Citi Commercial Bank - Digital, Technology & Communications (SVP)

About the role

Citi’s US Commercial Bank (CCB) is a rapidly growing business, targeting emerging, mid- and larger-sized companies with annual revenue generally from $100 million to $3 billion. To facilitate the CCB’s wholesale lending activities, Commercial Lending Management (CLM) serves as an in-business credit function organized around our strategic industries and global target market approach. CLM plays a critical role of the client delivery model for the CCB, translating thought-leadership, industry and product expertise, and an end-to-end ownership of the credit relationship into best-in-class lending solutions.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the end-to-end lending process within the US CCB for the assigned relationships and portfolio
• Knowledgeable of assigned portfolio and industry, and able to articulate and support a credit view based on well-supported analysis that effectively balances risk and business objectives
• Ensure appropriate regulatory classification and minimize net credit losses for covered portfolio, as well as identify emerging areas of concerns that should be escalated
• Provide accountability for decisioning using credit covering approval authority in tandem with Independent Risk
• Directly manage the analysis and workflow of underwriting requests for new-to-bank and existing credit relationships, including pre-screening opportunities, facilitate amendments and extensions, perform annual reviews and other credit requests, including the related diligence
• Lead the timely analysis and preparation of monthly and/or quarterly financial memo reviews of existing borrowers to track compliance with loan covenants, raise potential concerns and take necessary actions in partnership with other key stakeholders for the assigned portfolio
• Conduct periodic client calls on all portfolio clients and select new to bank opportunities in partnership with the Relationship Manager
• Develop and maintain an extensive knowledge in the various credit products and services offered to CCB clients
• Mentor and develop junior staff to become effective resources and future Credit Officers and Bankers
• Recommend changes to improve existing processes to achieve greater efficiency and controls
• Work proactively, and in a constructive and diplomatic manner, with internal and external stakeholders to keep transactions moving forward and in accordance with appropriate controls

Requirements

• Experienced senior credit underwriting executive with a deep and relevant CLM industry expertise, particularly in commercial and cross-border lending
• 10+ years of experience in credit underwriting, portfolio and/or risk management with a large multinational financial services organization
• Demonstrated knowledge of intermediate accounting theory and its practical application in the credit underwriting process
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentation and listening) and organizational skills; ability to complete multiple priorities in a timely manner
• Strong credit sense and ability to articulate a view, work across a range of credit products, with experience in early problem recognition and resolution skills
• Seeks out resources and experience to continually build knowledge/skills; quickly and successfully applies learning to new situations
• Reaches decisions in a timely and transparent manner, knows when enough information has been collected to make sound decisions, takes calculated risks with the confidence to defend their credit view
• Proficient in various spreadsheet and word processing applications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree: advanced degree(s) and other certifications considered but not required

Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Credible Challenge
• Financial Analysis
• Governance, Policy, Procedure, and Regulation
• Risk Management Lifecycle