About the job:
Provide independent credit risk expertise and end-to-end oversight of the Lombard lending portfolio, including loans, credit facilities and guarantees secured by assets held with the bank. The role is responsible for assessing and structuring credit proposals, establishing appropriate collateral and lending parameters, monitoring exposures and margin requirements, and ensuring that credit decisions remain aligned with the bank’s risk appetite, policies and regulatory standards.
Functions (duties and responsibilities):
- Prepare, review and control credit operations.
- Prepare and present credit proposals for higher-risk transactions to the relevant credit committee.
- Continuously monitor Lombard lending positions, identify emerging risks and resolve issues promptly to prevent or minimize losses.
- Prepare and submit risk reports to BBVA headquarters.
- Advise and train Relationship Managers on Lombard credit operations, requirements and risk considerations.
- Analyze financial products and assign, review and update their lending values.
- Manage credit-related accounting and operational entries across Avaloq, SWIFT applications and other internal systems.
- Coordinate with Relationship Managers and Legal to issue guarantees and standby letters of credit (SBLCs).
Your profile
- Degree in Business/Economics or equivalent
- Master’s degree, post-graduate studies or equivalent higher education in numerical/analytical fields
- Deep understanding of Know-how in Credit analysis methodologies
- Collateral management, Margining frameworks, Portfolio risk management, Counterparty risk assessment…)
- At least 5 years of work experience in Risk control functions
- Organizational skills and the ability to manage tasks simultaneously
- Analytical and research skills and ability to review and interpret large amounts of data
- Ability to synthesize key issues and themes
- Outstanding analytical, comprehension and problem-solving skills
- Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Ability to challenge business proposals constructively
- Motivated, flexible and team work
- Proficient knowledge of the MS Office package (especially excel)
- Fluent in Spanish and English
We offer you to join our highly motivated team and work in an international and dynamic environment.
Does this sound interesting to you? We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Skills:
Analytical Thinking, Credit Proposals, Credit Risks, Detail-Oriented, English Language, Prioritization, Risk Reporting, Spanish Language, Teamwork
