Wholesale Credit Risk EMEA - Technology, Media & Telecom - Paris - Vice President

Job Description
Step into a dynamic role as Vice President in the Technology, Media & Telecoms Team within Wholesale Credit Risk EMEA covering clients for the Commercial & Investment Bank The role will focus on Innovation Economy clients and include Leveraged (both Private Equity-owned and Corporate) and Investment Grade clients in the Technology, Media & Telecoms sectors. The role will benefit from flexible work arrangements, including work-from-home and office rotations.
Job Responsibilities

• Working as a team to negotiate and develop recommendations for new transaction approvals across a variety of products including secured and unsecured loans (general corporate purposes or event driven), derivatives, trade and treasury products
• Leading due diligence and credit analysis to assess the credit worthiness of counterparties and make recommendations as to appropriate structure, risk appetite and grading.
• Leading structuring and documentation negotiations (Investment Grade or Leveraged), derivatives and other facilities
• Commitment to development personally and foster team knowledge. Coaching & training members of the Analyst and Associate community on both technical and professional skills.
• Ongoing credit risk portfolio management including monitoring of credit ratings, sector trends and client performance.
• Balancing a commercial and solution-driven mindset with a sound risks & controls attitude to the Firm's balance sheet.
• Proven ability to develop close working relationships at senior levels with a variety of stakeholders within the Commercial & Investment Bank, including Coverage/Corporate Bank (mid and large caps) product specialists (DCM, LF, Trade, TSS), Markets (Derivative Sales), Capital Markets and M&A.
• Understands J.P. Morgan's Risk management policies and related interactions with various stakeholders, including Regulators and Auditors

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Sound credit skills and judgment, with a proactive and flexible approach to coordinating and leading credit processes as well as identifying key risks and appropriate mitigants.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills. Be able to establish credibility and trust with internal business and risk stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of transaction structures, documentation and banking products sufficient to lead the execution of new deals and portfolio workstreams.
• Experience in Sponsor deal financings or expertise in relevant Industrial sectors is beneficial but not essential.
• Ability to be a self-starter while being able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a comparable environment.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Previous experience leading loan documentation negotiations/core corporate derivative documentation is recommended (Investment Grade, Leverage Finance, Sponsor LBO).
• Previous experience leading loan documentation negotiations for Innovation Economy clients preferred.

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About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.