Credit Risk Manager

Job Description:

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for overall portfolio or product set performance and asset quality and may include credit approval authority. Key responsibilities include focusing on but not limited to credit, market, and reputational risk; as well as adherence to credit risk policies and external/internal reporting, including but not limited to Top of House (TOH) and Line of Business (LOB) specific reports or regulatory related reporting. Job expectations include having detailed knowledge of regulatory issues and providing expertise on highly complex transactions to business/support partners.

Responsibilities:

• Sets or oversees the ongoing management of risk parameters and guardrails for credit risk while ensuring adherence to risk appetite/limits, and actively inspects and/or designs risk scenarios to implement decisions
• Supports or oversees the credit approval process and therefore is accountable for overall portfolio performance and asset quality, including underwriting, structuring and monitoring tasks
• Conducts analysis, inspects and/or develops credit risk reporting for specific products, and monitors and reports on key indicators for changes in credit quality to communicate to senior management
• Sets or oversees adherence to policy and standards and ensures first line credit officers and managers are appropriately performing due diligence that the risk is within the bank's defined risk appetite, using knowledge of stress testing and its applicability to credit risk
• Monitors for adherence to industry risk governance, as well as monitoring for potential operational, reputational and market risk issues
• Identifies risks early that could impact the assigned portfolio and coordinates with business counterparts to resolve portfolio issues
• Translates and manages plans of action to achieve a goal across varying audiences

Managerial Responsibilities:
This position may also have responsibilities for managing associates. At Bank of America, all managers at this level demonstrate the following responsibilities, in addition to those specific to the role, listed above.

• Diversity & Inclusion Champion: Models an inclusive environment for employees and clients, aligned to company D&I goals.
• Manager of Process & Data: Demonstrates deep process knowledge, operational excellence and innovation through a focus on simplicity, data based decision making and continuous improvement.
• Enterprise Advocate & Communicator: Communicates enterprise decisions, purpose, and results, and connects to team strategy, priorities and contributions.
• Risk Manager: Ensures proper risk discipline, controls and culture are in place to identify, escalate and debate issues.
• People Manager & Coach: Provides inspection, coaching and feedback to motivate, differentiate and improve performance.
• Financial Steward: Actively manages expenses and budgets in alignment with objectives, making sound financial decisions.
• Enterprise Talent Leader: Assesses talent and builds bench strength for roles across the organization.
• Driver of Business Outcomes: Delivers results by effectively prioritizing, inspecting and appropriately delegating team work.

Skills:

• Credit and Risk Assessment
• Critical Thinking
• Risk Analytics
• Risk Management
• Strategic Thinking
• Decision Making
• Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
• Issue Management
• Portfolio Analysis
• Regulatory Compliance
• Business Intelligence
• Financial Accounting
• Inclusive Leadership
• Influence
• Presentation Skills

The position is for a credit risk manager covering Bank of America’s Real Estate Structured finance business. You are usually the front line credit risk person on more complex or sensitive credit transactions working directly with the relationship manager and/or credit product specialist. You shall cover a diverse range of responsibilities involving assistance with structuring, risk mitigation and internal policy compliance for new business opportunities.

You will be part of the RESF Credit Risk team and provide credit risk oversight for specified markets. Key responsibilities include review, challenge, and approve loan requests for the Real Estate Structured (RESF) teams in the US and EMEA up to designated approval level, and oversight of his/her assigned loan portfolio.

What will your main responsibilities involve?
Review, challenge, and approve loan requests for the Real Estate Structured (RESF) teams in the US and EMEA
Prepare materials and present at quarterly Portfolio Review Meeting, covering market data, loan performance, portfolio statistics, country risk, and asset quality statistics.
Participate in any other special projects, such as Policy and Procedure amendments, Operational Excellence projects, MRAs and Market analyses
Provide mentorship to RESF’s teams with focus on transaction risk identification and mitigation strategies
Provide Policy interpretation and application guidance as needed .Assess a broad spectrum of risks, predominantly credit risk, but also market, counterparty, and operational risks. This role requires close interaction with the Front Line Units and other risk and support groups (i.e., Market Risk, Counterparty Risk, Legal, Credit Review, Appraisal, etc.)
Assist in securitization process, including reviewing loans originated by other banks that become part of CMBS transactions, participating in B-piece calls, and reviewing/approving Risk Retention for CMBS and SASB transactions
In this role, the individual will frequently interact with senior leaders across the Global Risk organization and the Front Line Units
Required and Desired Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Finance, Accounting, or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience
At least 10 years of related experience in commercial real estate industry with a focus in CMBS preferable
Financial modeling skills, including property cash flow, valuation and performance analysis
Excellent credit analytical skills with experience in credit risk management
Knowledge of credit risk management processes, credit risk policy, risk appetite, models, loss forecasting
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with continual deal flow
Proven ability to independently own multiple concurrent activities, drive completion, and produce executive level reporting
Execution oriented with demonstrated project management and problem solving skills
Proven partnering skills with ability to navigate across teams, eliminate roadblocks, drive consensus to achieve resolution and ensure successful execution
Able to build and maintain strategic business relationships
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Highly motivated individual who fully understands the demands of a credit risk professional
Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat

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