Leveraged Finance Credit Officer - Vice President

Job Title: Leveraged Finance Credit Officer Corporate Title: Vice President Location: New York, NY Overview: As a leveraged finance credit officer in credit risk management, you'll play an integral role in contributing to the success of Deutsche Bank's leveraged lending franchise. You will partner with front office colleagues to analyze leveraged transactions, manage a portfolio of leveraged counterparties, and participate in regulatory audits. You will also play a critical role in ensuring adherence to all credit policies, associated governance, internal data quality, and regulatory reporting. What We Offer You: A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration. A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days. Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement. Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits. Educational resources, matching gift, and volunteer programs. What You'll Do: Support the review and credit approval of leveraged finance transactions including LBOs, mergers and acquisitions financings, hold commitments and other requests, ensuring that exposures are consistent with the Bank's risk appetite. Perform due diligence, lead financial modeling, valuation, and legal term reviews, and prepare detailed credit recommendations for approval with relevant approvers and, where appropriate, present at credit committees. Ensure that credit approval documentation is consistent with the Bank's policies and applicable regulations. Manage the hold book in conjunction with the Industry Head, credit monitoring team and front office. Assist in interactions with auditors and regulators and support related reporting requirements. Manage diverse internal projects. How You'll Lead: Build relationships with the front office colleagues, challenging assumptions while providing constructive feedback. Communicate credit views to senior management and help mentor and manage junior staff. Lead responses and discussions related to audit and regulatory inquiries. Skills You'll Need: A Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics from an accredited college or university and moderate experience. Strong credit risk analysis skills (leveraged finance experience is a plus) as well as knowledge of financial modeling/forecasting and valuation methodologies. Knowledge of investment and commercial banking products such as RCF, Term Loans, Bridge Financings, Derivatives (swaps, Foreign Exchange, etc.), cash management, and trade finance products. Advanced proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Skills That Will Help You Excel: Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under time pressure. Understanding of leveraged finance markets, loan documentation and regulatory standards. Strong communication skills and the ability to explain potentially complex and nuanced transaction structures to relevant stakeholders. Expectations: It is the Bank's expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the New York, New York office in accordance with the Bank's hybrid working model. Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion. Salary Range: The salary range for this position in New York, NY is $125,000 to $203,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration. Deutsche Bank Benefits: At Deutsche Bank, we recognize that our benefit programs have a profound impact on our colleagues. That's why we are focused on providing benefits and perks that enable our colleagues to live authentically and be their whole selves, at every stage of life. We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home. Inclusivity Statement: We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Equal Opportunity Employer: We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-02-03