VICE PRESIDENT, CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT

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• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more... 

The Vice President, Credit Risk Management provides senior credit management leadership within the organization with a specific responsibility to adjudicate loan transactions within a defined Region and/or market segment and providing oversight and management of the associated loan portfolio, all in alignment with BDC’s risk management practices and associated risk appetite.  

The Vice President, Credit Risk Management, is a senior Credit Management leader, responsible for developing and managing a credit risk management team specialized in commercial term lending.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

The role’s key responsibilities include;

• oversee the adjudication of loan transactions (including have a defined Delegation of Authority) and management of a commercial lending term loan portfolio; 

• contribute to the ongoing enhancement of BDC’s product offerings, credit underwriting and adjudication practices and risk management governance;

• assist in the continued strengthening of BDC’s Line of Defense structure, in part by assisting in the training and coaching of 1st Line of Defense team members and the development of 2nd Line of Defense Credit Risk Management team members.  

The Vice President, Credit Risk Management would be a member of the Risk Management Committee – which contributes to the oversight of effective risk management of the organization, including; identification of existing and emerging risks, portfolio management (and identification of trends) and corporate governance (including capital management, enterprise risk management, expected credit losses and stress testing).

• Commercial term lending experience (credit management & adjudication)

• Working/ed in a Canadian regulated financial institution (bank and/or credit union)

• Experience leading a team of credit risk management professionals

• Understanding of capital management (including OSFI guidelines for Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process)

• Enterprise Risk Management [including Operational Risk Management (identification, assessment & management) and Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Client]

• Ability to quickly gain credibility with senior management by expressing themselves confidently and authoritatively in a polished manner

• Ability to manage, train and coach a team of highly specialized professionals

• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills

• Ability to adapt to frequently changing priorities while continuing to pursue key objectives

• Experience in equity investments (adjudication & governance)

• Experience in expected credit losses and allowance for credit losses methodology, processes and modeling

• Model risk management (including OSFI’s Enterprise-Wide Model Risk Management Guideline)

• Enterprise-Wide Stress Testing (including OSFI’s Stress Testing Guideline)

• Experience in presenting to the Board of Directors’ Board Risk Committee

• Experience with Canadian regulatory agencies (including an understanding of OSFI Supervisory Framework for Federally Regulated Financial Institutions for Guidelines)

• Bachelor’s (or graduate) degree in commerce, finance or business administration

• Approximately 15 years of relevant risk management experience, including at least 5 years of experience in a management position in a financial institution (preferably a Canadian or US bank or major credit union)

• Demonstrated accomplishment and capabilities in credit acumen, building credit risk management practices across a Lines of Defense structure and contributing to the evolution of the risk culture within the organization

• Bilingualism (French and English) is a strong asset

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While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.