Senior Portfolio Manager - Securitization

Crédit Agricole S.A.

$250K — $300K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; advanced degrees are a plus.
  • Series 7, 79, and 63 certifications required.
  • Minimum of 11 years of experience in securitization and structured finance execution.
  • Previous management experience required.
  • Expertise in cash flow modeling and securitization.
  • Fluency in English is essential; French is a desirable skill. Premium on presentation and writing skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage client relationships for existing securitizations through regular dialogue.
  • Oversee transaction actions such as reviews, amendments, and restructuring.
  • Negotiate documentation and collaborate with departments like legal and IT.
  • Participate in due diligence and visit clients as necessary.
  • Provide clients with timely market updates.
  • Assist in developing departmental systems and procedures.
  • Review securitization reports, including investor and performance reports.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with interaction across multiple departments.
  • Opportunity to develop expertise in securitizations and structured finance.
  • Exposure to high-level negotiations and relationships with external stakeholders.
  • Involvement in strategic decision-making and participation in internal committees.
  • Access to proprietary AI tools and modern software for portfolio management.
Full Job Description
Job description

Business type

Types of Jobs - Others

Job title

Senior Portfolio Manager - Securitization

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Management position

No

Job summary

Summary
  • Maintain and develop relationships with current clients of the securitization team, and assist where appropriate with new transactions.
  • Ensure the existing portfolio is monitored and managed appropriately.
  • Manage a team to assist in the various portfolio tasks.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the ongoing customer relationships as it relates to existing securitizations via ongoing dialogue with customers and relationship officers in the Credit Agricole network
  • Oversee all transaction actions including periodic, surveillance, reviews, amendments, renewals, restructuring, etc.
  • Negotiate documents and coordinate with other departments including credit, legal, IT, etc.
  • Participate in due diligence reviews and visit clients as required
  • Provide clients with pertinent market updates as deemed necessary
  • Assist in the development of systems and procedures for the department
  • Assist and review monthly and ad-hoc Securitization reports that include, but are not limited to the following: investor reports, amortization reports, asset scorecards, asset based (i.e. capital call, auto) performance reports
  • Assist in the structuring process of new transactions which include, but are not limited to preparing for and attending internal committees (credit, pipeline, pre-clear), review legal documentation


1. Management and Reporting
• Report to, as applicable, the Head of Securitization Americas or the Head of Transaction Management Americas on the progress of the portfolio and related issues

2. Risks
• Review and propose overall monitoring parameters for the portfolio

3. Counterparties and Clients
• Develop and maintain relationships with peers in other organizations and with clients of the Bank
• Represent the firm with external organizations and professional seminars and forums

4. Communication

Key Internal Contacts
  • Client coverage teams
  • Risk department
  • Legal department
  • Compliance department
  • IT department and SIS team

Key External Contacts
  • Securitization clients in the context of the portfolio
  • Law firms, coordinating all the transaction documentation and the execution process, in close coordination with in-house legal
  • Rating agencies and audit firms whenever necessary
  • Other banks in the context that the transaction is co-purchase by nature

5. Systems Used

Internal

Outlook, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Intranet, SIS, Eurecca, Phidias, Clientele, Risk Portal (Agenda, Altar, Cosmos, Comet, Legos and Credit Sensitive Database), Alfred (proprietary AI engine)

External

Bloomberg, Reuters, rating agency websites, client and various securitization related websites

Salary Range: $250k-$300k

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Position location

Geographical area

America, United States Of America

City

NEW YORK

Candidate criteria

Minimal education level

Bachelor Degree / BSc Degree or equivalent

Academic qualification / Speciality

Education Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Series 7, 79 and 63
  • Post graduate education a plus


Level of minimal experience

11 years and more

Experience

  • Important and deep experience in the execution of securitization and structured finance transactions
  • Management experience


Required skills

Competencies Required
  • Team spirit and ability to work in an international environment
  • Good presentation skills
  • Good writing skills
  • Good time management skills
  • Ability to analyze and summarize information
  • Ability to prioritize effectively
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Ability to work successfully in a team
  • Adaptability to changing environments
  • Effectiveness at decision making
  • Ability to deal with issues
  • Capacity to develop others
  • Capacity to delegate
  • Capacity to cooperate / work across discipline
  • Capacity to take on board the strategy of Credit Agricole CIB and participate in actions to deliver

Skills & Knowledge Requirements
  • Securitization experience
  • Analytical skills: cash flow modelling
  • Marketing skills
  • Fluent in English

Skills & Knowledge Desirables
  • Knowledge of corporate banking, credit products and other funding alternatives
  • Fluent in French


Languages

English

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