Senior Manager Credit Risk Management

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The Work  The Senior Manager, Credit Risk Management reports to the Senior Director, Credit Risk Management and supports Senior Management with respect to all aspects of credit risk management in the Bank. The Senior Manager will be responsible for assisting in the development and operationalization of credit risk strategies and will oversee all loan portfolios with the objective of maintaining high quality lending and risk mitigation strategies.
Key aspects of the role are governance, strategic initiatives, and managing key internal relationships enterprise-wide to champion risk and credit culture at the Bank.
The Core Responsibilities   Provide independent and effective challenge to credit policy and credit procedure changes, amendments, and work collaboratively on new developments as proposed by the Business Lines
Monitor the loan portfolios for relevant trends, insights and provide ad-hoc credit risk reports to members of senior management and to support quarterly board reporting
Liaise and maintain strong relationships with the credit functions across the business lines to ensure that credit policies are adhered to in the organization
Monitor exception frameworks in the business lines and expedite relevant trends and insights
Support in managing responses to recommendations/requests from OSFI and Internal Audit to ensure they are timely and accurate
Support the Senior Director, Credit Risk Management and Quality Assurance leaders in ongoing and continuous improvement initiatives to generate operational efficiencies
Lead Quality Assurance initiative and ongoing reviews for Merchant acquiring business unit
Provide effective challenge of changes to policy/procedures/processes proposed by the Retail business units and make recommendations to Senior Director, Credit Risk Management
Ensure proposed products are in alignment with the bank’s credit risk appetite as articulated in credit policies and procedures and that satisfactory risk mitigation strategies have been discussed and documented
Review and recommend Credit Risk support of new initiatives to the Senior Director, Credit Risk Management
Let’s Talk About You   Have a minimum of 5-8 years of lending experience with expertise in a combination of commercial banking, retail lending including Single Family mortgages, construction and commercial mortgages, and portfolio management/analytics experience
Post-secondary education (diploma/degree), preferably in business or finance with an MBA or accounting designation
Demonstrated leadership skills and strategic thinking
Proven ability to thrive in a constantly changing environment and to perform well in a high volume, high intensity environment
Proven ability to inspire a team to work toward a set of goals and objectives
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate to Senior Management in a clear, concise and professional manner
Strong understanding of real estate/commercial/asset-based underwriting and valuation techniques, financial…