Vice President, Leveraged Finance Credit Officer

Overview

As a senior member of the Leveraged Finance Credit team, you will lead deal execution and credit support for leveraged transactions. You will interact with cross-functional stakeholders across Global Banking & Markets to drive approvals, risk assessments, and seamless execution for clients. You’ll mentor junior members, manage a portfolio, and maintain robust monitoring of risk and performance. This role offers impact through responsible risk-taking and close collaboration with sponsors, banks, and legal teams. You will operate in a dynamic, client-focused environment within Bank of America’s London office.

Pay / Benefits

• Private healthcare for you and family
• Competitive pension plan
• Life assurance and income protection
• Wellbeing resources and emotional health support
• Flexible benefits and wellbeing accounts
• Employee charitable giving match

Responsibilities

• Lead deals through internal approval processes and ensure consistent credit support
• Perform credit analysis (including forecasts), risk rating assessments, due diligence reviews, and draft credit memoranda
• Review and, where appropriate, negotiate documentation for loans and derivatives
• Provide independent assessments and recommendations to approval committees and senior decision makers
• Mentor and coach junior team members; manage a portfolio with timely monitoring (risk ratings, financials, compliance, forecasts)
• Develop deep understanding of portfolio at client, industry, and macro levels to assess risk and form opinions
• Ensure adherence to prevailing credit policy and procedures
• Engage with multiple stakeholders across Leveraged Finance, Financial Sponsors, Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Sales & Trading, Legal, and Risk; interact with third parties such as legal counsel and client management
• Maintain exposure to full product spectrum and cross-functional engagement

Key requirements

• Experience in Leveraged Finance preferred; strong credit analysis and risk assessment ability
• Strong stakeholder and transaction management skills
• Understanding of credit risk drivers and rating methodologies
• Familiarity with leveraged finance structures, terms, and documentation
• Ability to manage a portfolio and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Proactive communication and due diligence coordination

• Stakeholder management
• Mentoring and coaching
• Strong communication and collaboration
• Credit analysis and forecasting
• Risk rating and monitoring
• Due diligence review

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