter manages a team of corporate underwriters, covering large and complex relationships, being responsible for all underwriting activities, in partnership with Business and Risk. This role reports directly to the local head of Underwriting.
Job Responsibility
Executes, aligned with global and regional strategies, all responsibilities regarding underwriting, including, but not limited to: Adoption of leading practices in credit analysis, underwriting, and monitoring, including the end-to-end underwriting process, from early origination discussions to development of credit approval memos, and senior approval forums
Manage junior resources and serve as a key point of contact for the team for escalations / guidance as required
Perform a detailed review of the financial analysis, due diligence, projection modeling, stress testing, risk rating, and other in-depth analysis performed by junior resources
Review and approval of Credit Approval Memo (CAM) packages
Partner with front office on structuring and production of term sheet for new transactions
Facilitate relationships with key clients in Banking, Markets, and Risk (as applicable) and with key regulators, internal audit, and control functions
Support the Head of [pillar name] Credit Underwriting and the Head of ICM on strategic initiatives / projects as required
Senior credit approval authority covering large and complex underwritings, capital commitments, derivatives with multi-industry experience
Demonstrated expertise in and exposure to global credit risk management standards
Ability to understand capital markets products and complex financing and product structures
Ability to provide strategic insights and strong sensitivity to macro and regulatory issues, and impact of such issues on the various Risk families, including operational and franchise risks
Able to discuss and address issues associated with the allocation of risk assets and risk capital in partnership with banking and product organizations
Proven ability to understand nuances of local markets, local regulation, and the capabilities and practices of competitors
Navigates organizational complexity and breaks silos
Creates and sustains a network of strong partnerships with the business in all segments & geographies and other risk functions
Proven experience of managing a team
Provides well-reasoned, balanced assessments of risk/return trade-offs associated with transactions and client relationships
Proven track record of partnering with global peers in leveraging and implementation of best practices
Requirements
15+ years risk/risk-related credit work experience in banking/financial institutions, including 8+ years' managerial experience
Proven ability to effectively engage with regulators and internal control functions including Internal Audit and Fundamental Credit Risk as well as with external audit
Demonstrates strong ethics and integrity
Ability to see the 'big picture' in a complex environment
Can make decisions under pressure and short timeline
Excellent verbal & written communication skills. Active listening skills.
Excellent presentation skills – adept at presenting effectively to audiences of various sizes and various constituencies