Job Description

Bring your expertise to JPMorgan Chase.  As part of Risk Management and Compliance, you are at the center of keeping JPMorgan Chase strong and resilient. You help the firm grow its business in a responsible way by anticipating new and emerging risks, and using your expert judgement to solve real-world challenges that impact our company, customers and communities. Our culture in Risk Management and Compliance is all about thinking outside the box, challenging the status quo and striving to be best-in-class.

As a Lead Credit Officer - Vice President in Commercial and Specialized Industries Risk, you partner with us to deliver tailored credit solutions for a diverse portfolio of clients. You help drive financing decisions that support working capital, acquisitions, and growth initiatives. You work with privately-held and publicly-traded companies, family-owned businesses, and financial sponsors, ensuring their needs are met with sound risk management. You play a key role in structuring credit facilities and negotiating agreements, while contributing to our team’s success and development. Additionally, this risk management position supports Indiana and Kentucky and covers companies across diversified industries with revenues ranging from $20 million to $2 billion. Credit executions include bilateral structures, syndicated deals, institutional loans, and direct lending. A critical aspect of this role is the ability to develop and communicate a comprehensive understanding of the business, financial, and industry risks faced by clients and prospects in the assigned portfolio. You will utilize this insight to accurately risk grade borrowers, analyze credit requests, structure credit facilities, and negotiate credit agreements and other loan documentation.

Job Responsibilities

Perform credit analysis and financial modeling to structure and recommend new transactionsLead leveraged finance transactions and manage legal documentation negotiations for various lending structuresManage assigned credit portfolio independently, ensuring data integrityAssess and process risk rating changes promptlyDevelop and communicate well-considered credit views, incorporating company and industry risksDefend credit views to internal stakeholders and senior leadershipChallenge banking teams as a second line of defenseDrive deals to closure by meeting expectations and deadlines with strong time managementCollaborate proactively with internal and external stakeholders to execute transactionsApply thorough understanding of credit policy and procedures

Contribute to team objectives by developing junior talent and participating in projects

 

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related fieldCompletion of a major corporate or commercial bank credit training program or equivalent experienceSeven years of experience in middle market and mid-corporate lendingExtensive experience in credit analysis, leveraged finance structuring, and loan documentation negotiationExperience working with portfolio companies of private equity firmsStrong accounting and finance knowledge with advanced financial modeling skillsSolid working knowledge of credit agreements and loan documentationDemonstrated critical and analytical thinking skillsProven ability to collaborate and build partnershipsExcellent organizational and project management skills under tight deadlinesProficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint

 

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

Experience supporting companies across diversified industriesFamiliarity with bilateral, syndicated, institutional, and direct lending structuresStrong negotiation skills in complex transactionsAbility to mentor and develop junior team membersIntellectual curiosity and ability to learn quicklyExperience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environmentExcellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills