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Bank Of America Credit Risk Officer 
France, Ile-de-France, Paris 
207431030

30.08.2024

Job Description:

Job Title:Credit Risk Officer

Up to Vice President

Role Description:

This position has primary responsibility for credit approval and therefore is accountable for overall portfolio performance and asset quality. Your role involves handling a portfolio of European Banks and Non-Banking Financial Institutions, as well as Corporates. You will partner with senior ECGBR colleagues to support the portfolio and work with Enterprise Credit (‘EC’, 1st line of defence credit team) in supporting our European client base. Your role will involve building and maintaining legal entity and portfolio-level reporting routines as well as contributing to regulatory deliverables.

Responsibilities:

  • Reviewing credit proposals, new transactions, sanctioning exposure/limits for portfolio clients within appropriate risk parameters under delegated authority; risk types covered include lending, structured funding trades, RCFs, FX, derivatives, repo, GTS facilities.

  • Providing feedback to GCIB Credit/GMC (Enterprise Credit) on new client/transaction screenings in order to influence outcomes in line with credit risk limits, including appropriate transactions structures.

  • Identify and monitor top down emerging risk trends within the portfolio and devise action plans for mitigation where appropriate.

  • Build and maintain portfolio-level reporting routines which cover key movements in portfolio sensitivities, exposure changes and credit rating migrations.

  • Involvement in regulatory deliverables and other ad-hoc legal entity tasks which require credit risk input.

What we are looking for:

  • Language: Fluency in English is essential.

  • Coverage responsibilities of a portfolio of European FIs/NBFIs as well as Corporates.

  • Experience with operating under delegated approval authority.

  • Solid familiarity with product suite, including loan and derivative products, and legal documentation (facility agreement, ISDA/CSA, GMRA, GMSLA).

  • Experience of discussing multi faceted structures with corporate and investment banking, sales and trading.

Skills that will help:

  • Excellent communication skills.

  • Ability to work in a demanding, fast-paced environment in a variety of different situations; grasp of highly detailed structures.

  • Highly motivated individual with a passion for continued learning.

  • Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint software for presentations.

France

  • Competitive retirement plan in addition to State plans

  • Mandatory Medical Plan provided by the bank as a top-up to Social Security health benefits for you and your family.

  • Employees and family members can receive free health advice 24/7 through a range of English and French speaking medical providers

  • Life and disability insurance

  • Time Savings Account (‘CET’) to save some of your leave days, cash them out or use them later

  • Reimbursement of 50% of your commuter pass

  • Nursery scheme for children under age 3

  • Works council benefits

  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support and help for everyday matters

  • Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering with local charities

  • Opportunity to receive free entry to arts exhibitions sponsored by Bank of America in Paris

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.