Vice President, Leveraged Finance Credit Manager

Company Overview

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders every day. We are dedicated to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, investing heavily in teammates and their families with competitive benefits that support physical, emotional, and financial well‑being.

Our London office is located on bustling King Edward Street, just a stone’s throw from St. Paul’s Cathedral. The space features modern workstations, a state‑of‑the‑art auditorium, an onsite restaurant that offers seasonal menus, a rooftop terrace with panoramic views, and onsite gym and medical centre facilities.

Leveraged Finance Credit supports the development, due diligence, approval, and implementation of leveraged transactions for corporate and financial sponsors, including leveraged buyouts, M&A, refinancings, recapitalizations, and restructurings. As a senior member of the team reporting directly to one of the Co‑Heads of EMEA Leveraged Finance Credit, you will lead deals through the internal approval process, deliver consistent credit support, execute transactions, perform credit analysis, review risk ratings, analyze due diligence, write credit memoranda, and negotiate documentation where appropriate.

• Provide independent assessments and recommendations to approval committees and senior decision makers.
• Work closely with junior team members, mentoring and coaching as needed.
• Hold primary credit responsibility for a portfolio of names, maintaining timely and accurate monitoring of risk ratings, financial reports, compliance certificates, forecasts, and annual reviews.
• Establish and maintain a deep understanding of the portfolio at client, industry, and macro levels to assess risk and form considered opinions.
• Ensure adherence to prevailing credit policy and procedures.
• Engage professionally with third parties such as legal counsel, due diligence sessions, management teams, and client representatives.
• Maintain exposure to the full Global Banking & Markets product spectrum and collaborate across multiple stakeholders, including Leveraged Finance, Financial Sponsors, Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, Sales & Trading, Legal, and Risk.

• Strong stakeholder and transaction management skills.
• Credit risk awareness and understanding of risk drivers, appetite, and ratings.
• Familiarity with leveraged structures, terms, and derivatives.
• Relevant experience within Leveraged Finance is preferred.

• UK Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen.
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance, and group income protection cover.
• 20 days of backup childcare and 20 days of backup adult care per annum.
• Flexible benefits options including wellbeing account, travel insurance, and critical illness cover.
• Access to emotional wellbeing helpline, virtual GP services, and Employee Assistance Program.
• Payroll charity donation matching programme.
• Arts & Culture corporate membership for discounted entry to cultural institutions.
• Volunteering opportunities in local community and skill‑building programmes.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socioeconomic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. Individual accountability and an ownership mindset underpin our Code of Conduct and our commitment to managing risk responsibly.