Corporate Regional Markets and Public Sector Underwriting Join to apply for the Corporate Regional Markets and Public Sector Underwriting role at Citi
Corporate Regional Markets and Public Sector Underwriting
Join to apply for the Corporate Regional Markets and Public Sector Underwriting role at Citi
Citi continues to enhance its business control and governance framework by building out Institutional Credit Management (ICM), a relatively new function in the 1st Line of Defense, to house and consistently manage credit risk activities performed across its Institutional Client Group organization. ICM’s objective is to provide integrated “end-to-end” credit underwriting, identification, measurement, management, and monitoring for wholesale credit risk across the enterprise. Within ICM, the Credit Underwriting function (ICM-UW) provides analysis, greenlight, underwriting, first-line-of-defense credit approval and subsequent credit monitoring across all wholesale credit businesses including Banking, Capital Markets, and Advisory (BCMA), Global Structured Products, Financings, and Securitizations (GSP-F&S), Treasury & Trade Services (TTS), Markets, and Securities Services (MSS)
The Global Head of Corporate Regional Markets and Public Sector Underwriting (“CRMPS Head”) leads the global credit underwriting function for Citi’s corporate relationships in Latin America (LATAM), Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC) as well as the Global Public Sector portfolio in all Regions (NAM, Europe, MEA, LATAM and APAC). CRMPS also covers Financial Institutions (FIs) in LATAM, CEE, MEA and some countries in APAC. The CRMPS Head reports directly to the ICM Global Head.
Set the global strategy for and drive execution of the Corporate Credit Underwriting function including the following:
Leading a global team of dozens of senior credit underwriters globally
Setting a global culture which demands excellence in analysis, underwriting, monitoring, thought leadership, and strong execution
Ensures continuous adoption of leading practices in credit analysis, underwriting, and monitoring and drives global consistency across regions
Promotes function’s close engagement with global and Regional Business Heads, Independent Risk, regulators, and other control functions to allow critical emerging areas of credit risk to be well understood and disseminated throughout the organization
Accountable for sustaining strong talent in the function including assessing the adequacy and quality of staffing, to ensure the team are well trained and competitively compensated and that talent development initiatives are in place
Facilitate relationships with key clients in Banking and Risk and with key Regulators, Internal Audit, and control functions
Support the Global Heads of Underwriting and other global function/business partners on strategic initiatives/projects
Support VOE initiatives
SPECIFIC RISK EXPERIENCE:
Senior credit approval authority covering large and complex underwritings, capital commitments, derivatives with multi-industry experience
Proven experience in effectively engaging with banking regulators
Experience in and exposure to global credit risk management standards
Ability to understand capital markets products and complex financing and product structures
Ability to provide strategic insights and strong sensitivity to macro and regulatory issues, and impact of such issues on the various Risk families, including operational and franchise risks
Able to discuss and address issues associated with the allocation of risk assets and risk capital in partnership with banking and product organizations
MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY:
Demonstrates managerial maturity in looking out for the best interests of the enterprise
Proven change management skills including leading complex Transformation initiatives
A strong mentor and coach – one with the ability to rally followers and strengthen the overall risk culture of the organization
CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS / BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP:
Proven ability to understand nuances of local markets, local regulation, and the capabilities and practices of competitors
Creates and sustains a network of strong partnerships with the business in all segments & geographies and other risk functions
Provides well-reasoned, balanced assessments of risk/return trade-offs associated with transactions and client relationships
Proven track record of partnering with global peers in leveraging and implementation of best practices
Significant risk/risk-related credit work experience in banking/financial institutions
Level 2 Senior Credit Officer designation with potential to become Level 1 in the near term is preferred
Proven ability to effectively engage with regulators and internal control functions including Internal Audit and Fundamental Credit Risk as well as with external audit
Dynamic, flexible, and with strong communication skills
Risk Management
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Credit Decisions
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Full time
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Industries Banking, Financial Services, and Investment Banking
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