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 Vice President on the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) North America Real Estate Credit Risk Team, you will be responsible for a portfolio of clients and will have primary day-to-day responsibility for managing and monitoring credit exposure to them. You will work a client base of leading real estate, lodging, gaming, homebuilding and real estate service companies. The portfolio of credit products we manage and monitor includes corporate recourse traditional credit products (revolving credit facilities and term loans), real estate asset level financings, whole loan repos, risk retention, derivatives and treasury lines.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead credit due diligence and providing credit expertise in structuring new debt facilities for leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, acquisitions, construction/development and general corporate purposes
• Lead the client credit relationship in partnership with CIB sales teams from IB Coverage, Corporate Banking, Investment Grade & Leveraged Finance, Securitized Products, Sales & Trading, Treasury & Security Services, Legal, etc
• Remain current on all aspects of the credit relationship, including exposure, collateral, threshold management, compliance, potential problems and opportunities
• Supervise, review and provide input on analysis prepared by junior team members and their workflow
• Utilize assigned lending authority to approve lending and trading exposures within designated limits or obtaining higher level approval when needed
• Lead or assist on negotiation and completion of documentation for loan and derivative transactions
• Provide a cohesive and comprehensive approach to review ratings, risk assessment, portfolios, clients and sub-sectors
• Lead senior management presentations, including annual industry reviews and quarterly portfolio tiering meetings to assess client, industry, and sector developments, and to evaluate risk ratings
• Lead the discussion and responding to questions regarding clients during internal and regulatory audits of the portfolio
• Ensure compliance with all audit and administrative requirements including adherence to internal policies and procedures, as well as regulatory guidance and requirements

Required Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills 

• 5 years of relevant credit risk experience / managing a portfolio of lending and other credit exposures
• Strong credit underwriting background and real estate industry expertise
• In-depth understanding of financial products and structuring
• Solid knowledge of market dynamics
• Strong analytical skills and solid grasp of accounting/corporate finance
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong relationship management skills and success partnering with internal groups and interfacing with external clients
• Ability to successfully work independently and as part of a team