Citibank - Senior Vice President - Leveraged Portfolio Group Analytics

The Global Leveraged Portfolio Group Credit Team ("LPG") within Institutional Credit Management ("ICM") is seeking a Team Lead to join its Analytics team. The Team Leads are responsible for leading and coordinating a team of Analysts and Associates, providing quality assurance, timely delivery, and analytical rigor while being the primary contact for coaching and supervising the junior team.

LPG Team Leads will oversee the credit monitoring support for Citi's Leveraged Finance Portfolio. They will also support LPG's underwriters in Citi's credit approval and origination process for leveraged finance transactions, assisting clients in raising funds in the capital markets. The Team Lead is a senior level professional that leads and drives a best-in-class Leveraged Lending Underwriting organization with a goal of materially enhancing Citi's end-to-end Leveraged Lending credit management process through early problem recognition and timely response to credit challenges across the Leveraged Finance portfolio. This will be achieved through a strong partnership with Banking, Capital Markets and Risk.

Team Lead Role and Responsibilities:

- Accountability for ensuring best in class credit risk analysis of the Leveraged Finance Portfolio ensuring consistencies with industry leading practices and compliance with all internal policies, standards, procedures, and all related regulatory expectations. Provide critical support and leadership across LPG's core functions:

(1) Regular monitoring of the portfolio through writing Annual and Quarterly reviews

(2) Portfolio management and early problem recognition

(3) Participation in new originations, primarily for existing relationships

(4) Coaching and training analysts and associates to develop their credit underwriting skills

(5) Ensuring strict adherence to Citi's Policies/Standards/Procedures

- Supervise analysts and associates to perform periodic written reviews of the clients' financial and operating performance, covenant compliance, management/relationship strategy, and competitive position within its peer group

- Review and analyze models used for valuation and to forecast the client's operating and financial performance and be able to articulate assumptions and analysis to LPG Underwriters and Risk

- Ensure ongoing and timely feedback and coaching of junior team to sustain a strong credit culture and an unwavering commitment to excellence in analysis and execution

- Evaluate and gain strong understanding of clients' business, financial performances, and key credit drivers across various industries with the ability to raise issues and concerns as needed

- Remain current on all relevant Leveraged Lending market trends and issues

Qualifications:

- 12+ years of credit or related leveraged finance experience

- Team player with strong work ethic who also works well with others

- Strong writing, analytical, communication, and presentation skills

- Experience in coaching and mentoring junior bankers

- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

- Ability to break down large amounts of data into concise, easy to understand credit recommendations

- Degree in Business (MBA), Finance or any other related subject