Bank of America Corporation

SAG Credit Risk Manager

Bank of America Corporation • $104K — $183K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in commercial credit evaluation and decision-making
  • Strong grasp of credit risk policies and risk-rating principles
  • Solid underwriting background with knowledge of credit agreements
  • Familiarity with regulatory agency requirements
  • Ability to manage high-volume portfolios and prioritize effectively
  • Proven leadership skills for cross-team collaboration and conflict resolution
  • Excellent communication skills for executive-level interactions

Responsibilities

  • Provide independent risk oversight and credit decision-making for complex distressed exposures.
  • Evaluate credit requests and make timely decisions aligned with risk policies and frameworks.
  • Assess risk ratings, reserves, and recovery expectations for portfolio management.
  • Collaborate with SAG Executives on exposure management and restructuring strategies.
  • Communicate asset quality implications of credit decisions to senior management.
  • Work with Commercial Accounting Policy on regulatory interpretations of criticized portfolios.
  • Participate in AQ forecasting, portfolio reviews, and senior management reporting.

Benefits

  • Access to industry-leading benefits
  • Paid time off
  • Resources and support for employee impact
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Participation in an annual discretionary incentive plan
Full Job Description
Job Description:

Position Summary:
This job is responsible for overall portfolio or product set performance and asset quality and includes credit approval authority. Key responsibilities include focusing on but not limited to credit, market, and reputational risk; as well as adherence to credit risk policies and external/internal reporting, including but not limited to Top of House (TOH) and Line of Business (LOB) specific reports or regulatory related reporting. Job expectations include having detailed knowledge of regulatory issues and providing expertise on highly complex transactions to business/support partners. The Risk Management position provides independent credit risk oversight and strategic guidance for criticized and distressed assets managed by the SAG Enterprise Credit workout teams across multiple lines of business. The role requires sound judgment, strong technical credit expertise, and the ability to make timely decisions in complex and evolving situations.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide independent risk oversight, challenge, and credit decisioning for a portfolio of complex criticized and distressed exposures.
  • Evaluate credit requests and make timely decisions consistent with delegated authority, credit risk policy, the Risk Framework, and Risk Appetite, that can be high-volume at times.
  • Assess risk ratings, accrual status, reserves, charge-offs, collateral support, repayment capacity, and recovery expectations.
  • Partner with SAG Executives and workout teams in evaluating EMS (Exposure Management Strategy), restructuring, repayment, and exit strategies while maintaining independent risk judgment.
  • Evaluate the Asset Quality implications of credit decisions and communicate material changes to senior management and key stakeholders including CRISA, LOB Risk and Finance.
  • Interact with and work cooperatively with Commercial Accounting Policy on accounting and regulatory interpretations on the Bank's criticized portfolio.
  • Heavily involved in AQ forecasting, portfolio reviews, and quarter end governance, data validation, and senior management reporting.
  • Provide training on regulatory and policy changes on an as needed basis.
  • Work with SAG Executives and workout officers to prepare for and participate in Shared National Credit Reviews, Audit, and Credit Review examinations.
  • Review and enhance guidance documents, operating practices, and Problem Loan policy provisions applicable to the management of criticized and distressed debt.

Required Skills and Experience:
  • Demonstrated ability to evaluate and make decisions regarding complex commercial credit situations
  • Strong understanding of commercial credit risk policy, risk-rating principles, collateral, cash flow, and repayment analysis.
  • Solid underwriting experience and understanding of bank's credit agreements
  • Familiarity with various regulatory agencies
  • Ability to manage a high-volume portfolio, prioritize competing matters, and make timely decisions using the best available information.
  • Strong leadership skills necessary to navigate across teams, implement change and resolve issues/conflicts in a balanced and professional manner
  • Strong executive-level written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Skills:
  • Credit and Risk Assessment
  • Critical Thinking
  • Risk Analytics
  • Risk Management
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Decision Making
  • Interpret Relevant Laws, Rules, and Regulations
  • Issue Management
  • Portfolio Analysis
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Business Intelligence
  • Financial Accounting
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Influence
  • Presentation Skills


Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

Pay Transparency details

US - IL - Chicago - 110 N Wacker Dr - Bank Of America Tower Chicago (IL4110)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$104,300.00 - $183,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

About Bank of America Corporation

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the corporate and investment banking division of Bank of America. It provides services in mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets, lending, trading, risk management, research, and liquidity and payments management. It was formed through the combination of the corporate and investment banking activities of Bank of America and Merrill Lynch following the acquisition of the latter by the former in January 2009. Bank of America completed the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co on 1 January 2009. Bank of America began rebranding all of its corporate and investment banking activities under the Bank of America Merrill Lynch name in September 2009. In April 2010, Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed Christian Meissner as head of investment banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa. In April 2011, Bank of America Merrill Lynch integrated its corporate and investment banking operations into a single division. In October 2013, Bank of America Merrill Lynch was recognised as the Most Innovative Investment Bank of the Year in The Banker's Investment Banking Awards.

Bank of America Corporation Careers

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Learn more about Bank of America Corporation
Size
208,000 employees
Market Cap
$260.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$17.8 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
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