North America - Commodities Underwriter - Senior Vice President

Citi continues to enhance its business control and governance framework by building out Institutional Credit Management (ICM), a 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 ICM wholesale credit businesses including Corporate Banking, Global Structured Products, Financings, and Securitizations (GSP-F&S), Treasury & Trade Services (TTS), Markets, and Securities Services (MSS). 

The NAM Commodities Credit Underwriter’s (“NAM Commodities UW”) coverage will be two-fold: (i) the newly established Commodities Managed Clients (“CMC”) portfolio in the NAM region comprised of prospective and recently onboarded and legacy clients across industry sectors sponsored by the Commodities Desk as well as power merchant hedging structures and (ii) large and complex Corporate Banking relationships within the Commodity Trader space. The NAM Commodities UW will be responsible for all underwriting activities related to these portfolios in partnership with the Commodities Desk, Corporate Banking, and Independent Risk.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Executes, aligned with global and regional strategies, all responsibilities regarding underwriting, including, but not limited to:

• Provide first line of defense credit approval for BAU transaction activity and take a leadership role in seeking second line Risk approvals

• Adoption of leading practices in credit analysis, underwriting, and monitoring, including the end-to-end underwriting process to include early origination discussions, development of credit approval memos, and senior approval forums in line with internal policies and standards

• Ensure Credit Approval Memo (CAM) packages are clear, complete, and accurate

• Detailed reviews of financial data, capital structure analysis, projection modeling, stress testing, and other in-depth analysis performed by junior resources

• ​Facilitate relationships with key internal stakeholders within Commodities, Banking, and Risk and with key Regulators, Internal Audit and control functions

• Support strategic Commodities and Credit related initiatives/projects

• Ability to mentor and train junior team members

SPECIFIC RISK EXPERIENCE:

• Senior credit approval authority covering both small, large and complex underwritings, capital commitments and derivatives with across multiple industries

• Deep experience in all aspects of credit underwriting including understanding of corporate finance and ability to model company financial statements. Exposure to Natural Resources within a major banking institution a plus (commodity traders/marketers, energy, metals/mining, etc.).

• Ability to work within the bank’s Credit Risk Management framework, policies, and procedures

• Ability to conduct business due diligence and assess a company’s specific strengths and weaknesses and competitive position within its industry

• Ability to understand Markets and Capital Markets products and complex financing and product structures

• Ability to provide strategic insights with strong sensitivity to macro and regulatory issues, and impact of such issues on the various Risk families, including operational and franchise risks

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging across stakeholder audiences within a global banking organization

• Independent problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt and prioritize workflows and meet deadlines created according to business and/or regulatory needs

• Ability to handle adversity, provide thoughtful challenge, and effective feedback to the business at junior and senior levels and with the ability to adapt inferior transactions into approvable structures

• Invests in junior personnel through leading, training, and developing a tailored fundamental credit analysis skillset specific to commodity centric clients

• Knowledge of trading documentation (ISDA, EEI, GTCs, NAESB, WSPP, MPSA, etc.)

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Economics preferred as well as advanced degree or license such as MBA, CFA, CPA

• Completion of Formal Credit Training at a large financial institution a plus

CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS / BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP:

• Proven ability to understand nuances of local markets, local regulation, and the capabilities and practices of competitors

• Navigates organizational complexity and breaks silos

• 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

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 8+ years risk/risk-related credit work experience in banking/financial institutions

• Senior Credit Officer designation is preferred

• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit excited to support a growing and dynamic business segment and portfolio

• Proven ability to effectively engage with regulators and internal control functions including Internal Audit and Fundamental Credit Risk as well as with external audit

• Demonstrates strong ethics and integrity

• Ability to see the ‘big picture’ in a complex environment 

• Can make decisions under pressure and short timeline

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills as well as active listening skills. 

• Demonstrated influencing and negotiating ability, resolution of conflicts amongst various constituencies, often at a senior level

• Excellent presentation skills – adept at presenting effectively to audiences of various sizes and seniority levels

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Economics preferred as well as advanced degree or license such as MBA, CFA, CPA

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