Loan Trader - Director - NEW YORK - Citi : Job Details

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This is a senior level position responsible for overseeing the growth of a private developed markets financing business covering North American clients. Focus will be on direct lending and back leverage for corporates.

Responsibilities:

• Build and risk manage a structured loan book
• Build and maintain a franchise and connect with key clients
• Coordinate with Sales, Syndication, and other organizations across Markets and Securities Services and the broader business
• Deliver on budgeted revenues and maintain tight risk controls
• Establish and maintain key relationships to deliver trades to the desk
• Anticipate client financing needs in each respective product/market and facilitate large client trades
• Coordinate with desk analysts as needed and with sales to develop the franchise and manage and mentor juniors as needed
• Leading strong governance and controls:
• Work in close partnership with control functions such as Legal, Compliance, Market and Credit Risk, Audit, Finance in order to ensure appropriate governance and control infrastructure
• Build a culture of responsible finance, good governance and supervision, expense discipline and ethics
• Appropriately assess risk/reward of transactions when making business decisions; demonstrating proper consideration for the firm's reputation.
• Be familiar with and adhere to Citi's Code of Conduct and the Plan of Supervision for Global Markets and Securities Services
• Adhere to all policies and procedures as defined by your role which will be communicated to you
• Obtain and maintain all registrations/licenses which are required for your role, within the appropriate timeframe
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in a related role
• In-depth knowledge of respective products and clients
• Proven history of successful banking book management
• Required licensing and registrations as applicable
• Advanced analytical and numerical competency
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to analyze and pitch situations and determine suitable counterparties
• Knowledge of Bloomberg, booking systems, trading protocol, closing technicalities

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience