Investment & Lending Portfolio Management Associate

Join Barclays as an Investment & Lending Portfolio Management Sector Associate, where you will manage corporate loan exposures in certain sectors, and participate in underwriting diligence processes and act as gatekeepers and voting members within the firm’s capital commitment process. You will also be responsible for performing bottoms up fundamental credit analysis, assessing and scrutinizing projected fee opportunities from new and existing client relationships.

You will evaluate and vote on new capital commitments, amendment requests, and restructuring proposals.

To be successful as an Investment & Lending Portfolio Management Sector Associate, you should have experience with:

• Corporate credit assessment, corporate loan or debt underwriting, or a similar experience
• Leveraged finance and sponsor finance
• Managing multiple work streams
• Interfacing with various internal stakeholders

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Proficient in Excel
• Interacting with both internal and external clients
• Ability to function with a high degree of discretion
• Established and proficient strategy-making skills

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in New York, NY.

Minimum Salary: $125,000

Maximum Salary: $175,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

To support with the management of the relationship lending portfolio for the Investment Bank (IB) with the primary goal of maximizing the return on equity of the loan portfolio and associated business cases.

• Work in partnership with Banking and Markets to evaluate needs of our corporate clients, whilst ensuring optimal value generation for our shareholders.
• Manage/support with managing one or more portfolios of loan exposures within designated markets/industries, including acting as gatekeeper and voting member within the firm's capital commitment process.
• Perform primary diligence and assist in structuring/negotiating terms for new capital commitments.
• Monitor credits on an ongoing basis and structure/approve amendments.
• Manage loan sale and CDS hedging trade recommendations.

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• Or for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to…