Wholesale Credit Risk EMEA - Diversified Industries - Associate

Job Description
This role provides you with a fantastic opportunity to work in one of the world's most innovative banks.
As an Associate, within the Diversified Industries team, you will be covering clients for the Commercial & Investment Bank. The team covers clients across a broad range of industries including Automotive, Capital Goods, Aerospace & Defence, Business Services, Airlines and Transportation sectors.
You will work closely with business partners across the region including Debt Capital Markets, Acquisition and Leveraged Finance, M&A, Corporate Bank (mid and large caps), Markets/Derivatives, Treasury Services and Trade Finance.
You will be focused on performing credit analysis on Investment Grade and Non-Investment Grade / Leveraged clients as well as structuring and documenting a wide variety of credit products.
Job Responsibilities

• Takes responsibility for the pro-active management of credit exposure to a portfolio of client and industry sectors
• Leads in-depth due diligence processes with clients (both new and prospective) and coordinates and produces concise and insightful credit memos with clear recommendations
• Builds financial models, challenges industry teams on modelling assumptions, devises appropriate downside scenarios and is able to clearly articulate key modelling conclusions
• Anticipates emerging risks and works with peers across the bank to understand and mitigate potential impact(s) to JPM
• Balance a commercial and solution-driven mindset with a sound risks & controls attitude to the Firm's balance sheet.
• Develops close working relationships at senior levels with a variety of areas 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
• Negotiates legal documentation (IG/LF LMA, ISDA & CSA) and helps structure transactions to mitigate risks to JPM
• Understands J.P. Morgan's Risk management policies and related interactions with various stakeholders, including Regulators and Auditors

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Must demonstrate first rate analytical and credit skills/judgment
• First rate project management skills and demonstrable end to end ownership of work/projects
• Be able to establish credibility and trust with clients, internal business partners, product specialists and credit officers, and to partner with them effectively
• Proven coaching and development ability towards more junior colleagues
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Self-starting, result-driven, multi-tasking, risk-reward mindset and adaptable to change given the dynamic nature and timing of workflow
• Significant experience in roles with relevant skills for this position

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Previous experience of reviewing and commenting on loan documentation/core corporate derivative documentation is recommended

About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
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.