Credit Officer / Lombard Structurer

Hamlyn Williams is partnered with a leading Swiss Private Bank. You will develop the Structured Lending offering for the Region Americas covering the end-to-end Structured Lombard value chain:

As a Credit Officer you will need:

• Debt Origination: Identify lending opportunities in close collaboration with Relationship Managers, Regional Senior Management, and Credit Services
• Debt Advisory: Advise RMs and clients on how to best address lending need
• Credit Structuring: Structure loan tailor-made to suit client needs and the Bank's risk appetite
• Credit Risk Analysis: Assess all relevant risk categories such as counterparty risks, collateral and exposure risks, concentration and liquidity risks, legal & compliance risks to formulate a holistic risk assessment
• Credit Risk Approval: Approve transaction in own authority or formulate a comprehensive opinion as well as the risk/return of the trade and initiate the approval process
• Execution: Prepare and execute a term-sheet and legal documentation in close collaboration with the internal legal department
• Risk Management: Monitor credit portfolio as well as covenants and positions at transactional level Market Intelligence: Identify market trends and risks

As a Credit Officer you will need:

• University degree in an economic discipline, preferably in Banking & Finance
• More than 10 years of work experience as a Senior Lombard Structurer and/or Senior Credit Officer
• Past work experience in the region Americas or multiple years of Americas coverage
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Commercially driven and stress-resistant personality that works well under pressure
• Efficient and independent working method, self-assertion, and high motivation
• Excellent written and oral skills in English and Spanish, Portuguese would be a plus

If you are interested please contact me directly at l.nash@hamlynwilliams.com

I am a Quantitative Analytics & Risk market specialist working with a large variety of clients across Financial Services. If this role is of interest to you, or if you’d like to explore other opportunities in the market, please feel free to reach out directly. Contact Luke Nash at +442039657291 or at l.nash@hamlynwilliams.com.