Senior Credit Officer

Job Description:

Job Title Senior Credit Officer – Private Equity + Private Credit Funds

Corporate Title Vice President

Location New York, NY

Overview

The Private Equity + Private Credit Senior Credit Officer will be responsible for managing Deutsche Bank’s counterparty credit risk to US financial sponsor and private capital clients. He or she will have their own dedicated funds portfolio, spanning a broad range of investment strategies, and will be responsible for approving transactions, as well as reviewing and monitoring the counterparties on an ongoing basis. The ideal professional will have extensive experience covering private equity and private credit fund clients and will be comfortable engaging directly with clients and senior Business. The product universe primarily covers structured financing transactions and Over-The-Counter (OTC) derivatives hedging, The Credit Officer will be a self starter, able to manage their own workload with minimal guidance, and able to train or develop more junior team members. The role will report into the Global Head of Credit Risk Management (CRM) Funds based in New York and will be part of a larger global funds team.

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

• Undertake initial credit due diligence for new clients by way of meetings with relevant personnel at the financial sponsor or fund manager to fully understand the investment process and strategy, risk management approach and products traded. The credit officer will then approve appropriate credit limits, transaction structures, and documentation terms on the back of their risk assessment of the fund client based on information gathered at the meetings and the relevant constitutional documentation and financial information provided by the client

• Review and approve transaction requests for private equity and private credit funds, which typically include FX hedging, deal contingent trades, and structured financing (i.e. NAV financing and single asset financing). The credit officer will engage closely with the sales and structuring teams to review proposed trade/legal structures, underwrite underlying portfolio assets, and diligence private capital funds as part of the approval process

• Play a key role in the legal documentation process to ensure that appropriate credit covenants are included in legal agreements to allow Deutsche Bank to take action to close out portfolios and terminate trades in the event of a default or any credit deterioration (e.g. a sharp deterioration in performance)

• Ongoing dialogue and due diligence with clients and preparation of annual credit reviews, written reports which outline areas including the background of the fund management company, investment strategy of underlying funds, risk and liquidity management, and performance. This written report will highlight the key risks associated with each counterparty and outline the credit officer’s view of the group/funds

• Manage the risk and exposures within their portfolio on an ongoing basis, using the various credit risk management and product monitoring systems within Deutsche Bank, including internal stress test information, exposure data and performance/portfolio data received on a regular basis from fund clients. This includes day-to-day transaction approvals, setting initial margin levels for trade requests received from sales teams across the Bank, and analysis of more bespoke structured transactions

• Keep up-to-date with market developments affecting the private markets and hedge fund sector, e.g. regulatory issues or weakness/stress in particular asset classes

How You’ll Lead

• The Credit Officer will need to be comfortable engaging directly with top tier clients and senior Business, and take ownership of credit decisioning

• The candidate will also be expected to be a seasoned Subject Matter Expert (SME) who is able to offer guidance and expertise with more junior team members

Skills You’ll Need

• Degree level education or equivalent, with Extensive industry experience in managing private equity and private credit fund credit risk

• Solid understanding of private equity and private credit sector, which should include an understanding of fund structures, strategies, limited partnership agreements, performance metrics, valuation approaches and their associated risks

• Product knowledge should cover all major derivative instruments and financing products, with a full understanding their respective risk characteristics. Ideal candidate will have prior experience in evaluating structured financing transactions such as NAV financing, Product knowledge should cover all major derivative instruments and financing products, with a full understanding their respective risk characteristics

• Understanding of master trading documentation, particularly International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Global Master Repo Agreements (GMRA). This should include sound understanding and knowledge of the principal risk mitigating clauses employed across the industry

• Deep knowledge of private markets and hedge fund industry, with strong familiarity of key market participants and proven track record of managing a funds portfolio through period of market volatility

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• A confident decision maker able to competently explain the reasoning, which supports credit decisions

• A strong team player, capable of working alongside colleagues in an effort to achieve team goals

• A self starter, able to manage their own workload with minimal guidance from senior members of the team

• Articulate and at ease when interacting with internal and external clients

• Ability to calculate and quantify transaction risk is also desirable but not essential

Expectations

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the Santa Ana, California 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, pregnancy, and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in New York City 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.

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