Truist Financial

Senior Credit Risk Officer II- Middle Market and Commercial Bank

Truist Financial$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent education required.
  • 15 years of lending and/or credit experience necessary.
  • Extensive financial credit risk and regulatory knowledge essential.
  • Strong accounting and financial analysis skills are a must.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities with proven leadership experience.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a senior credit risk officer for complex wholesale lending segments.
  • Promote a consistent credit culture and lending strategies across the organization.
  • Provide risk leadership and mentoring to support sound lending principles.
  • Collaborate with segment leaders to craft and implement credit strategies and policies.
  • Monitor compliance with laws and regulations and stay updated on market trends.
  • Handle highly complex decisions impacting risk and profitability.
  • Oversee portfolio risk ratings, performance, and management of emerging risks.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • 401k plan with tax-preferred savings options.
  • Guaranteed no less than 10 days of vacation and 10 sick days annually.
  • Paid holidays and eligibility for a defined benefit pension plan.
Full Job Description

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency:  English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

This Senior Credit Risk Officer will support Middle Market and Commercial opportunities within one of our target high growth markets, Florida. This role will work on optimizing profitability of a segment(s) of the wholesale loan portfolio by maintaining proper balance among quality, profitability and compliance in the assigned portfolio. Partner with Middle Market and Commercial segment leadership to provide thought leadership and execute credit strategy in line with LOB targets and Truist stated risk tolerance. Communicates effectively through guidance, training and development in support of building and maintaining a strong credit culture. Models behaviors that reflect strong judgment capabilities gained through deep and comprehensive credit experience across multiple types of portfolio and business segments, constructive partnership and ability to navigate complex challenges that have potential impact on Truist profitability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job.  Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below.  Specific activities may change from time to time.  

1. Serve as a senior credit risk officer for large and complex segments within wholesale lending or specialty lines of businesses. Promote consistency of Bank's credit culture and lending strategies throughout organization. Responsible for leading the advancement of the organization's risk management culture, framework, and appetite throughout the assigned segment within the LOB

2. Communicate effectively as a thought leader to support development and maintenance of a strong credit culture. Provide risk leadership through ongoing active engagement with LOB, Product Partner, and Credit Delivery teams including guidance, coaching and mentoring to teammates on sound principles of lending and support their development through regular feedback and constructive dialogue

3. Partner with segment leaders to develop, communicate, and execute credit strategies, limits, and policies that support LOB targets while maintaining disciplined approaches to optimizing capital deployment and mitigating risk. Exercise prudent credit judgment through individual delegated loan authority to shape portfolio within risk appetite guidelines and concentration management approaches that create sustainable profitability

4. Stay abreast of laws, regulations and risk management techniques to ensure compliance and best practices in risk management. Stay abreast of local, national, and global economic trends and market conditions

5. Manage highly complex decisions that could have significant impact to risks and profitability

6. Ensure appropriate Risk Rating for the portfolio, monitor portfolio performance, identify areas of emerging risks.  Develop strategies and action plans for emerging risk, and elevate to Senior Credit Officer and present portfolio updates and recommendations to senior executives, Risk Oversight Committees, and regulators as requested

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Bachelor's degree, or equivalent education and related training

2. 15 years of experience in lending and/or credit experience

3. Widespread financial credit risk and regulatory knowledge

4. Solid accounting/financial analysis skills

5. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with demonstrated leadership ability to collaborate across teams and build strong relationships

Preferred Qualifications:

1. 20 years of experience in commercial lending and/or credit experience, inclusive of leveraged lending with sponsor-owned businesses.

2. Master's degree in business administration, finance, or accounting

3. Broad product knowledge and experience, including Debt and Equity Capital Markets, Asset Finance, and Treasury Management product categories Experience across a broad span or industries or deep experience within a specific industry

4. RMA - Credit Risk Certification

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit . Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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