Credit Risk Officer

Job Title Credit Risk Officer, Energy Trading Credit Risk Management

Location London

Corporate Title Vice President

The Chief Risk Office function has Group-wide responsibility for the management and control of all credit, market, operational, enterprise and liquidity risks and has the responsibility of continual development of methods for risk measurement, frameworks and creating a bank wide strong risk culture. You will work within the Credit Risk Management (CRM) area within the Chief Risk Office.  CRM is a key ‘2nd Line of Defence’ function within the broader Risk Division at Deutsche Bank covering the Corporate & Investment Banks (CB & IB) along with the Private Bank. 

The Energy Trading Credit Risk team is a new team that is being established to manage the credit risk arising from Deutsche Bank's expanding energy trading business. As a senior Credit Officer in the team, you will be responsible for handling approvals for all credit exposure resulting from energy trading transactions, with underlyings covering oil, natural gas, emissions and UK and US power. You will be expected to provide expert guidance, propose risk-mitigating structures and approvals/declines, for proposed transactions. You will need to partner closely with Front Office, Market Risk, Legal and Senior CRM Management to ensure robust, forward looking risk oversight and optimal risk/return outcomes.
 

What we’ll offer you

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

You can expect:  

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them

• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension

• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days

• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family

• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits

• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

Your key responsibilities

• Setting and monitoring counterparty credit limits and ratings. You will also be performing detailed credit analysis - reviewing due diligence/counterparty profiles and transaction request memos

• Reviewing documentation terms including proposing appropriate risk-mitigation

• Approving/declining transactions within delegated individual credit authority; and providing recommendations to Senior CRM committees/ risk approvers for larger exposures

• Managing the end-to-end credit lifecycle of individual transactions/counterparties – including onboarding, limit setting, exposure monitoring, and early warning identification

• Portfolio monitoring, including identification of emerging risks / trends across the portfolio, and assessment of concentration risks

• Interfacing with senior management, business unit, internal and external regulators and other key stakeholders. You will also drive continuous improvement in processes, analytics, and reporting capabilities. Supporting digitalization/ AI initiatives in this area and supporting any internal and external audit engagement.

Your skills and experience

• Extensive relevant energy trading credit assessment experience.

• Solid analytical skills, including derivatives transaction structuring, financial modelling / forecasting.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and complex projects in a fast-paced environment

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts to diverse audiences

How we’ll support you

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities’ employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

About us

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Click here to see what we do.

Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to be named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality and has been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers.

If you have a disability, health condition, or require any adjustments during the application process, we encourage you to contact our Adjustments Concierge on [email protected] to discuss.

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Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.