Wholesale Credit Risk - Natural Resources – Executive Director

Posting Description 

 Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team in a fast paced and challenging area? 

As a  Executive Director in the  Natural Resources team within Wholesale Credit Risk EMEA, you will be  covering clients across a broad range of industries including Oil & Gas, Metals and Mining, Chemicals, Pulp Paper & Packaging, Building Materials, Utilities and Commodity Trading. You will work closely with business partners across the region including Debt Capital Markets, Acquisition and Leveraged Finance, M&A, Corporate Bank, Markets (including the Global Commodities Group) , Treasury Services and Trade Finance.

Job responsibilities

• Manage pro-active credit exposure and steer deal teams (comprised of more junior credit colleagues as well as senior business partners) to ensure that transactions are structured to ensure an acceptable risk / reward balance to J P Morgan Chase.
• Approving the extension of credit to clients across the full rating spectrum through all products provided by J P Morgan Chase , and escalating effectively and early transactions which are outside of your approval authority 
• Act strategically, anticipating emerging issues and then personally driving appropriate actions that mitigate the impact to J P Morgan Chase
• Promote a robust risk and control environment including by partnering with and influencing business colleagues at senior levels across a variety of areas within the Corporate & Investment Bank and CCBSI, product specialists, Markets (Derivative Sales), Capital Markets and Merger & Acquisition(M&A).
• Bear deep knowledge of relevant legal documentation and will use this as part of your holistic risk management of clients / transaction along with  understanding of J.P. Morgan’s Risk management policies and related interactions with various stakeholders (including Regulators and Auditors).
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment that supports the growth and development of your direct reports 

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Must demonstrate first rate analytical and credit skills/judgment, with an intensive 'hands on' approach to digging into the details of credit and structure. 
• Must demonstrate excellent judgement and the ability to make sound decisions in a high pressure environment 
• First rate project management skills and demonstrable end to end ownership of work/projects. 
• Be able to establish credibility and trust with clients, internal business partners, product specialists and credit officers, and to partner with them effectively. 
• Proven people management, coaching and development abilities 
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Self-starting, result-driven, multi-tasking, risk-reward mindset and adaptable to change given the dynamic nature and timing of workflow.
• Significant experience in roles with relevant skills for this position.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Previous experience as a senior credit officer and managing a high impact team is preferred